Diamond Believed To Be 3rd Largest Mined in History Unearthed!

  • The diamond is the largest in the Debswana mine’s 50-year history
  • It was presented to Botswana’s president on Wednesday
  • Only the Cullinan stone and the Lesedi La Rona were bigger

A huge diamond weighing more than 1,000 carats, which could be the third-largest mined in history, has been discovered in the southern African country of Botswana, reports the LA Times.

Massive gem unearthed

The high-quality gemstone weighing 1,098.3 carats was unearthed earlier this month in the Jwaneng mine owned by...

https://mfame.guru/diamond-believed-to-be-3rd-largest-mined-in-history-unearthed/

Botswana hopes CIIE to boost its trade with China

Botswana’s investment and trade promotion body is optimistic that the southern African country’s participation at the maiden China International Import Expo (CIIE) will boost its trade with China.

Kutlo Moagi, spokesperson at the Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), said the import expo to be held on Nov. 5-10 in Chinese city Shanghai will bring new opportunities of trade and economic development to Botswana.

“We are seeing a positive development and big opportunities coming the Botswana...

http://container-news.com/botswana-ciie-trde-china/

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