Lucapa Diamond Company have recovered a large gem-quality 46-carat pink diamond from the Lulo Diamond Project in Angola.
This is the the largest gem-quality coloured diamond recovered to date from Lulo, according to the company. In January of this year, the miner recovered a 43-carat yellow gem and in September 2016, it found a 39-carat pink.
The 46 carat-pink, along with other large Specials, was recovered from new Mining Block 4,
which is an area planned for resource delineation in 2018. Lulo has already recovered 10 +100 carat diamonds to date, including Angola’s two biggest recorded white Type IIa
gems weighing 404 carats and 227 carats.
