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AUG 22 – The second-largest diamond ever found – a rough 2,492-carat stone – has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905 and cut into nine separate stones, many of which are in the British Crown Jewels.<\/p>\n

The diamond was found at Karowe mine, about 500km (300 miles) north of Botswana’s capital, Gaborone.<\/p>\n

Botswana’s government said it was the largest diamond ever discovered in the southern African state.<\/p>\n

The previous biggest discovery in Botswana was a 1,758-carat stone found at the same mine in 2019.<\/p>\n

Botswana is one of the world’s biggest producer of diamonds,\u00a0accounting for about 20% of global production.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Lucara said the stone was “one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed”.<\/p>\n

“We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492 carat diamond,” said Lucara head William Lamb.<\/p>\n

The firm did not give details of the stone’s gem quality or its value.<\/p>\n

The diamond was detected with the use of Lucara’s Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology, said Mr Lamb.<\/p>\n

It has been used since 2017 to detect and preserve high-value diamonds so that they do not break during ore-crushing processes, according to the Miningmx publication.<\/p>\n

Lucara has 100% ownership of the mine in Karowe.<\/p>\n

Botswana’s government has proposed a law that will ask companies, once granted a license to mine, to sell a 24% stake to local firms if the government does not exercise its option of becoming a shareholder, Reuters news agency reported last month.<\/p>\n

By BBC<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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