Massive 2,492-carat diamond located in THIS country, largest in over 100 years
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Massive 2,492-carat diamond located in THIS country, largest in over 100 years

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Gaborone: A giant 2,492-carat diamond has been discovered in the African country of Botswana by a Canadian mining company, which is the largest diamond found in over 100 years and second-biggest overall. The diamond was found at Karowe mine, about 500 km north of Botswana's capital, Gaborone, BBC reported. Botswana's government said it was the largest diamond ever discovered in the southern African state, besting a 2019 discovery of a 1,758-carat stone located at the same mine. prior to the 2019 discovery, the 1,111-carat Lesedi La Rona diamond, also from Botswana's Karowe Mine, was bought by a British jeweller for $53 million in 2017.

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