Lucara Unearths 240ct. Rough at Karowe

RAPAPORT... Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered a 240-carat, "top-white"rough stone from the high-value portion of its Karowe mine in Botswana, it saidMonday. The diamond is the second weighing more than 100 carats thecompany has found this year, after it unearthed a 127-caratstone earlier this month. The miner will put both diamonds up for tender in March, along with otherlarge stones it has found at the mine. The 240-carat stone was from theM/PK(S) unit in the south lobe of Karowe, Since mining began at Karowe in 2012, the company hasrecovered a total of 54 diamonds weighing more than 200 carats. Image: The 240-carat diamond. (Lucara Diamond Corp.)