The diamond - named"Okavango Blue" - originates from the Orapa mine, the world's largest diamond mine by area. The mine, controlled by government-owned Debswana, is in central Botswana, about 240km west of Francistow.
The blue diamond will be used as part of a government-driven marketing campaign for the Botswana diamond industry. The Okavango Diamond Company, the rough diamond marketing company that is wholly owned by the Botswana government, put the diamond on display in Gaborone this week.
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