Russia’s Alrosa, the world's top diamond producer by output in carats, has unveiled the discovery of a 241.21-carat rough diamond at its Nyurbinsky open-pit mine.

The largest rough Canadian diamond

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The largest rough Canadian diamond was found in the Northwest Territories’ Diavik mine. Recently, the GIA’s laboratory in New York performed an examination of the historic stone.
According to the lab’s report, the rough stone weighed 187.66 carats and measured 36.96 x 32.99 x 16.80 mm.

A medieval ring said to have belonged to Joan of Arc, the French heroine who fought the English during the 15th Century, has returned to France after nearly 600 years in England.

The ring was bought by the Puy du Fou foundation, which runs a historical theme park in France, at auction in London for $425,000 (£300,000).
Joan gave it to an English cardinal before she was burned at the stake

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Gold’s comeback is dominating 2016.

The precious metal is the year’s best-performing major asset. Its 16 percent gain is topping gauges of high-yield and investment grade bonds, Treasuries, all currencies and major stock indexes in developing and emerging countries.
Главным активом для сбережений в текущем году является золото, инвесторы предпочитают драгоценный металл валютам и ценным бумагам, сообщает Bloomberg.
При этом еще в декабре цена золота находилась на минимальной отметке за последние пять лет. С января цены на золото выросли на 9,3% — до 1220 долларов за унцию. За месяц это самый ощутимый рост с февраля 1979 года.

 “Great news! We have found the San José galleon. Tomorrow we will provide details at a press conference from Cartagena,” Santos tweeted.
The San José sank in 1708 in the Caribbean Sea close to the walled port city of Cartagena and is said to be carrying a hoard worth £1bn. It was part of the fleet of King Philip V as he fought the English during the War of the Spanish Succession.

В Ботсване найден самый крупный алмаз за последние 110 лет

The Chinese woman accused of stealing a 10-million-baht ($277 000) diamond from a jewellery fair being held in Nonthaburi has confessed to having swallowed the precious gemstone, police said on Saturday. Immigration police later detained a Chinese couple whose appearance matched the video images. They initially kept denying the accusation, claiming that they were just tourists visiting Thailand and about... http://bangkokpost.com/news/general/690568/chinese-woman-swallows-stolen-b10m-diamond