Imayini yeDamond Letseng


Kutholakale eLesotho , endaweni engaphezu kwamakhilomitha angaphezu kwamathathu, imayini yeLetseng diamond ibhekwa ngokufanele ukuthi akuyona nje imayini ephezulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni wonke, kodwa futhi enye yezimayini "ezivundile" kakhulu - lapha imayini ehlala njalo imayonnaise ngobukhulu bayo, ubumsulwa nombala.

Kukhona imayini eduze kwedolobha elincane laseMokotlong . Umayini usebenze isikhathi eside, kodwa sekusebenze isikhathi eside. Ngakho-ke, ivaliwe iminyaka eminingana, emva kwalokho ngo-2004 kunqunywe ukuqala kabusha imayini yezimayini.

Eminyakeni emibili kamuva, umnikazi wezimayini wayenguGem Diamond Corporation, eyashukumisa ukukhishwa kwezinto zokugqoka - ngenxa yendlela ekhethekile yokusebenza, umgodi waba yindawo enkulu yezimayini zezimayini eLesotho.

Indawo yamadayimani amakhulu

ULetseng ngezikhathi ezithile uyajabula ngamatshe amakhulu. Qaphela ukuthi eminyakeni yamuva, ama-diamonds amakhulu angu-20 ayedayiswa emhlabeni jikelele - kanti amane awo atholakala emayini yaseLesotho.

Isibonelo, ehlobo lika-2006 idayimane elinesisindo sama-603 carats itholakala lapha, okuthiwa yi "Hope Lesotho". Itshe lathengiswa ngenani elinganiselwa ku-$ 12.5 million.

Ngemva konyaka, ngoSeptemba 2007, elinye idayimane elikhulu latholakala emayini, isisindo salo sasingamakhulu ama-500. Itshe elibizwa ngokuthi "Ifa le-Letsseng," ladayiswa cishe ngamaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-10.

Ngisho nangemva kwezinyanga ezingu-12, usuku lukaSepthemba ka-2008, lo mgodi wanikeza idayimani lama-carot angu-478 - itiye lokuqala, eliyisisekelo elingavamile. Yini eyathinte igama layo - idayimane labizwa ngokuthi "uLeni Letseng", futhi inani lalo lalilinganiselwa ku-18.5 million zamaRandi.

Ngo-Agasti 2011 lo mgodi wawujabule ngenye itshe elikhulu elingu-550-carat okuthiwa "uLetseng Star". Ngaleli gama abanikazi bezimayini bafuna ukugcizelela ukuthi imayini yinkimbinkimbi yangempela yamatshe amakhulu, ahlanzekile kakhulu. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-diamond "Star Letsenga" yaba:

Ngendlela, itshe lahlanzwa kwelinye lama-laboratories eBelgium ngokusebenzisa i-asidi ekhethekile, eyasusa ukungcola okuhlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi i-kimberlite, eyatholwa phezu kwetshe, ngaphandle kokuphazamisa idayimane ngokwayo.

Futhi omunye akakwazi ukukhuluma ngamatshe amhlophe atholakale ngo-Agasti 2006 (ngandlela-thile, baqaphela ukujwayela okuthakazelisayo - wonke amadayimane amakhulu emayini yaseLetseng atholakala ngo-Agasti noma ngoSeptemba?). Isisindo sawo sasingu-196 karat kuphela (uma kuqhathaniswa namatshe achazwe ngenhla), kodwa saba yi-gemstone elikhulu kakhulu emhlabeni wonke ngonyaka ka-2006. Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabetha izici zakhe:

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Kuyaphawuleka, kodwa naphezu kwesimiso eside semayini yamadayimani emayini yaseLetseng, ukulinganiselwa kwemithombo yamayini kukhula kuphela. Ngakho-ke, uma isibalo sokuqala sasiyizigidi eziyizigidi eziyizigidi ezingu-1,38, kamuva ukubikezelwa kwanda ngamaphesenti angu-50 - kuya ku-2.26 million carats. Isibikezelo somqulu wamadwala aqukethe idayimane sanda futhi.

Ungafika kanjani?

Okokuqala udinga ukundiza enhloko-dolobha yaseLesotho eMaseru - indiza evela eMoscow izothatha amahora angaphezu kuka-16. Kuzodingeka senze izingxenyana ezimbili - omunye wabo eYurophu (i-Istanbul, iLondon, i-Paris noma iFrankfurt am Main - kuye ngokuthi indiza ekhethiwe), owesibili eGoli.

Okulandelayo, udinga ukufinyelela ku-Mokotlonga. Ngendlela, kuleli dolobha elinesishiyagalombili eliyisikhombisa kukhona isikhumulo sezindiza. Ngakho-ke, kungenzeka ukuba nomunye indiza. Kusuka eKokotlong kuya emayini - amakhilomitha angu-70. Kuzodingeka banqobe ngomgwaqo.