博茨瓦納發現世界第二大鑽石
A Canadian miner claims it has unearthed the biggest diamond to be found for more than a century, with the discovery of a 1,111 carat gem-quality stone in Botswana.
一家加拿大采礦公司聲稱在博茨瓦納發現了一顆重達1111克拉的寶石級鑽石，爲一個多世紀以來發現的最大鑽石。
Lucara Diamond has released photographs of the stone, which was discovered at its Karowe mine. It measures 65mm x 56mm x 40mm and pictures of the clear-looking gem show it to be the size of a small orange. Analysts said the stone was difficult to value but should be worth tens of millions of dollars.
Lucara鑽石公司公佈了這顆在Karowe礦場發現的鑽石照片。其尺寸爲65 x 56 x 40毫米，照片上晶瑩剔透的鑽石看起來有一個小橙子大小。分析師表示，這顆鑽石很難估價，但應該價值數千萬美元。
Des Kilalea, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets, said the stone would be worth at least $35m, based on previous sales, and possibly up to $50m. Another industry professional estimated its value at $70m to $80m. Lucara sold a similar type of stone, weighing 342 carats, for $20.55m in July.
加拿大皇家銀行資本市場(RBC Capital Markets)分析師達斯克拉利爾(Des Kilalea)表示，據以往的銷售記錄，這顆鑽石至少值3500萬美元，有可能高達5000萬美元。另一名業內專業人士估計其價值在7000萬美元到8000萬美元之間。Lucara今年7月曾以2055萬美元的價格出售過一顆重342克拉的類似品級鑽石。
To date, the largest diamond ever discovered is the “Cullinan Diamond”, which was dug out of a South African mine in 1905. That 3,106 carat gem was cut and set in Britain’s crown jewels.
迄今爲止，世界上最大的鑽石是1905年在南非發現的“庫裏南鑽石”(Cullinan Diamond)。這顆重達3106克拉的鑽石被切割後，鑲嵌在英國的王冠上。
William Lamb, chief executive of Lucara, said the Karowe diamond — about twice the size of any stone sold recently — also had “historical significance” that could influence the value.
Lucara公司首席執行官威廉瀠姆(William Lamb)表示，在Karowe開採出的這顆鑽石還具有“歷史意義”，可能影響其價值，該鑽石比近期售出的大鑽石都要大一倍。
“I have been waking up at 4am every night this week,” he said yesterday. “It is an amazing feeling and a great position to be in... is the first stone of more than 1,000 carats for 100 years.”
蘭姆昨日表示：“這個星期每天夜裏我都會在凌晨4點醒來。我感到神奇，感到幸運…這是一百年來人類開採到的第一枚超過1000克拉的鑽石。”
Lucara also announced finds of two other white diamonds: an 813 carat stone and a 374 carat stone. It said the weights remained subject to change as the stones have not yet been cleaned.
Lucara還宣佈發現了另外兩顆白色鑽石，一顆813克拉，另一顆374克拉。該公司表示這兩枚白鑽的重量可能會發生變動，因爲鑽石尚未被清洗。
