Botswana Mine Unearths One of the World’s Largest Diamonds

A massive 2,492-carat rough diamond, one of the largest ever found, was found in Botswana by Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corporation.

The diamond was discovered at the lucrative Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana, about 430km (270 miles) from Gaborone, the country’s capital. The Botswana government believes the huge 2,492-carat stone is the second-biggest ever brought out of a mine.

It was located using X-ray technology.

The discovery is the largest since the 3,106-carat…