GABORONE: The Canadian mining corporation said on Thursday that it has discovered the second-largest diamond ever discovered in a mine in Botswana, one of the top diamond-producing countries in the world.
According to a statement from Lucara Diamond Corp., the enormous 2,492-carat diamond was found utilizing x-ray detecting technology in the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana.
Lucara did not specify the find’s quality or assign a value. However, the stone is only second in carat weight behind the 3,016-carat Cullinan Diamond, which was found in South Africa in 1905.
“We are overjoyed to have this incredible 2,492-carat diamond back,” said William Lamb, president of Lucara, in a statement.
Images made public by the business display the diamond, which is the size of a palm.According to the announcement, the discovery was “one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed” and was made possible by the company’s 2017 installation of Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray equipment, which is used to identify and conserve massive, high-value gems.
