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  The recovered rough, the sixth of over 1K carats by Lucara   Lucara Diamond announces the recovery of an extraordinary 1,094 carat rough diamond from its 100% owned Karowe Mine in Botswana. This remarkable stone bears striking similarities to the 692 carat diamond announced in August 2023, which was polished by HB Antwerp and yielded polished diamonds that sold for in excess of USD13 million. Lucara confirms that this newly recovered 1,094 carat stone will also be polished by HB Antwerp, as part of the ongoing partnership between the two companies.   The newly recovered 1,094 carat diamond, the sixth stone in excess of 1,000 carats recovered by Lucara, continues the Company's track record of unearthing large, high-value stones from the EMPKS ore type in the South Lobe of the Karowe Mine. Its exceptional size and quality underscore the unique characteristics of the Karowe ore body and reinforce the Company's position as the leading producer of large, high-quality...

                                      A partnership for Sarine Tech Solutions                                        Into HB’s innovative ecosystem Sarine Technologies announces that it has joined with HB Antwerp as a technology partner.   Jewellery Market Bureau:  HB is a company based in Antwerp focused on technology driven sourcing, analysing, cutting and polishing of diamonds. HB is applying an innovative methodology designed to simplify the complexities and challenges of the global diamond supply chain and enhance transparency.   HB Antwerp authenticates each stage of its value chain, made in Antwerp, using its own unique block chain and traceability proprietary technologies combined with Sarine’s traceability solution. This allows HB to offers luxury brands and private consu...

  Lucara tied for Sethunya diamond!   Sethunya meaning Flower in Setswana! Lucara Announces Second Collaboration Agreement with Louis Vuitton, and HB Antwerp for the Exceptional, 549 Carat White Gem Diamond, Sethunya.  According to the Lucara Diamond it has entered into an agreement with Louis Vuitton, the famous luxury goods House and HB Antwerp, a European diamond manufacturing and technology company, for the purpose of collaborating on the planning, cutting and polishing of the exceptional, 549 carat white gem diamond referred to as, Sethunya meaning Flower in Setswana.   Sethunya was recovered unbroken from direct milling of ore sourced from the EM/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe of Lucara's 100% owned Karowe Mine in February 2020. This agreement builds on the collaboration, announced in January, with Louis Vuitton and HB on the historic 1,758 carat Sewelô, Botswana's largest diamond, recovered from Karowe last year.   Louis Vuitton, the famous luxury...