Botswana Diamond: Canada’s Lukara Diamond Company has discovered the world’s second largest diamond in the African country of Botswana. This diamond is of 1,174.76 carats.
Photo of a diamond discovered in Botswana (AFP)
The plight of the African country Botswana seems to be improving once again. A huge white colored diamond has been discovered in Botswana, which is said to be the second largest diamond in the world. This diamond is of 1,174.76 carats and it was discovered by the Lukara company in Gaborone. At present, this diamond has been handed over to President Mokgwetsi Masisi. This diamond is very big and attractive.
Botswana’s President Mokgwetsi was overjoyed to find such a huge diamond and he continues to welcome the discovery of diamonds in the country. Canada’s Lukara Diamond Company has recovered this 1,174.76 carat diamond from the Karowe Diamond Mine. The size of this diamond is 77x55x33 mm. This amazing diamond is completely milky in appearance and of high quality. It is said to be the second largest diamond in the world.
17 diamonds over 100 carats found
This milky diamond set a record in the caravan. This white colored diamond is said to be in great demand all over the world. So far 17 diamonds have been found in the caravan which are more than 100 carats. Of these, five are of 300 carats. Earlier, the world’s third largest diamond was excavated from a mine in Botswana. Debswana, the company that discovered this diamond, said that this incredible diamond was of 1,098 carats.
Earlier in the year 1905, the world’s largest diamond was found in South Africa. It was about 3,106 carats. At the same time, the world’s second largest diamond the size of a tennis ball was discovered in 2015 in northeastern Botswana. This diamond was of 1109 carats and was called Lacedi la Rona. However, now after the discovery of this new diamond, it has come to the third place.
80 percent of the earnings from diamonds goes to the government
The company’s Managing Director Nasim Lahiri said, “This is a symbol of history for us and Botswana.” With this discovery, Botswana has become the world leader in gems. Of the 10 largest diamonds in the world, 6 have been discovered so far in Botswana. The discovery of this diamond in the midst of the coronavirus crisis has brought great relief to the Botswana government. Diamond companies sell 80 percent of their diamond revenue to the government. There has been a huge drop in the sale of diamonds due to the Corona virus crisis. This reduced the income of the country.
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