World’s third largest diamond found in Botswana

World’s third-largest diamond unearthed in Botswana: Mining firm Debswana has announced the discovery of the 1,098-carat stone — found on 1 June in Jwaneng mine’s South Kimberlite pipe, which was presented to the country’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, on Wednesday, the Botswana government announced. The country believes the rare stone is the largest found by the company since diamonds were first discovered in Botswana more than five decades ago.