The second-largest diamond ever mined was recently discovered at Lucara Diamond Corps.' Karowe Mine in Botswana. It weighs 1,111 carats, or approximately half a pound (!).
Lucara Diamond Corp.'s 1,111 carat rough diamond, found in the Karowe Mine in Botswana.
While this is quite a respectable carat weight, it's still only a fraction of the size of the current world's-largest-diamond champion, the Cullinan diamond, which was unearthed in 1905 and weighed a whopping 3,106 carats before being broken apart and made into a whole bunch of the British crown jewels.
A very happy man holding the Cullinan rough c. 1905.
It will be exciting to see what Lucara decides to do with their new fabulous find, which is expected to fetch between $40 and $60 million dollars.