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Hundreds of Lesotho diamond mining jobs to be axed following US tariff threats

- Between 250 and 300 permanent and contracted workers at Lesotho’s largest diamond mine, Letšeng Diamonds, are expected to lose their jobs. - The company’s results suggest that the threat of US ...
WEAU

A 2,492-carat diamond – one of the largest in the world – has been unearthed

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 ...
Arizona Daily Star

Big diamond found in Botswana could be world's 3rd largest

The large diamond — 73 millimeters long, 52 millimeters wide and 27 millimeters thick — is the largest gem-quality diamond found in Debswana's mines in the company's more than 50-year history, she ...
Mining Weekly

TOMRA Mining XRT technology recovers exceptional 2,492-carat diamond quickly followed by another record-breaking 1,094-carat from Lucara’s Karowe mine

One of the largest rough diamonds in recorded history, a 2,492-carat stone, was recovered last August by Lucara Diamond Corp. with TOMRA X-Ray Transmission (XRT) technology at the Karowe Mine in ...