Lucapa announced Thursday the recovery of its recent diamond discovery, marking the fifth-largest find at the Lulo mine in its 12 years of operation.
The miner retrieved the diamond from processing run-of-mine stockpiled ore already on site.
This discovery also marks the third diamond weighing over 100 carats found by Lucapa this year alone. In the preceding month, the miner unearthed two type IIa stones, weighing 162.42 and 116.14 carats, respectively, on consecutive days.
The larger diamond will be offered as part of the company’s standard run-of-mine sales this month, while the smaller one will be put up for tender.
In total, Lucapa has recovered an impressive 43 stones of more than 100 carats from the Lulo mine since 2012.
Additionally, the company owns the high-value Mothae deposit in Lesotho, along with several exploration projects.
