Miner and central bank to share giant diamond

The young miner in the West African state of Guinea who we reported last week found a near-flawless 182 carat diamond will get to share the sparkler 50/50 with the central bank of Guinea.

For his effort and his honesty, Mamadi Kalo will receive one-half of the, as yet undetermined, value of the diamond.

The diamond - reportedly the size of a computer mouse - was of rare quality, according to sources at the ministry of mines and geology, an assessment shared by a national committee of experts in

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