[KARAH RUCKER]
WE HAVE SOME BIG NEWS COMING FROM BOTSWANIA – AND WE MEAN REALLY BIG.
THE SECOND BIGGEST DIAMOND EVER FOUND WAS JUST UNEARTHED – ACCORDING TO A CANADIAN MINING COMPANY – WHICH SAYS IT JUST UNEARTHED THE GEM IN ONE OF ITS MINES IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN COUNTRY.
THE 2 THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED NINETY TWO (2,492) -CARAT MASSIVE DIAMOND IS THE BIGGEST ONE FOUND IN MORE THAN A CENTURY AND IT WAS DISCOVERED USING THE MINING COMPANY’S X-RAY TECHNOLOGY.
THE COMPANY PRESENTING BOTSWANA’S PRESIDENT WITH THE HUGE GEM ON THURSDAY.
THE STONE WILL BE EVALUATED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS – AND WILL LIKELY SELL FOR TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
THE COLLASAL STONE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE BIGGEST ONE FOUND SINCE A THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND SIX (3,106) CARAT DIAMOND WAS DISCOVERED IN SOUTH AFRICA IN 1905 AND CUT INTO SMALLER STONES – SOME OF WHICH MAKE UP THE BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY’S CROWN JEWELS.
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Publish date : 2024-08-23 07:00:00
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