Dakar, (APS) \u2013 Le deuxi\u00e8me plus gros diamant au monde, avec 2 492 carats, a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9couvert au Botswana, a annonc\u00e9, mercredi, la compagnie mini\u00e8re australienne, Lucara Diamond Corp., sur sa page Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
.\u2018\u2019Lucara est ravie d\u2019annoncer la r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration d\u2019un diamant exceptionnel de 2 492 carats dans sa mine de diamants de Karowe au Botswana\u2019\u2019, peut-on lire dans la publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u2019apr\u00e8s le communiqu\u00e9 de Lucara, la pierre pr\u00e9cieuse d\u2019un demi-kilo, d\u00e9tect\u00e9e dans la mine de Karowe dans le nord-est du Botswana, premier producteur africain de diamants, est \u2018\u2019l\u2019un des plus gros diamants bruts jamais d\u00e9couverts\u2019\u2019, derri\u00e8re le diamant \u2018\u2019Cullinan\u2019\u2019 (3 100 carats), dont les plus gros morceaux ont \u00e9t\u00e9 sertis dans les joyaux de la couronne britannique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La d\u00e9couverte \u2018\u2019remarquable\u2019\u2019, du plus gros diamant brut \u2018\u2019jamais mis au jour a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9tect\u00e9e et r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9e par la technologie de transmission par rayons X (\u2018\u2019XRT\u2019\u2019) Mega Diamond Recovery (\u2018\u2019MDR\u2019\u2019) de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 australienne, install\u00e9e en 2017 pour identifier et pr\u00e9server les gros diamants de grande valeur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Selon le Financial Times, qui cite des sources proches de Lucara, la pierre pr\u00e9cieuse, qui tient \u00e0 peine dans la paume d\u2019une main, pourrait valoir plus de 40 millions de dollars, soit plus de 23 milliards de francs CFA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018\u2019On m\u2019a dit qu\u2019il s\u2019agissait du plus gros diamant d\u00e9couvert au Botswana \u00e0 ce jour et du deuxi\u00e8me au monde\u2019\u2019, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le pr\u00e9sident Mokgweetsi Masisi, ajoutant qu\u2019\u2019\u2019avec un diamant de cette taille, on peut construire des routes\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u2019apr\u00e8s le FMI, la production de diamant constitue la principale source de revenus du Botswana, repr\u00e9sentant 30% de son PIB et 80% de ses exportations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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