The Second-Biggest Diamond in the World Found in Africa

One of the biggest diamonds in the world, a 2,492-carat stone, has been recovered from the earth's interior in Botswana, Southern Africa. It turned out that this is the largest diamond ever mined in this country and the second largest in the world.

This was reported by The Washington Post.

The Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond, which owns the Karowe mine where the stone was found, called the diamond ‘exceptional’ and ‘high quality’.

The use of X-ray technology during mining allowed the stone to remain intact.

Source: Lucara Diamond

The government of Botswana described the find as ‘priceless’ and announced that President Mokgweetsi Masisi would hold an official ceremony to view the diamond.

This diamond is second in size only to the famous Cullinan found in South Africa in 1905, which weighed 3,106 carats. The Cullinan was divided into nine large and almost one hundred smaller stones, some of which were included in the British Royal Jewels collection. The largest part of this diamond - the Cullinan I - adorns the Sovereign's scepter, which was used during the coronation of King Charles III in 2023.

It is not the first time that the Karowe mine has surprised the world with some of the largest diamonds. In 2019, the 1,758-carat Sewelo diamond was found here and purchased by Louis Vuitton. Earlier, in 2015, the Lesedi La Rona diamond weighing 1,111 carats was found at this mine, which was later sold for $53 million.