One of the largest diamonds ever found has been discovered in Botswana. The diamond is 2492 carats and will be put on display. It was discovered using X-ray technology in the Karowe Mine in the western part of the country. It is said to be a high quality stone and was found intact.
It is the largest diamond found in more than 100 years and the second largest ever dug out of a mine since 1905.
Botswana is the second biggest producer of diamonds and has unearthed all of the world’s biggest stones in recent years.
Botswana, a country of 2.6 million people in southern Africa, is the second-biggest producer of natural diamonds behind Russia and has unearthed all of the world’s biggest stones in recent years. The Karowe Mine has produced four other diamonds over 1,000 carats in the last decade.