Located in the remote East Kimberley region of Western Australia, the Argyle mine produces approximately 0.1% of the world’s diamonds supply, and roughly 90% of the globe’s rare pink diamonds. The mine provides white, champagne, and pink diamonds as well as some other very rare colors. The mine itself is a wonder since its […]
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Argyle Pink Jubilee Diamond
The largest pink diamond ever uncovered in Australia has found a permanent home, after Rio Tinto donated the stone to the Melbourne Museum. The much-hyped diamond was unearthed by Rio Tinto 2011 in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and was initially predicted to sell at auction for between $10-20 million. The 12.76-carat […]