Over the centuries, dozens of extraordinary diamonds have been uncovered in India, South Africa and other countries known for producing diamonds. There have even been a few from the United State of America. Some 32,000 diamonds have been discovered at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas since 1972 when it was opened to […]
visiting the park. The Esperanza diamond is one of the largest rough diamonds ever found in the state park, and Stanley’s has invited fellow American Gem Society (AGS) member Mike Botha, master cutter of Embee Diamond Tech, to come to Little Rock to cut the diamond in-store during a special event starting September 9th. This […]
BY ALEX MACPHERSON, THE STARPHOENIX A Saskatchewan craftsman is preparing to cut one of the finest diamonds ever unearthed in Arkansas. The diamond, dubbed the Esperenza, was found on June 26 at Crater of Diamonds State Park near Murfreesboro. Next month, Mike Botha of Prince Albert-based Master Diamond Cutters will cut it into a 147-facet […]
