Lucara has recently announced the recovery of a 320-carat diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana. The haul also included a 111-carat stone and two more stones exceeding 50 carats each, IDEX Online reports. Since commercial production started at Karowe in 2012, the Canadian mining company has unearthed 330
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Canadian miner Lucara has announced the discovery of a 166-carat Type IIa gem at its Karowe mine in Botswana, IDEX Online reports. This marks the 328th diamond weighing over 100 carats recovered since commercial production started at Karowe in 2012. Karowe has been a prolific source of huge gems,
Gem Diamonds has recently recovered a high-quality 295-carat type II white diamond from its 70%-owned Letšeng mine in Lesotho, Rough & Polished reports. This marks Gem Diamonds’ first discovery of a diamond weighing over 100 carats in 2024. In October, the company found a 117.47-carat type IIa white gem
Lucapa has announced the recovery of a 235-carat diamond at its Lulo mine in Angola, just a week after unveiling a 208-carat stone from the same location, IDEX Online reports. Both diamonds are classified as Type IIa and mark the 39th and 40th +100-carat recoveries since the alluvial mine
Gem Diamonds has made a significant discovery at its Letseng mine in Lesotho, unearthing its fourth and fifth +100-carat diamonds of the year, IDEX Online reports. The UK-based miner recovered two high-quality Type IIa D color diamonds, weighing 117.47 carats and 110 carats. Earlier this month, Gem Diamonds found
Lucapa Diamond Company has reported the discovery of a 208-carat Type IIa diamond at the Lulo mine in Angola. According to Mining Weekly, this is the third-largest diamond recovered from Lulo since mining started there in 2015. To date, Lulo has produced 39 diamonds weighing over 100 carats. This