Botswana is now home to the second largest diamond in the world. This week, the southern African country’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi and Lucara Diamond Corporation CEO William Lamb announced that they had discovered a diamond weighing 2,492 carats. The massive stone, which weighs over 1 pound, surpasses the previous record for the largest diamond found […]
August 23, 2024, 1:46 p.m. IST A 2,492-carat rough diamond discovered in Botswana is considered the second largest in the world after the famous Cullinan diamond. A 2,492-carat rough diamond discovered in Botswana is considered the second largest gem-quality diamond ever unearthed after the famous Cullinan Diamond. The second largest diamond in the world, discovered […]
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi holds a large diamond discovered in Botswana in his office in Gaborone on August 22, 2024. Monirul Bhuiyan | Afp | Getty Images One of the largest diamonds ever mined was found in Botswana in a mine owned by the Canadian company Lucara Diamond. The 2,492-carat diamond is the second-largest find […]
The discovery of a new diamond could rewrite the record books. Canadian diamond miner Lucara Diamond Corp. has struck the second-largest diamond in history and the largest diamond ever discovered in Botswana, Bloomberg reported. The company discovered the colossal 2,492-carat rough gem in the South African state’s Karowe mine. The oversized stone is the largest […]
VANCOUVER, BC, 21 August 2024 /CNW/ – (TSX: LUC) (BSE: LUC) (Nasdaq Stockholm: LUC) Please view PDF version. Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the discovery of an exceptional 2,492 carat diamond from its Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana. This remarkable find, one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed, […]
VANCOUVER, BC, 21 August 2024 /CNW/ – (TSX: LUC) (BSE: LUC) (Nasdaq Stockholm: LUC) Please view PDF version. Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the discovery of an exceptional 2,492 carat diamond from its Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana. This remarkable find, one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed, […]
You only get one chance to make your Olympic debut, and from youngsters and veterans to global sporting superstars, Paris had it all over the course of just over two weeks. Some newcomers left the band with newfound fame, others simply added another chapter to their historic career, and some even became memes. But whatever […]
