Another Huge Diamond - 998-carats - Recovered at Karowe
November 11, 20
(IDEX Online) - Lucara has recovered yet another huge diamond from its Karowe mine, in Botswana.
The 998-carat high white clivage diamond (pictured) is reckoned to be the fourth largest stone found in the country.
It follows several remarkable finds. In February the same mine yielded the 549-carat Sethunya diamond. In April 2019 the 1,758-carat Sewelo was recovered. And in 2015 the mine announced the discovery of the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona.
So far this year Karowe has produced 31 diamonds greater than 100 carats, including 10 over 200 carats.
Manufacturer HB Antwerp will cut the stone as part of a partnership with Lucara covering all diamonds over 10.8 carats.
"To recover two +500 carat diamonds in 10 months (a reference to 549-carat Sethunya diamond) along with the many other high quality diamonds across all the size ranges is a testament to the unique aspect of the resource at Karowe and the mine's ability to recover these large and rare diamonds," said Eira Thomas, CEO of Canada-based Lucara.
The diamond, measuring 67x49x45mm, was recovered from direct milling of ore sourced from the EM/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe at Karowe.