Thomas Cullinan, holding the colossal 3,106-carat diamond found in his South Africa mine, shortly after it was discovered. Fox Photos - Getty Images.

It was found at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on the 26th of January in 1905 and named after Thomas Cullinan, the owner of the mine. At the time, ...

It was given the name Cullinan after the mine's chairman, Thomas Cullinan. Cullinan was born in South Africa, according to author Nigel Helme's 1974 biography of the diamond magnate.

Thomas Cullinan is pictured holding the world's biggest diamond after it was discovered at his mine in South Africa. The true story of the Cullinan, found in 1905, is one of mystery, ...

Cullinan diamonds. Queen Camilla’s ... Weighing in at 3,106 carats — making it the largest rough diamond ever found — it was named after Thomas Cullinan, the chairman of the mining company.

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Sir Thomas Cullinan who owned the mine, was given the diamond and the diamond was given his name. While the diamond was put up for sale nobody bought it until 1907.

The Cullinan diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 in a mine owned by its namesake, Thomas Cullinan. It was later purchased by the government in the former province of Transvaal, South ...

The Crown Jewels include the Koh-i-Nur and Cullinan diamonds and Black Prince's Ruby, which came from former British colonies India and South Africa. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

So that is how the Irish British businessman Thomas Cullinan came to open a diamond mine near Pretoria — and how, three years later, in 1905, mining manager Frederick Wells found a 3,106-carat ...

Cullinan diamonds. Queen Camilla’s ... Weighing in at 3,106 carats — making it the largest rough diamond ever found — it was named after Thomas Cullinan, the chairman of the mining company.