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Precious Minerals Diamonds A US$6m diamond was found in Kono district, Sierra Leone. The diamond is a 153-carat stone and one of the largest finds in years. “This 153.44 carat diamond is one of the finest diamonds to be found in Sierra Leone in the last 10 years”, the National Minerals Agency, a state-run organization explained in a statement. Though the 153-carat diamond is certainly a huge find, it is far from the country’s record. The biggest diamond ever found in Sierra Leone was the 968.0-carat dubbed ‘The Star of Sierra Leone’. The Investor www.theinvestorsl.com US$ 550 Million Bioenergy & Sustainability Electricity VALUE US$ 6 Z[[ۂ