2,492-carat diamond unearthed in Botswana

Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi inspects 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.(Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
GABORONE, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) — 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.
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. 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. ■

Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi (L) inspects 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.
(Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi 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.
(Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)

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.
(Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)