One of the largest diamonds ever to be excavated was found in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm\u00a0Lucara Diamond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2,492-carat diamond is the world\u2019s second-largest discovery and comes more than a century after a 3,106-carat gem was found in South Africa in 1905. That stone, known as the\u00a0Cullinan Diamond, was cut into nine large pieces, many of which were incorporated into the British Crown Jewels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lucara\u00a0said\u00a0on Wednesday that the gem was discovered at the Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana using X-ray technology. The mining company did not provide a value for the \u201chigh-quality\u201d stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492 carat diamond,\u201d William Lamb, president and CEO of Lucara, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis find not only showcases the remarkable potential of our Karowe Mine, but also upholds our strategic investment in cutting-edge [X-ray Transmission] technology,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Photos published on Getty Images on Thursday showed Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi holding the 2,492-carat diamond at his office in the capital of Gaborone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Botswana is one of the world\u2019s biggest diamond producers, accounting for 20% of global production last year, according to\u00a0GlobalData.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One of the largest diamonds ever to be excavated was found in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm\u00a0Lucara Diamond. The 2,492-carat diamond is the world\u2019s second-largest discovery and comes more than a century after a 3,106-carat gem was found in South Africa in 1905. That stone, known as the\u00a0Cullinan Diamond, was cut into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,2,21],"tags":[7,30,22],"class_list":{"0":"post-39503","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-technology","10":"tag-apie-project","11":"tag-culture","12":"tag-technology"},"yoast_head":"\n