Lucara Recovered 341 Carat Top White diamond
Gem Diamond from the Karowe Mine in Botswana
Lucara
Diamond announced the recovery of an unbroken 341 carat top white gem quality
diamond from its 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana.
The 341 carat diamond was recovered over the holiday period from milling of ore
sourced from the south western quadrant of the South Lobe M/PK(S) unit. The
recovery of large gem quality diamonds from the M/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe
is in line with expectations and historical South Lobe recoveries.
Eira Thomas, Lucara's CEO commented: "Lucara is extremely pleased to be starting off 2021 with the recovery of a 341 carat high quality white gem diamond that builds on previous historic recoveries which include the 549 carat Sethunya, 998 carat, 1758 carat SewelĂ´, the 1109 carat Lesedi La Rona and the 342 carat Queen of the Kalahari.
The
341 carat diamond represents the 54th diamond greater than 200 carats to be
recovered from Karowe since 2015. The consistent recovery of these large
diamonds is a testament to the continued strong resource and plant performance
at Karowe and underpins our rationale for moving forward with the underground
expansion program that will see mining continue for at least another 13 years
after the open pit ceases operations in 2026. We look forward to a productive
and busy 2021."
Comments
Post a Comment