Lucara Diamond Corp
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MINING PEOPLE: Lucara Diamond, Avino Silver and Gold, and TerraX Minerals
Eira Thomas is now CEO of Lucara Diamond Corp. with headquarters in Vancouver. Previously she was president and CEO of Kaminak Gold, and before that she was a co-founder and CEO of Stornoway Diamond. Vancouver-based Avino Silver and Gold Mines…
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Eira Thomas takes the reins at Lucara
Lightning has struck more than once so far in Eira Thomas’s career of more than 25 years. The geologist famously spotted a nearly 2-carat diamond in drill core – an incredibly rare occurrence – during exploration at Lac de Gras…
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MINING PEOPLE: Aquila, BQ Metals, Lucara, and Wheaton
Toronto’s Aquila Resources has appointed Michael Welch to the role of COO. He is a former employee of Lundin Mining, and before that was VP of operations at Glencore’s Raglan mine. BQ Metals Corp. of Vancouver has named John Wilton…
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DIAMOND: Lucara sells 1,100-ct Lesedi La Rona for $53M
VANCOUVER – Lucara Diamond Corp. has finally sold the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona diamond for US$53 million (US$47,777 per carat) to Graff Diamonds. The company tried to auction the stone in June 2016, but offers did not reach the reserve…
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Top 10 Canadian-based diamond companies
Canada is the fifth-largest diamond producer in the world, according to the Mining Association of Canada. Last year two new diamond mines came into production: Gahcho Kue in the Northwest Territories and Renard in Quebec. Here are the top 10…
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Five reasons diamond stocks have been dragging
In the first quarter of 2017, a market-cap weighted aggregation of diamond miners in U.S. dollars including Alrosa (RTS: ALRS), Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL), Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC), Gem Diamonds (LSE: GEMD), Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC), Stornoway Diamond(TSX: SWY), Firestone Diamonds (LSE: FDI), and Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPV, NASDAQ: MPVD) was up…
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DIAMONDS: Lucara sells 813-ct stone for US$63M, highest price ever
VANCOUVER – Lucara Diamond Corp. has sold a 813-carat rough diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana for US$63.11 million or US$77,649 per carat. This is the highest price ever paid for a rough stone. The diamond has been named…
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DIAMOND: Lucara names 1,111 ct stone “Lesedi La Rona”
BOTSWANA – In November 2015, Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond Corp. announced that it had recovered a 1,111-ct diamond – the second largest ever found in the world – from its Karowe mine. To name it, the company held a contest for…
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DIAMONDS: World’s second largest, gem quality stone unearthed by Lucara
BOTSWANA – On Nov. 18, 2015, Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond Corp. announced that it had recovered the world’s second largest diamond, weighing 1,111 carats, from its Karowe mine. The stone was found in the south lobe of the mine and recovered…
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Lucara takes conservative stance on Karowe’s prospects
VANCOUVER — It’s been a successful two-year run for producer Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC; US-OTC: LUCRF) at its Karowe mine in Botswana, and the company isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. On Dec. 9 Lucara released its…
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DIAMOND: Lucara unveils 257-ct clear gem
BOTSWANA – Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond Corp. has unearthed a 257.24-carat, clear diamond from its Karowe mine. The stone is to be sold in Q4 2013. Previously the largest diamond weighed 239 ct and was found in March this year.
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Astur Gold, Aegean Metals, Lucara, and San Gold
Greenpeace co-founder Dr. Patrick Moore has become a director of Vancouver-based Astur Gold. The company is in the permitting stage of an underground mine at the Salave gold project in northern Spain. Moore has been a leader in the field of…
