Second-Biggest Diamond Ever Is Found in Mine in Botswana
- Discovery at Karowe mine made using installed x-ray technology
- The uncut gem was found at project run by Canada’s Lucara
A massive 2,492-carat diamond — the second-largest stone ever unearthed — has been recovered from a mine in Botswana.
The stone, found at the Karowe mine that’s run by Canada’s Lucara Diamond Corp., is yet to be thoroughly assessed and it’s unclear whether it will yield the highest-quality gems. But it’s not that much smaller than the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond, the world’s largest, which was discovered in South Africa almost 120 years ago.