Ernest Blom
latest news & developmentsWorld’s largest ‘diamond’ denounced as plastic fake
After more than a month of speculation, the ”world’s largest diamond”, said to be twice the size of the famous Cullinan diamond, was on Friday denounced as a ”piece of plastic”…
Diamond expert withdraws from verification process
President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses Ernest Blom has withdrawn from the verification process of a ”7 000-carat diamond” found in the North West in August. ”I…
SA’s giant ‘diamond’ still not verified
The giant stone found last month in the North West has still not been verified as the ”world’s largest diamond”. President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses Ernest Blom…
Report: Verification shows mystery gem is diamond
The mystery gem discovered in the North West last week has been certified as a diamond, according to a report in the <i>Mining Weekly</i> on Thursday morning. According to the…
Mr Jolly and a murky tale of world’s biggest diamond
It was the kind of news item of which dreams are made. South Africa’s national radio led its 8pm bulletin with an announcement that the world’s biggest diamond had been…