get able for a untouched generation of record-breaking diamonds

LONDON, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — File-Breaking Diamonds, the untouched within the Herbal Diamond Council’s (NDC) Diamond Stories form, explains how advances in generation are fuelling an remarkable run of impressive diamond discoveries.

To year, best 4 diamonds (two gem-quality, one near-gem and one carbonado diamond) exceeding 2,000 carats have ever been came upon – and two of the ones have emerged within the endmost two years.

The huge Cullinan Diamond crowns the gem-quality diamonds – a three,106.75-carat gem unearthed in 1905 close to Pretoria in South Africa. Greater than a century next, in August 2024, Karowe mine in Botswana yielded a phenomenal 2,492-carat gem-quality stone. Named Motswedi, which means ‘H2O spring’ within the native Setswana language, its sheer dimension and purity crystallised Karowe’s recognition as a wellspring of supersized diamonds. Not up to a occasion next in July 2025, the similar mine introduced it had exposed a 2,036-carat close to gem-quality diamond.

“We might have entered an era of supersized sparklers,” stated Herbal Diamond Council Head of Exterior Affairs, Raluca Anghel. “With each advance in mining and recovery, we edge closer to a thrilling possibility: that somewhere beneath the surface, an even more magnificent giant diamond awaits discovery.” 

The outstanding findings of latest years also are thank you in immense phase to X-ray transmission (XRT), a sophisticated generation that permits miners to ‘see’ diamonds undercover within common rock through measuring how the rock absorbs X-rays. Those machines paintings on very immense items of rock, so mines can establish and ensure monumental diamonds prior to they’re beaten.

NDC, a non-profit organisation dedicated to inspiring and instructing customers on the true, uncommon and accountable values of herbal diamonds, digs deeper into the tales in the back of the arena’s maximum outstanding diamonds – together with the mythical Regent Diamond and Hope Diamond – within the untouched of its Diamond Stories,

Readers will uncover how:

• The arena’s biggest diamonds ever discovered are shaped as deep as 750km underneath the Earth’s floor.
• The Hope Diamond, on show in Washington DC, has captivated greater than 100 million guests, making it probably the most considered diamonds in historical past.
• The CTF Purple Celebrity offered at public sale for $71.2 million, making it the costliest smooth diamond to travel beneath the hammer.

“Natural diamonds are unmatched as true wonders of our planet. As well as highlighting newsworthy diamonds and their beauty, we also want to educate people about their role in the world and the incredible work that has brought them into being,” says Anghel. “These jaw-dropping diamonds are the stuff of legends, Mother Nature’s work of fine art, and it takes the work of a technically rigorous and responsible industry to keep uncovering them in a way that supports the development of diamond producing countries and respects our natural world”. Those distinctive finite herbal sources grow to be societal welfare above the garden. As much as 80% of tough diamond worth can stay inside native communities within the mode of native buying, office advantages, social techniques and funding in infrastructure in addition to the taxes, royalties and dividends paid from the trade to respective governments.”                  

Notes to editors  

A curated selection of high-resolution visuals, auctions, infographics, quotes and pricing trend charts is available to support media coverage. The full Diamond Report: Record-Breaking Diamonds can be accessed here: https://www.naturaldiamonds.com/diamond-reports-record-breaking-diamonds/ 

About the Natural Diamond Council  

The Natural Diamond Council is a not-for-profit organisation committed to inspiring and educating consumers on the real, rare and responsible values of natural diamonds and the positive global impact of the industry. Our Only Natural Diamonds platform is the authoritative publisher on all things natural diamonds including myth-busting facts, celebrities and pop culture, epic diamonds and jewellery trends, engagements and weddings, and diamond buying guides. In addition, we provide marketing, promotional, and educational services to brands, designers and retailers, encouraging them to amplify the values and integrity of natural diamonds. 

NDC is a global organisation whose members’ operations span four continents and 10 countries including Canada, South Africa and Botswana. Their operations support the livelihood of 10 million people worldwide.  

NDC operates out of offices in New York, Shanghai, Mumbai and Antwerp, with satellite teams in the UK and France. 

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SOURCE Herbal Diamond Council Ltd