Botswana mine pulls out world’s second largest diamond
A massive 2,492-carat diamond, the second-largest ever discovered, has been unearthed at the Karowe mine in Botswana, owned and operated by Canada’s Lucara Diamond Corp.
Lucara described the stone as "one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed."
"We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492-carat diamond," said Lucara’s head, William Lamb. The discovery was made using Lucara's advanced Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology, which has been in use since 2017 to detect and preserve high-value diamonds during the ore-crushing process.
The newly discovered diamond is yet to be fully assessed, so its quality and potential yield remain unknown. However, its size is comparable to the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond, the largest ever found, which was discovered in South Africa nearly 120 years ago.
This find surpasses the previous record in Botswana, a 1,758-carat diamond also recovered from the Karowe mine in 2019. Botswana is one of the world’s leading diamond producers, contributing about 20% of global diamond production.
