A diamond, the Lesotho Promise, has been sold for $12.4 million. The uncut 603-carat white gem weighing 4.2 oz. was found in Lesotho on August 22. It is described as being "about the size of a golf ball."
The diamond is said to be the 15th largest ever discovered. Experts say it will be cut into one large stone and then several smaller stones.
The Lesotho Promise was found in the Letseng mine, which is jointly owned by the Gem Diamond Mining Company of Africa and the Losotho government.
The buyer has been identified as the South African Diamond Corporation.
