A colossal diamond, the second-largest ever discovered, has been unearthed in Africa, marking a significant find in the global diamond industry.

On Wednesday, Lucara Diamond – a mining company from Canada asserted that they have come across the second-largest diamond ever detected on Earth. The organization stated through an official post on their website that this unparalleled gemstone weighs approximately 2,492 carats.

According to reports, the Karowe Diamond Mine situated in Botswana’s southern region was where the diamond was discovered by Lucara. Utilizing its Mega Diamond Recovery X-ray Transmission (XRT) technology implemented since 2017, it detected and retrieved this enormous valuable gemstone as part of their ongoing efforts towards preserving sizable diamonds.

According to a statement from Lucara President and CEO William Lamb, the retrieval of an exceptional 2,492 carat diamond has caused immense excitement. The discovery not only highlights the remarkable capabilities of their Karowe Mine but also supports their wise decision to invest in advanced XRT technology. Mr. Lamb further emphasized that successfully recovering such a vast high-quality stone signifies the effectiveness of their approach towards diamond extraction methods.

Before this, the identical corporation had excavated both the Sewelo diamond (1,758-carat) and Lesedi La Rona diamond (1,109-carat) in 2019 and 2015 respectively from that same mine.

The 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond retains its title as the largest diamond ever mined. Unearthed in South Africa back in 1902 and subsequently segmented into more than a hundred pieces – including the biggest clear-cut diamond globally at an astonishing weight of 530.5 carats known as Cullinan I – it has been set atop England’s Crown Jewels’ Sceptre with Cross mountings since then.