{"id":35933,"date":"2024-08-25T18:31:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T18:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/worlds-second-largest-diamond-found-in-botswana"},"modified":"2024-08-25T18:46:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T18:46:08","slug":"worlds-second-largest-diamond-found-in-botswana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/worlds-second-largest-diamond-found-in-botswana","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s second-largest diamond found in Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>The second-largest diamond ever found \u2013 a rough 2,492-carat stone \u2013 has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>The diamond was found at Karowe mine, about 500km (300 miles) north of Botswana\u2019s capital, Gaborone.<\/p>\n<p>Botswana\u2019s government said it was the largest diamond ever discovered in the southern African state.<\/p>\n<p>The previous biggest discovery in Botswana was a 1,758-carat stone found at the same mine in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Botswana is one of the world\u2019s biggest producer of diamonds, accounting for about 20% of global production.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Lucara said the stone was \u201cone of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492 carat diamond,\u201d said Lucara head William Lamb.<\/p>\n<p>The firm did not give details of the stone\u2019s gem quality or its value.<\/p>\n<p>The diamond was detected with the use of Lucara\u2019s Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology, said Mr Lamb.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Lucara has 100% ownership of the mine in Karowe.<\/p>\n<p>Botswana\u2019s 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<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Sierra-Leone Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. 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