Morning Overview on MSN

Half-pink 37-carat diamond discovered in Botswana

A remarkable discovery has been made in Botswana’s diamond mining industry with the unearthing of a rare half-pink rough ...
ZME Science on MSN

A Diamond Found in Botswana May Be the Rarest of Its Kind Found to Date

The stone, unearthed at the Karowe mine in northeastern Botswana, is now under study by the Gemological Institute of America ...

Rare pink diamond of ‘astounding weight' unearthed at a mine in Botswana. See it

Extreme geological events, like the kind that form mountains, can ‘deform' a diamond, giving some their unique colors, ...
The Africa Report

Botswana diamond find can trigger mining investment revival, Lucara CEO says

Lucara estimates that its Karowe mine accounts for 0.3% to 0.4% of global diamond production. The world’s largest diamond was discovered near Pretoria, South Africa in 1905 when Frederick Wells, a ...
Greek Reporter

Largest Half-Pink Diamond Ever Found Discovered in Botswana

A 37.4-carat pink-and-colorless diamond found in Botswana’s Karowe mine reveals a rare two-stage formation deep within ...
Oregonian

Largest diamond in more than century found in Botswana mine

GABORONE, Botswana — The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ...
The Boston Globe

Botswana says a huge 2,492-carat diamond has been uncovered at a mine

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana says one of the largest diamonds ever found has been unearthed at one of its mines and will be put on show on Thursday. The Botswana government believes the huge ...
Yahoo

2,492-Carat Diamond in Botswana Is Second-Largest to Ever Be Found — and the Biggest in Over a Century

The largest diamond to be unearthed in more than a century has been found in Botswana, a country in Southern Africa. Botswana's president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, and William Lamb, President and CEO of ...
Mining Weekly

Inside Diamond Mining Icons - Joint Ventures between Botswana and De Beers

In many ways Botswana is a small country, but the exception is diamond mining in which the global center of gravity shifts inward. The country has the second largest reserves after Russia’s Alrosa ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Biggest diamond in over a century found; it's a whopping 2,492 carats

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) - The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a ...
Yahoo

Synthetic Stones Are Sinking Botswana’s Diamond-Based Economy

Diamonds are losing their sparkle, at least for the stones dug out of the ground. The rapid development of lab-grown synthetic diamonds increasingly looks like it will deliver a death blow to diamond ...
NBC New York

The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats

The largest diamond found in over a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. The ...