Diamond miner Lucapa has recovered a 215 ct diamond from its Mothae mine, in Lesotho. The stone is the largest type IIa D-colour white diamond, and the second of more than 200 ct to be recovered at the 1.1-million tonne a year Mothae plant since commercial diamond mining operations started
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Canada-headquartered Lucara Diamond Corp said on Monday that the strong price recovery of the fourth quarter has continued into 2021, and a stable, positive price environment was forecast for the year. Following an incredibly challenging year in 2020, the diamond industry began 2021 with a healthier supply-demand balance than it
De Beers lifted diamond prices at its third consecutive sale as an industrywide recovery from the coronavirus pandemic gathers pace. The world’s biggest diamond producer raised prices by about 4% at its second sale of the year, according to people familiar with the situation who asked not to be identified
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Lucara keeps on shining: The miner announced it has unearthed an “unbroken Type IIa 378-carat gem quality top white diamond” from its Karowe mine in Botswana, IDEX Online reports. Credit: Lucara This is the second huge gem found in Karowe in the space of two weeks, following the
Mining giant De Beers has announced its fourth quarter performance, reporting a drop in output of 14% to 6.7 million carats, Rough & Polished reports. The main reason for the drop: “Planned reductions in response to the lower demand for rough diamonds caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and operational challenges
