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Posted on 08/23/2024 4:54:46 AM PDT by V_TWIN
The second-largest diamond ever found - a rough 2,492-carat stone - has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond. It is the biggest find since the 3,106-carat Cullinan diamond, found in South Africa in 1905 and cut into nine separate stones, many of which are in the British Crown Jewels. The diamond was found at Karowe mine, about 500km (300 miles) north of Botswana's capital, Gaborone. Botswana's government said it was the largest diamond ever discovered in the southern African state. The previous biggest discovery in Botswana was a 1,758-carat stone found at the same mine in 2019. Botswana is one of the world's biggest producer of diamonds, accounting for about 20% of global production. In a statement, Lucara said the stone was "one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed". "We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492 carat diamond," said Lucara head William Lamb. The diamond was detected with the use of Lucara's Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology, said Mr Lamb.
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2 million years of evolution and we’re still collecting pretty rocks.............
I’ve seen a replica of the Cullinan diamond at the home of the founder’s granddaughter. It was just a glob of GRAYNESS.......NOTHING like this one. BEAUTIFUL!!
You must be a GUY!!
Cleaned up nice didn’t it?
Coming soon to Kamala’s America: the necessary down payment for a house!
Eeew. It’s all wrinkley.
the eight year old botswanan that found it is happy he will now be able to work only 17 hours a day.
I think they’ve moved on from little kids......or so they say.
“The diamond was detected with the use of Lucara’s Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology...”
“Why is she walking funny?”
She’s a rich girl
She don’t try to hide it
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Diamonds are plentiful... Their preciousness is an elaborate hoax perpetrated by DeBeers, who control the mining and distribution of these over-rated stones.
“Lucara’s Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray technology”
Lucara Mega, eight year old who thinks he is a super hero with xray vision, found the behemoth diamond.
And as we age, the problem becomes what do we do with all those rocks?
So the value of a diamond is artificial in order to protect the British Crown Jewel value. “Frig the Brits, I say!!
“Diamonds are plentiful... Their preciousness is an elaborate hoax perpetrated by DeBeers, who control the mining and distribution of these over-rated stones.”
Said the man with a wife with no jewelry. Lol!
They’re calling it the Hertz Diamond.
Eight year old Mbeki Cuthu and his six year old brother Kumba were working the mines early in the day when Kumba spotted a large shiny diamond in the wall where they had been scraping and digging for several hours. The light of the candle was barely enough to see what they had found but they were well experienced at working in near darkness for several years. Mbeki and Kumba enjoyed nearly a full hour of praise from their overseers before being told to get back to work.
I never understood why diamonds and gold were of any value. Sure, they sparkle but in the end they’re rocks.
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