This big diamond found in Botswana could be world's third-largest
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Third-largest mined
A huge diamond weighing more than 1,000 carats, which could be the third-largest mined in history, has been discovered in the southern African country of Botswana.
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1,098.3 carats
The high-quality gemstone weighing 1,098.3 carats was unearthed earlier this month in the Jwaneng mine owned by Debswana, the mining company jointly owned by the Botswanan government and the De Beers Group.
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More in the fray
"With the recent introduction of a modern, state-of-the art large diamond pilot plant, I have every hope that we will be able to recover more large diamonds," said Lynette Armstrong, Debswana’s acting managing director.
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50-year history
The large diamond - 73 millimeters long, 52 millimeters wide and 27 millimeters thick - is the largest gem-quality diamond found in Debswana's mines in the company's more than 50-year history.
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A Botswana member of cabinet holds a gem diamond in Gaborone, Botswana.