Letšeng scholarship applications for the 2010 academic year
2009-08-12
Letšeng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd annually offers full scholarships to students currently studying or interested in studying for tertiary qualifications (incl. Hons, Masters etc) relating to the development of the natural resources of Lesotho.
Click here to download the Letseng 2010 scholarship application.
Historic 478 Carat White Diamond To Be Unveiled In Dubai
2008-11-02
Letšeng Diamonds, the owner of the world renowned Letšeng Mine in Lesotho, and the DMCC, a Dubai government initiative to provide industry specific trade infrastructure, are pleased to announce that the 478 carat white diamond recovered at the Letšeng Mine in September of this year, will make its first public appearance on 8 November 2008 at the Atlantis Hotel, Palm Jumeirah.
The unveiling of the diamond, which has never before been viewed by the public, will be the highlight of the first Middle East China Diamond and Jewellery Summit being held at the Atlantis Hotel on the 8th and 9th of November. This auspicious event will be hosted by Ahmed Bin Sulayem, executive Chairman of the DMCC and Letšeng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd who will also make use of this occasion to announce the name of the diamond.
Letšeng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd., the proud sponsors of the Lesotho National Cycling Team, take this opportunity to congratulate the team on qualifying for the UCI African Continental Cycling Championships In Morocco to be held from 5 to 11 November 2008.
We encourage you knowing that with the same courage and determination you have displayed during 2008 that you will succeed in making the Basotho Nation and Letšeng Diamonds proud.
Good luck!
Recovery Of Historic 478 Carat White Diamond
2008-09-22
Gem Diamonds, the FTSE 250 listed diamond company, in partnership with the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho, is delighted to announce the recovery on Monday 8 September of a historic diamond from the Letšeng Mine in Lesotho.
Subsequent to its recovery, the diamond was transferred to Antwerp where it underwent acidisation and provisional analysis. Weighing 478 carats, it was determined to be a type II D colour diamond, the highest colour grading available for a white diamond. Furthermore the diamond is of outstanding clarity with no inclusions visible in its rough form. It has the potential to yield one of the largest flawless D colour round polished diamonds in history.
