A massive 1,000-carat diamond has been found in a mine in Botswana, weeks after another historic discovery at the same mine.
Lucara Diamond Corp. shared that the massive diamond was found at the Karowe Mine and weighed 1,094 carats on Sunday.
But that wasn’t the largest diamond the company recovered this month. On Aug. 22, the same mine unearthed a 2,492-carat stone, the second-largest diamond ever found.
The Vancouver company The company wrote in a statement: ‘The recovery of a second historic 1,000-carat diamond this year aligns with Lucara’s underground expansion project, which aims to extend the life of the Karowe mine beyond 2040.’
Lucara Diamond Corp announced that it found a giant 1,094-carat diamond at its Karowe mine on September 15. PICTURED: The 1,094-carat diamond
That discovery came after the second-largest stone ever found was found on August 22 at the same mine: a 2,492-carat stone. PICTURED: The 1,094-carat diamond
Lucara’s Karowe diamond mine was put into operation in 2012. This mine is known for its large stones.
The open-pit mine from which the mineral is extracted is expected to last until 2026.
But the company plans to dig deeper to expand mine operations beyond 2040.
Their estimates show that from the surface to a depth of 600 meters, there are about 7.9 million carats of diamonds.
From 600m to 750m it is estimated that it contains 1.17 million carats.
The largest gem ever found is the Cullinan Diamond, a 3,106-carat diamond discovered at the Premier No. 2 Mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on January 26, 1905, owned by diamond magnate Sir Thomas Cullinan.
In August 2023, Lucara Diamond Corp found a similar 692-carat diamond that was polished and processed by HB Antwerp, a diamond cutting company.
The stones were produced into diamonds that sold for more than 13 million.
The mine’s operating life is expected to be until 2026, but the company has plans to expand to greater depths. They said that from surface to a depth of 600 m, there are about 7.9 million carats of diamonds. An additional 1.17 million carats are expected between 600 m and 750 m. PICTURED: The open pit at Lucara Diamond Corp.’s Karowe diamond mine in Letlhakane, Botswana
The largest gem ever found is the Cullinan Diamond, a 3,106-carat diamond discovered at the Premier No. 2 Mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on January 26, 1905, owned by diamond magnate Sir Thomas Cullinan. PICTURED: Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi looks at a large diamond discovered in Botswana at his office in Gaborone on August 22, 2024.
The discovery comes seven months after an Australian mother found a $2,000 sapphire buried deep in the ground of her outback property while carrying her young daughter in her arms and “hand mining”.
Amber Betteridge found the Australian sapphire buried deep in the ground at her rural property in Rubyvale, near Rockhampton in central Queensland, on February 18.
The mom was seen in a TikTok video holding her nine-month-old daughter Elise while searching for the gemstones.
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