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World|business|September 26, 2017 / 05:00 PM
Large diamond the Lesedi La Rona sells for $53 million

AKIPRESS.COM - The world's second-biggest diamond has finally found a buyer.

After failing to sell at a Sotheby's auction last year, the 1,109-carat uncut stone has now fetched $53 million in a private sale to luxury jeweler Graff Diamonds, CNN reported.

The seller, Canada's Lucara (LUCRF), recovered the huge diamond from Botswana's Karowe mine nearly two years ago. It named it Lesedi La Rona, which means "Our Light" in Botswana's Tswana language.

Lucara had originally hoped to get at least $70 million for the stone, describing it as the biggest gem quality diamond found in more than a century.

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