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 has announced that it will allow its pula currency to depreciate by 2.76% over the next 12 months, a steeper ...

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 ...

Botswana and several other African diamond producing nations as well as companies and industry bodies, last week signed a ...

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.

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 ...

Second-largest diamond ever, 2,492 carats, unearthed in Botswana. Lucara Diamond discovered the world's second largest diamond in Botswana's Karowe mine using Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology.

The largest diamond found in over a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. The ...

That’s largely because of a global downturn in demand for mined diamonds, which Botswana’s economy relies on. Unemployment in the nation of some 2.5 million people has risen to 27% this year, ...

That's largely because of a global downturn in demand for mined diamonds, which Botswana's economy relies on. Unemployment in the nation of some 2.5 million people has risen to 27% this year, ...