The massive, 2,492-carat diamond was recovered from Karowe Mine, known for previously producing four diamonds over 1,000 carats. Botswana said the stone is believed to be the second-biggest ever ...

Botswana's president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, and William Lamb, President and CEO of Lucara Diamond Corp. — the Canadian mining company that found the precious stone — announced the discovery on ...

One of the world’s largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana, the country’s government has announced. The 1,098-carat stone, believed to be the third largest “gem-quality” diamond ...

Diamonds were discovered in Botswana in 1967, and Debswana was formed in 1969. The most recent large diamond found at Jwaneng mine was a stone weighing 446 carats in 1993, she said.

Yet Botswana's diamond story is different, notes Keith Jefferis, an economist and former deputy governor of Botswana's Central Bank. "I sometimes class Botswana's history over the last 40 years as ...

A person holds a 2,492-carat diamond which was found in the country and on show, in Gaborone, Botswana, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Credit: AP ...

Botswana and De Beers mine diamonds under an equally-owned joint venture, Debswana. Sign up here. Three-quarters of Debswana's production, which was 24 million carats in 2022, is sold to De Beers.

Diamond Believed to Be the World's Third Largest Unearthed in Botswana "Proceeds from the diamond will be used to advance national development in the country," a statement from the country's ...

A huge diamond weighing more than 1,000 carats, which could be the third-largest mined in history, has been discovered in the southern African country of Botswana. The high-quality gemstone ...