DIAMONDS: Lucara sells 813-ct stone for US$63M, highest price ever

May 10, 2016 by Canadian Mining Journal

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…

DIAMOND: Lucara names 1,111 ct stone “Lesedi La Rona”

February 9, 2016 by Canadian Mining Journal

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…