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2nd largest diamond ever pulled from a mine unearthed in Botswana, officials say

Gaborone, Botswana — 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. The Botswana government believes the huge ...
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2,492-Carat Diamond in Botswana Is Second-Largest to Ever Be Found — and the Biggest in Over a Century

The largest diamond to be unearthed in more than a century has been found in Botswana, a country in Southern Africa. Botswana's president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, and William Lamb, President and CEO of ...
The Africa Report

Botswana diamond find can trigger mining investment revival, Lucara CEO says

The world’s largest diamond was discovered near Pretoria, South Africa in 1905 when Frederick Wells, a mine superintendent, carried out a routine inspection at the Premier Mine. The 2,492 carat ...
Daily Journal

Botswana uncovers a huge 2,492-carat diamond that could be one of the biggest ever

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — 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. The Botswana government believes the huge ...
Newsday

The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats

GABORONE, Botswana — The largest diamond found in more than 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 ...
Oregonian

Largest diamond in more than century found in Botswana mine

GABORONE, Botswana — The largest diamond found in more than 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 ...
Seeking Alpha

Lucara recovers huge diamond from Botswana mine, called second biggest ever

Lucara Diamond (OTCPK:LUCRF) +52.3% to a 52-week high in Thursday's trading after saying it recovered a 2,492-carat diamond, one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed, from its Karowe mine in ...
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Three supersized diamonds found at same Botswana mine

Three oversized diamonds, one the size of a tennis ball, were found in the same Botswana mine within 72 hours. The most impressive gem, coming in at a sparkling 1,109 karats, is the second largest ...
Business Day

Diamond slump pushes Botswana to eye $100,000 ‘golden passport’

Botswana is weighing a “golden passport” scheme that would grant citizenship to foreign investors in exchange for a one-off ...

IShowSpeed unknowingly exposes that Botswana diamond workers can't buy their own diamonds — here's why

When IShowSpeed asked a simple question during his Botswana livestream — 'Can I buy some diamonds?' — he stumbled into one of ...
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Rare pink diamond of ‘astounding weight’ unearthed at a mine in Botswana. See it

A rare bi-colored pink diamond of “astounding weight” was found at the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana, according to the Gemological Institute of America. Lucara Diamond A rare rough, or uncut, pink ...