A 2,492-carat stone unearthed in Botswana is the second-largest diamond ever found in the world and the biggest ever recovered in the African nation, according to the Botswanan government.
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana says one of the largest diamonds ever found has been unearthed at one of its mines. The Botswana government believes the huge 2,492-carat stone is the biggest discovered in the country, and the second-biggest ever brought out of a mine.
Its weight makes it the largest found in more than 100 years and the second-largest ever dug out of a mine after the Cullinan Diamond, discovered in South Africa in 1905
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A massive 2,492-carat rough diamond, believed to be the second biggest ever found, has been unearthed in Botswana, according to a mining company. The huge stone is thought to be the biggest found since the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond was discovered in South Africa in …
A massive 2,492-carat diamond -- the second largest in the world -- has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found the stone announced Thursday.
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 ceremony Thursday.
(CNN) — A massive 2,492-carat rough diamond, believed to be the second biggest ever found, has been unearthed in Botswana, according to a mining company.The huge stone is thought to
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 ceremony Thursday.
The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed in Botswana. The 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever found in a mine, the government said.
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi was quick to view and pose with the vast gemstone. Diamonds are a key export for the country, although the company that unearthed the diamond is based in Canada.
A 2,492-carat diamond believed to be one of the largest ever to be unearthed from a mine was uncovered in Botswana, the country's government announced.
