30-09-2019
Canada-based Lucara Diamond announced the recovery of a 9.74-carat blue diamond and a 4.13-carat pink diamond last Thursday.
The two gem-quality stones were found in the miner’s Karowe Diamond Mine in Bostwana. Eira Thomas, Lucara's president and CEO said: “Lucara is extremely pleased with the recovery of these rare, sizeable, fancy coloured diamonds, which have the potential to contribute meaningful value to our regular production of large, high value type IIa diamonds. We look forward to offering these diamonds in our fourth quarter tender to be held in December 2019.”
A 2.24-carat blue diamond from Lucara was recently sold for US$347,222 per carat, while historic coloured diamonds recovered from Karowe in the past, including the 9.46-carat “Aven Blue” which sold for US$477,000 per carat in 2012. (Photo courtesy: Lucara Diamond)
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