Mothae Mine Recovers D-colour 64-carat Diamond

By John Jeffay / March 19, 2020 / www.idexonline.com / Article Link

(IDEX Online)- Lucapa has recovered a top-quality 64-carat from its Mothae kimberlite mine in Lesotho.The Australia-based miner says it's a D-colour Type IIa gem. It brings to 12 the number of +50 carat diamonds recovered from the mine since commercial production started in January 2019. There have also been three +100 carat diamonds from Mothae, which yielded over 30,000 carats in its first year of production.Other significant recoveries include a rare 0.3 carat blue gem

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