World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana
Al Jazeera
X-ray technology used to find the 2,492-carat stone in the African country’s Karowe Diamond Mine.
A 2,492-carat diamond – the second largest in the world – has been discovered in Botswana, says the Canadian mining company that found the stone.
The diamond was discovered in the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana using X-ray technology, Lucara Diamond Corp said in a statement on Thursday.
Lucara did not give a value for the find or mention its quality. But in terms of carats, the stone is second only to the 3,016-carat Cullinan Diamond discovered in South Africa in 1905.
“We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492-carat diamond,” Lucara President William Lamb said in the statement.
Pictures released by the company show the diamond is as large as the palm of a hand.
