Two times lucky: 1,000-carat diamonds discovered
Posted June 30, 2021 | By Jeweller Staff
The international diamond industry is abuzz following the discovery of two large stones weighing more than 1,000 carats, only weeks apart.
A high-quality diamond weighing 1,098.30-carats was unearthed in early June at the Jwaneng Mine in Botswana, which is owned by Debswana – a mining joint venture between the Botswanan government and De Beers Group.
"Lucara is delighted to be reporting another historic diamond recovery and its third diamond over 1,000 carats – a world record for Karowe"
Eira Thomas, Lucara Diamond
A week later, Lucara Diamond then went ‘one better’ by unearthing a 1,174.76-carat rough at its Karowe Mine, also in Botswana. Lucara is a Canadian company with mining and exploration licenses in the African nation.