{"id":3953,"date":"2024-08-23T15:20:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=3953"},"modified":"2024-08-23T15:20:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T15:20:07","slug":"botswana-unearths-yet-another-huge-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=3953","title":{"rendered":"Botswana Unearths Yet Another Huge Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>South African Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucara Diamond Corp. has made history with the discovery of a 2,492-carat diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This monumental find is one of the largest rough diamonds ever unearthed, and it&#8217;s a testament to the company&#8217;s investment in cutting-edge technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492-carat diamond,&#8221; said William Lamb, President and CEO of Lucara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This find not only showcases the remarkable potential of our Karowe Mine but also upholds our strategic investment in cutting-edge XRT technology.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Karowe Mine has a reputation for producing massive diamonds, including the 1,758-carat Sewel\u00f4 and the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona. This latest discovery solidifies the mine&#8217;s position as a world-class diamond producer and highlights the success of Lucara&#8217;s operational and underground development strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The diamond industry is crucial to Botswana&#8217;s economy, funding essential services like education and healthcare. This discovery cements Botswana&#8217;s status as a global leader in diamond production and showcases the nation&#8217;s progress in harnessing its natural resources for the benefit of its citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92024<\/strong><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African Correspondent Lucara Diamond Corp. has made history with the discovery of a 2,492-carat diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana. This monumental find is one of the largest&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3953"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3955,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3953\/revisions\/3955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}