World’s third largest diamond found
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The 1,098-carat diamond, unearthed in Botswana by the Debswana company, could be the third largest of its kind ever discovered

TOP 5 LARGEST ROUGH DIAMONDS 

(Size in carats, uncut*)

1. Cullinan, 1905 
South Africa, Premier Mine

2. Lesedi La Rona, 2015
Botswana, Karowe Mine

3. Unnamed, 2021 
Botswana, Jwaneng Mine
 
4. Unnamed, 2020
Botswana, Karowe Mine 

5. Excelsior, 1893
S. Africa, Jagersfontein Mine
  
3,106
1,109 
1,098 
998
995

73x52x27mm
   
Production at Debswana – joint venture between Anglo American’s De Beers and Botswanan government – fell by 29% in 2020 to 16.6m carats, while sales were down 30%, to $2.1bn, as pandemic affected production and demand

AFRICA 
Botswana

*White diamonds only
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Sources: Reuters, Mining.com, Debswana
Picture: Getty Images
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