101-carat diamond recovered from Mothae mine
by Samantha Ashenhurst | December 17, 2020 11:36 am
[1]Photo courtesy Lucapa Diamond
Australian miner Lucapa Diamond has discovered an exceptional 101-carat white diamond from its Mothae kimberlite mine in Lesotho.
The Type IIa D-colour stone is the fourth diamond larger than 100 carats to be recovered from the southern lobe of the mine’s kimberlite pipe, Lucapa says.
“The recovery of this exceptional 101-carat diamond brings a positive end to 2020 for Mothae and its hard-working teams,” says the company’s managing director, Stephen Wetherall. “Government of Lesotho look forward to completing the capacity expansion already underway at Mothae and to producing many more exceptional diamonds from this resource.”
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