Botswana Mine Unearths One of the World's Largest Diamonds

A massive 2,492-carat rough diamond, one of the largest ever found, was found in Botswana by Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corporation.

Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana , about 430km from Gaborone, the country's capital. The Botswana government believes the huge 2,492-carat stone is the second-biggest ever brought out of a mine.The discovery is the largest since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, discovered in South Africa in 1905 and eventually cut into nine pieces, many of which are in the British Crown Jewels.Lucara President and CEO William Lamb.

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