World’s second largest diamond discovered in Botswana
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- 22 Aug 2024
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A remarkable 2,492-carat diamond, the second-largest in the world, has been discovered in Botswana by the Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp. This massive diamond was found at the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana using advanced X-ray technology designed to detect and preserve large, high-value stones.
Lucara did not disclose the diamond's quality or estimated value in their statement, but in terms of size, it ranks just below the 3,016-carat Cullinan Diamond, which was unearthed in South Africa in 1905. The Cullinan Diamond remains the largest ever found, with parts of it now incorporated into the British crown jewels.
Lucara's President, William Lamb, expressed immense excitement over the discovery, calling it "one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed." The company's Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology, which has been in place since 2017, played a crucial role in detecting and preserving the diamond intact.
The significance of the find was underscored when Botswana's President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, was presented with the massive stone. The discovery highlights Botswana's prominence as one of the world's leading diamond producers, with the diamond industry contributing significantly to the nation's economy, accounting for 30% of its GDP and 80% of its exports.
Tobias Kormind, managing director of 77 Diamonds, Europe's largest online diamond jeweller, confirmed that this discovery marks the largest rough diamond found since the Cullinan Diamond, attributing the find to advances in technology that enable the extraction of such large diamonds without breaking them. He also suggested that this could lead to more large diamond discoveries in the future.
