Botswana discovers one of the world’s largest rough diamonds
On August 22, Lucara Diamond Corp., a Canadian mining company, announced the discovery of a massive 2,492-carat rough diamond in Botswana. This gem is one of the largest rough diamonds ever mined in the world. The diamond was unearthed at the Karowe mine, located in northeastern Botswana, about 430 km from the capital Gaborone.
Lucara has not disclosed the estimated value or provided specific details about the quality of this newly discovered diamond. The diamond was discovered using Lucara’s Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology.
In terms of carat weight, this diamond is not inferior to the largest diamond ever mined, the Cullinan, weighing 3,016.75 carats and discovered in South Africa in 1905.
Botswana is one of the world’s leading diamond producers and diamond mining is the country’s main source of revenue. The country relies heavily on mining, especially diamonds – which are an item of jewelry. expensive that rich people often own to show their wealth. Mining is also the main job of the people here, their main source of income is from this job.
Before this latest discovery, the largest diamond found in Botswana was the 1,758-carat “Sewelo” diamond, also discovered by Lucara in 2019. This rough diamond is a momentous discovery, This place is considered the second largest diamond producer after South Africa.
