The Botswana government announced that the 2,492-carat giant stone is the second largest ever recovered from a mine and will be on display today.
The Canadian “Lucara Diamond Corp.” mining company, which mined the diamond in question, said in a statement that the raw diamond, which was extracted undamaged from the Karove Mine using X-ray technology, was “exceptional and of high quality.” William Lamb, President and CEO of Lucara Diamond, said in a statement, “We are very happy to have mined this extraordinary 2,492 carat diamond.”
The Botswana government announced that the newly discovered diamond will be presented to the world in the office of Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Masisi will be one of the first people to see the diamond.
With its weight, the diamond will be the second largest diamond in the last century, after the 3,106-carat (approximately 621 grams) “Cullinan Diamond” found in South Africa in 1905.
Four diamonds weighing over 1,000 carats have previously been recovered from the Karove Mine.
In 2019, the 1758-carat (approximately 352 grams) “Sewelo Diamond” and in 2017, the 1111-carat (approximately 222 grams) “Lesedi La Rona Diamond” were mined at the Karove Mine, and the Lesedi La Rona Diamond was purchased by a British jeweler for 53 million dollars.
