Stellar quarter pushes Lucapa to record year

By Esmarie Iannucci      / January 06, 2020 / www.miningweekly.com / Article Link

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond Company has reported record production for the three months to December, with 14 007 ct recovered during the quarter.

The Mothae operation, in Lesotho, produced 9 837 ct during the quarter, while the Lulo mine, in Angola, produced a further 4 170 ct.

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Lucapa on Monday said that the record results for the December quarter contributed to record annual group production of 49 120 ct for the full year, generating combined sales of $55-million.

A total of 287 diamonds of greater than 4.8 ct was produced during the quarter, taking the full year total to 1 164 stones, including five that came in at more than 100 ct each.

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