Lucara recovered of 132K Carats in 1Q
April, the largest diamond of 1,758 carat recovered Lucara Diamond announces the results for the 1Q (quarter ended March 31, 2019) was characterized by a continuation of the strong operating performance observed during the latter half of 2018, having met or exceeded guidance with respect to all mining and processing activities including: Carats recovered of 132,336 (including 10,899 carats recovered from re-processing historic recovery tailings from previous milling) achieving a recovered grade of 15.9 carats per hundred tonnes processed (direct milling carats) 170 Specials were recovered during the first quarter, representing 4.1% weight percentage of total recovered carats, in line with mine plan expectations; 7 diamonds were recovered greater than 100 carats in weight. In April 2019, the largest diamond to be mined at Karowe to date, an unbroken 1,758 carat near gem quality diamond was recovered. This recovery is the largest diamond recovered in Botswana and ...