Lucara Diamond has found yet another huge gem at its Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana. The diamond, a 692.3 carat behemoth, measures 46.5 x 40.7 x 28.4 mm and is described as a Type IIa high white gem.
According to Lucara, the stone was recovered in the MDR XRT unit of the South Lobe, and it represents the fourth +300 carat diamond recovered year to date. Earlier this month, Lucara recovered a 1,080-carat Type IIa white top gem at Karowe.
William Lamb, Lucara’s CEO, commented: “The successful track record of delivering some of the world’s largest diamonds continues with the recent recovery of a 692.3 carat diamond. This stone is the 20th diamond larger than 100 carats recovered, during 2023, at Karowe. The recovery of large diamonds from the EM/PK(S) lithology of the South Lobe strongly supports our expectations for the underground project where the majority of material mined will constitute this phase of kimberlite during the first years of Underground production.”
