Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered a 127-carat rough diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana.
The company found the “high-quality” white stone in the deposit’s south lobe, the same area where it unearthed the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona and the 813-carat Constellation.
“The recovery of this latest, high-value, top-white, 127-carat diamond attests to the remarkable nature of the Karowe orebody, which has consistently delivered large, high-value diamonds throughout its history,” Lucara CEO Eira Thomas said Thursday.
Lucara has found 129 diamonds weighing more than 100 carats since it started mining at Karowe in 2012. The company intends to focus on extracting stones from the south lobe this year, as it aims to continue its big-stone recoveries.
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