Botswana Unearths World’s Second-Largest Diamond

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.

Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp announced it had unearthed a massive 2,492-carat (or 498.4-gram) stone at its Karowe Diamond Mine in northeastern Botswana, with President Mokgweetsi Masisi posing with the giant diamond on Thursday.

It’s most likely the second-largest diamond ever found…