549-carat diamond recovered by Canadian miner
by Samantha Ashenhurst | February 5, 2020 5:42 pm
[1]Lucara Diamond is celebrating its first big find of 2020.
The Vancouver-based mining company has recovered an unbroken 549-carat white diamond of exceptional purity from its Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana.
The diamond was recovered from the same ore block where Lucara recently recovered a 176-carat gem-quality stone. The site also previously delivered the 1758-carat Sewelô rough diamond[2], which was recently sold to Louis Vuitton[3], as well as the 1109-carat Lesedi La Rona[4] and the 813-carat Constellation[5].
“Lucara is extremely pleased to be starting off 2020 with the recovery of two large, high-quality diamonds,” says Lucara CEO, Eira Thomas. “The unbroken 549-carat diamond is the fourth largest diamond recovered at Karowe.”
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- 1758-carat Sewelô rough diamond: https://www.jewellerybusiness.com/news/1758-carat-diamond-recovered-by-canadian-miner/
- recently sold to Louis Vuitton: https://www.jewellerybusiness.com/news/1758-carat-diamond-bought-by-louis-vuitton/
- 1109-carat Lesedi La Rona: https://www.jewellerybusiness.com/news/1109-carat-diamond-expected-to-sell-for-70-million-plus/
- 813-carat Constellation: https://www.jewellerybusiness.com/news/313-carat-diamond-hailed-as-worlds-largest-d-colour/
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