Lucapa News

This is the fourth 50+ diamond recovered to date from the new Mothae mine

Lucapa achieved an overall average price per carat of $707

It is the largest Special recovered through the new Mothae treatment plant

The seven Lulo diamonds to be offered include a 46 carat pink diamond

Year-to-date sales of Lulo diamonds total $24.5 million at an average price of $1,353 per carat

The tested area yielded 17 Specials including an exceptional 55-carat white gem

Lucapa has re-scheduled the drilling programme “due to delays with environmental approvals”

All three zones sampled at Mothae have now produced stones bigger than 10 carats

Lucapa experienced a 20% jump in production to 5,058 carats in Q2

The miner sold a parcel of 2,527 carats, raking in $2 million

The 114-carat stone is the the third 100+ carat stone recovered so far in 2018

In May, Lucapa recovered a 25 carat yellow gem diamond from the same area

Lucapa sold a parcel of 1,782 carats, averaging $1,150 per carat

The diamond was recovered from the Neck Zone of the Mothae kimberlite

The miner sold 1,632 carats for a total of $3 million - at an average price per carat of $1,838

This is the the largest gem-quality coloured diamond recovered to date from Lulo

There was also a 53% year-on-year increase in the number of Special diamonds

Lucapa sold 2,072 carats for an average price per carat of $804