According to the British “Guardian” of the South African Republic of Botswana 2021. A massive 1174-carat rough diamond was mined and mined by the Canadian company, Lucara Diamond.
And right in June, Debswana Diamonds found a 1,098 carat diamond in Botswana. And in a month in Botswana you will see even bigger diamonds.
In fact, six of the ten largest diamonds in the world have been found in Botswana. For example, the second largest diamond in the world at 1,758 carats was discovered in Botswana in 2019.
The largest diamond in the world is not found in Botswana. However, it is still mined in Africa at the main mine in South Africa. Mined in 1905, the quality is 3106 carats! Named “Star of Africa”
After the African stars have been cut into hundreds of diamonds. The largest diamond, 530 carats, 74 faces is located on the sword of the British royal family. The second largest is 317 carats and the crown has 64 faces.
According to expert research, this 3,106-carat rough African star is only a third of its body. This means that if it is not broken, the full size must be at least 9,000 carats! (i.e. 1.8kg or more)
Post time: Apr-19-2022