去年戴比尔斯在伯茨瓦纳, 纳米比亚, 南非和坦桑利亚的钻矿产量为51百万克拉，占世界钻石总产值的40%。
Last year De Beers produced 51m carats from its mines in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania, which amounted to 40% of the world's diamonds by value.
据英国《每日邮报》报道，伦敦钻石公司Gem Diamonds在南非小王国莱索托的钻矿，新发现一粒196克拉的白钻原石(见图)。
A 196-carat rough white stone (see photo) was found by Gem Diamonds at the company's mine in Lesotho, a small kingdom in South Africa, the Daily Mail of London reported.
库里南钻矿曾出产过世界上最大的宝石原石-巨大的3,106克拉的“库里南钻”-其中一部分成为英格兰王冠的装饰。
The Cullinan mine has also produced what is still the largest rough gem in the world-the whopping 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond-parts of which adorn England's Crown Jewels.
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