{"id":2329371,"date":"2024-08-22T16:36:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-the-largest-diamonds-ever-found-has-been-unearthed-in-africa\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T16:43:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:43:00","slug":"one-of-the-largest-diamonds-ever-found-has-been-unearthed-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-of-the-largest-diamonds-ever-found-has-been-unearthed-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"One of the Largest Diamonds Ever Found Has Been Unearthed in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fone-of-the-largest-diamonds-ever-found-has-been-unearthed-in-africa%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2329371&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Botswana has\u200b announced the discovery\u2063 of\u200b a massive 2,492-carat diamond at its \u2064Karowe Mine, believed to be the second-largest diamond ever unearthed. The diamond was found intact using advanced X-ray technology by Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp., which expressed excitement over this &#8220;exceptional&#8221; rough stone. This\u2064 diamond surpasses\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hannity-breaks-cable-news-record-ousts-larry-king\/\" title=\"Hannity Breaks Cable News Record, Ousts Larry King\">previous record-holder<\/a> for the largest diamond \u200bfound in over a century, following the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond\u200d discovered \u200bin South \u200dAfrica in 1905. The Botswana government, which is a significant player in the global diamond \u2062industry, will showcase the diamond\u2062 soon, making \u2062it the largest gem\u200d found in\u2063 the\u2064 nation\u2062 to date. \u2064Notably, in\u2062 recent years, Botswana has produced several large diamonds,\u200c including the 1,758-carat Sewelo diamond, previously considered the second-largest. Scientists noted that natural diamonds are formed over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/perseverance-rover-to-land-on-mars\/\" title=\"Perseverance Rover To Land On Mars\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-cicadas-and-what-they-have-to-teach-us\/\" title=\"On Cicadas And What They Have To Teach Us\">billion years<\/a> ago<\/a>, emphasizing their ancient origins.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Botswana says one of the largest diamonds ever found has been unearthed at one of its mines and will be put on show on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Botswana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dont-despise-people-enough-smug-yale-editor-licks-governments-boot-attack-suffering-americans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government<\/a> believes the huge 2,492-carat stone is the second-biggest ever brought out of a mine.<\/p>\n<p>Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp. said in a statement Wednesday that it recovered the &ldquo;exceptional&rdquo; rough diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana. Lucara said it was a &ldquo;high-quality&rdquo; stone and was found intact. It was located using X-ray technology.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492-carat diamond,&rdquo; Lucara president and CEO William Lamb said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The weight would make it the largest diamond found in more than 100 years and the second-largest ever dug out of a mine after the Cullinan Diamond discovered in South Africa in 1905. The Cullinan was 3,106 carats and was cut into gems, some of which form part of the British Crown Jewels.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A bigger black <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-diamond-ring-missing-ritz-found-hotel-security-searches-cleaners-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diamond<\/a> was discovered in Brazil in the late 1800s, but it was found above ground and was believed to have been part of a meteorite.<\/p>\n<p>The newly discovered diamond will be presented to the world at the office of Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, the Botswanan government said. Masisi will be one of the first to view it.<\/p>\n<p>The government said it was the largest diamond found in the southern African country, which is the second-biggest producer of diamonds and has unearthed all of the world&rsquo;s biggest stones in recent years. The Karowe Mine has previously produced four diamonds over 1,000 carats.<\/p>\n<p>Before this discovery, the Sewelo diamond, which was found at the Karowe Mine in 2019, was recognized as the second-biggest mined diamond in the world at 1,758 carats. It was bought by French fashion house Louis Vuitton for an undisclosed amount.<\/p>\n<p>The 1,111-carat Lesedi La Rona diamond, also from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-botswana-hires-hollywood-firm-to-fight-elephant-hunting-pr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Botswana<\/a>&lsquo;s Karowe Mine, was bought by a British jeweler for $53 million in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists say natural diamonds are at least a billion years old and some of them more than 3 billion years old.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The government of Botswana considers this diamond to be the second-largest ever extracted from a mine. Lucara Diamond Corp., a Canadian mining company, reported on Wednesday that it found this &#8220;exceptional&#8221; rough diamond at its Karowe Mine in Botswana. The company described it as a &#8220;high-quality&#8221; stone that was recovered intact using X-ray technology. <\/p>\n<p>Lucara&#8217;s president and CEO, William Lamb, expressed excitement over the recovery of this extraordinary diamond. Its weight makes it the largest discovered in over a century and ranks as the second-largest mined diamond after South Africa&#8217;s Cullinan Diamond, which weighed 3,106 carats when found in 1905 and was later cut into gems for the British Crown Jewels.<\/p>\n<p>While there was a larger black diamond discovered in Brazil during the late 1800s\u2014believed to have originated from a meteorite\u2014this new find is set to be unveiled at an event attended by Botswana&#8217;s President Mokgweetsi Masisi. The government claims this is now the largest diamond found in Botswana, which is known as one of the world&#8217;s leading producers of diamonds and has yielded many significant stones recently.<\/p>\n<p>The Karowe Mine has previously produced four diamonds weighing over 1,000 carats each. Prior to this latest discovery, the Sewelo diamond from Karowe Mine was recognized as the second-largest mined diamond globally at 1,758 carats; it was purchased by Louis Vuitton for an undisclosed sum. Another notable find from Karowe Mine is the Lesedi La Rona diamond weighing 1,111 carats that sold for $53 million to a British jeweler in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists estimate that natural diamonds are at least one billion years old; some may even exceed three billion years old<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2329372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5716,14276,16905,38991,38990],"class_list":["post-2329371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-africa","tag-diamonds","tag-discoveries","tag-gemstones","tag-geology"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2329371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2329371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2329371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2329371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2329371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}