RAPAPORT… Lucapa Diamond Company has unearthed a 126-carat,
gem-quality rough from its Mothae mine in Lesotho, it said Thursday.
The stone is the largest recovered from the deposit since
commercial production began in January, and the first diamond over 100 carats
the mine has produced. Lucapa previously found five stones weighing more than
50 carats each during bulk sampling.
“Lesotho is very proud of its international reputation as a
producer of large and high-quality diamonds, and this latest recovery from our
newest mine, Mothae, continues to demonstrate our nation’s great potential,”
said Keketso Sello, Lesotho’s minister of mining.
The recovery comes after Lucapa unearthed a 130-carat,
gem-quality stone from its Lulo alluvial mine in Angola earlier this week.
Image: The 126-carat diamond. (Lucapa Diamond Company)
Lucapa Mine Yields Its Largest Diamond
The Bottom Line
- Lucapa extracted a 126-carat gem-quality rough diamond from the Mothae mine, the largest from the site since January production started.
- This is the first diamond over 100 carats produced by the Mothae mine, following previous finds of five stones over 50 carats during bulk sampling.
- The discovery follows Lucapa’s recent recovery of a 130-carat gem-quality diamond from its Lulo alluvial mine in Angola.
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