Sierra Leone: Pastor Who Found Giant Diamond in Sierra Leone to Get Less Cash Than Promised

Dec 18, 2017 | Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, Mining.com
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Media reports from Sierra Leone say that Pastor Emmanuel Momoh will not receive the entire proceeds from the sale of the giant 'Peace Diamond,' which he found in the Kono district, located in the Eastern Province of the African country. According to such reports, the National Minerals Agency, which oversaw the sale of the 706-carat diamond at an auction in New York for $6.5 million, said Momoh could not get the entire sum because he violated the Mines and Minerals Act by unearthing the stone while his application for a mining licence was still being processed.