A 2,492 carat diamond was unearthed at Botswana’s famed Karowe mine this week by Canada’s Lucara Diamond, making it one of the largest stones to be excavated to date.
Lucara Diamond, in a press release Wednesday, said the “exceptional 2,492 carat diamond” was a “remarkable find,” and “one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed.” It was recovered using the company’s “Mega Diamond Recovery (“MDR”) X-ray Transmission (“XRT”) technology, installed in 2017 to identify and preserve large, high-value diamonds.”
While Lucara did not reveal the stone’s gem quality, Reuters reported its size would make it the second largest diamond to be unearthed to date, after the 3,106 carat Cullinan Diamond, which was discovered in nei
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Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/08/22/lucara-mined-diamond-botswawna-second-largest-discovered/74900442007/
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