Author: Makungu Coco

Diamond miner Lucapa Diamond’s rough diamond revenue for the half-year ended June 30 was $46.8-million on a 100% basis at an average price of $1 633/ct. Lucapa recovers large and high-quality diamonds from its Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola, and the Mothae kimberlite mine, in Lesotho. The company’s 100%-owned subsidiary, Australian Natural Diamonds acquired the Merlin diamond project in Australia’s Northern Territory in 2021. The company is also advancing exploring and evaluation activities on several projects in Africa and Australia. Owing to continued solid demand for

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Lulo Mining Company and Workers’ Labor Union Commission have recently signed a  collective job agreement for two years, which reflect the parties’ willingness to continue working to improve the conditions of the workers assigned to the mine, located in the municipality of Lucapa, Lunda-Norte province. During the negotiations, the vice-chairman of the Lulo Mining Company’s Management Board, Henrique Campos, called on the workers to suspend the strike, warning of the damage resulting from the stoppage

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Angolan diamond sales in July reached 295,532.16 carats, bringing the total volume traded to 4,591,284 carats, according to data from the General Tax Administration (AGT) published on the Ministry of Finance’s website. The proceeds from sales, according to the Monthly Diamond Revenue Map, amounted to US$73,519,912, at a price, last month, of US$261.81 per carat, with a cumulative figure of US$847,895,450 in the calculation of first seven months of the year, indicate the data in

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