GABORONE, Aug. 23– The discovery of a 2,492-carat diamond was announced by Lucara Diamond Corporation on Wednesday. It was the largest diamond ever discovered in Botswana and the second largest worldwide. Lucara, a Canadian company, said the diamond was found and recovered in the Karowe Diamond Mine in north-central Botswana. “We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492-carat diamond.
GABORONE, Aug. 23, 2024 — Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi (L) holds the 2,492-carat diamond discovered in the Karowe Diamond Mine in north-central Botswana, in Gaborone, Botswana, on Aug. 22, 2024. The discovery of a 2,492-carat diamond was announced by Lucara Diamond Corp. Wednesday. It was the largest diamond ever discovered in Botswana and the second largest worldwide.
This find not only showcases the remarkable potential of our Karowe Mine but also upholds our strategic investment in cutting-edge XRT technology,” Lucara’s president and chief executive officer William Lamb said in a press release. The latest find followed the mine’s other major discoveries: a 1,758-carat diamond in 2019 and a 1,109-carat one in 2015.
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