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The parcel consists of about 2,500 carats, including  Six top-colour Type IIa Lulo white diamonds Lucapa Diamond provides an update on diamond sales from the Lulo alluvial diamond mine in Angola. As previously advised, Lucapa has been supporting its Angolan Government partners as Angola establishes the technical regulations for the recently-gazetted diamond marketing policy being introduced as part of the Government’s diamond sector reforms. As part of these discussions, Lulo alluvial mining company, Sociedade Mineira Do Lulo, is preparing to sell certain select large premium-value diamonds in what will be the first Lulo production to be sold through the new marketing channels. The diamonds were extracted from run of mine production at Lulo and held over from previous sales by SML in anticipation of the new marketing policy being introduced. They include six top-colours Type IIa white diamonds weighing a total of 449 carats, along with a 46 carat pink diamond.

The Minerals Council South Africa (Minerals Council) welcomed the launch of the Mandela Mining Precinct and the Mining Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMSA). The Mandela Mining Precinct is a public private cooperation that supports local, people-centred innovation to modernise the South African mining cluster. Its partnership with MEMSA empowers the mining cluster to save and create jobs in mining and the mining industries’ supplier industries. Speaking at the launch, Minerals Council Vice President, Neal Froneman said: “It is very encouraging to see that, through a learning-by-doing approach, a partnership of stakeholders is evolving to collaborate on the many challenges we face in the journey to mining 4.0.” Mr Froneman emphasised the role that research and development can play in accelerating the competitiveness, growth and transformation of the mining cluster. “As an industry body, we will do everything possible to help the Mining Equipment Manufacturers Associ