{"id":588377,"date":"2021-07-11T16:06:25","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T20:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=588377"},"modified":"2021-07-11T16:06:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T20:06:27","slug":"massive-1174-carat-diamond-found-in-botswana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massive-1174-carat-diamond-found-in-botswana\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive 1,174 carat diamond found in Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fmassive-1174-carat-diamond-found-in-botswana%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=588377&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--><div id=\"attachment_2452768\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2452768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A member of the Botswana cabinet holds a 1,174-carat diamond in Gaborone, Botswana. (Photo by MONIRUL BHUIYAN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 12:56 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, July 11, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>A mining company unearthed a large diamond, which weighed over 1,000 carats in Botswana. The Southern African nation\u2019s president presented the rare diamond to the world earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The stone was discovered at the Karowe diamond mine and is the largest diamond to have ever been discovered. Weighing 1,174 carats, the diamond is the second massive stone found in the country within a month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am pleased that in the diamond narrative being developed, young people are finally becoming part of the story!<\/p>\n<p>Today during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucaraDiamond?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LucaraDiamond<\/a> presentation of the 1.174-carat diamond, I made an announcement that HB Antwerp has offered to house in \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddeaBelgium, <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zcaPwQQJgT\">pic.twitter.com\/zcaPwQQJgT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K Masisi (@OfficialMasisi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialMasisi\/status\/1412869174070763520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said diamond mining in the country continues to provide great benefits to his people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to deliver the best return for our people, for our roads, for our hospitals, for our schools, for our environment and for development,\u201d he expressed. \u201cThis is Botswana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the mine also brought the world\u2019s second largest diamond in 2019, which weighed more than 1,700 carats.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/pa-dept-of-state-tries-to-obstruct-probe-of-2020-election-by-denying-third-parties-access-to-voting-machines\/\">Pa. Dept. Of State Tries To Obstruct Probe Of 2020 Election By Denying \u2018Third Parties\u2019 Access To Voting Machines<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the Botswana cabinet holds a 1,174-carat diamond in Gaborone, Botswana. 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