Lucapa discovers 64ct diamond in Lesotho

By Esmarie Iannucci      / August 06, 2019 / www.miningweekly.com / Article Link

KALGOORLIE (miningweekly.com) – Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company has recovered a 64 ct diamond from its Mothae kimberlite mine, in Lesotho.

The Type IIa D-colour gem is considered to be the best individual diamond recovered to date from the Mothae mine, Lucapa MD Stephen Wetherall said on Tuesday.

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“The recovery of this exceptional 64 ct gem also represents a great start to our mining campaign in the higher margin zones in the southern pit at Mothae,” Wetherall said.

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