US $8.3 million, 1 863 ct diamond record sale by LUCAPA DIAMOND COMPANY


The latest sale of Lulo project (Angola) production by Lucapa Diamond Company (ASX:LOM) reached a new record: 1 863 ct were sold for US $8.3 million (at a US$ 4 452 per carat average price) – ASX Announcement of 07 November. That announcement follows an earlier dated 27 October describing the continued recovery of large diamonds in … Continue reading US $8.3 million, 1 863 ct diamond record sale by LUCAPA DIAMOND COMPANY

It’s a time of exceptional diamonds


Exceptional diamonds are forever and the last few months have been an epoch of new exceptional diamonds. In the wake of the discoveries in Botswana (Lucara Diamonds Karowe kimberlite south lobe – the 1,111 ct Type IIa Lesedi La Rona and several other large diamonds) and in Angola (Lucapa Diamond Company – 404 ct recovered … Continue reading It’s a time of exceptional diamonds

Two 50+ ct stones recovered at the Lulo project


Lucapa Diamond Company Ltd. (ASX:LOM) announced the recovery of two 50+ ct diamonds in the Lulo diamond project. The press release highlights: Diamonds weighing 57.76 carats and 50.08 carats among 10 more large special diamonds (>10.8 carats each) recovered from Mining Block 8 at Lulo A total of 24 large special diamonds recovered to date from Mining Block … Continue reading Two 50+ ct stones recovered at the Lulo project

LULO (Lucapa Diamond Company) 1,539 ct parcel sold at 1.500 USD/ct


Lucapa Diamond Company Limited (ASX: LOM) just announced the sale of a fourth parcel of diamonds from the Lulo Diamond Concession in Angola for gross proceeds of A$2.9 million as alluvial mining operations at the project continue to ramp up. The sale represented an exceptional average price of A$1,870/carat (US$1,500) for the 1,539 carat parcel, demonstrating … Continue reading LULO (Lucapa Diamond Company) 1,539 ct parcel sold at 1.500 USD/ct

LUCAPA STEPS UP KIMBERLITE DIAMOND PROGRAM AT LULO


Lucapa Diamond Company Limited (ASX: LOM) (“Lucapa” or the “Company”) is preparing to commence the next phase of the the Company’s kimberlite exploration program at the Lulo Diamond Concession in Angola. New program includes extensive further evaluation of four known diamond-bearing Lulo kimberlites as Lucapa steps up its search for the sources of the exceptional … Continue reading LUCAPA STEPS UP KIMBERLITE DIAMOND PROGRAM AT LULO

Alluvial sampling and kimberlite at LUCAPA’s (ASX:LOM) Lulo project


Lucapa Diamond Company Limited (ASX: LOM) recently released some reports containing information (grade and stone size) on the samples recovered in their Lulo concession – our post of December 19 about the scheduled start of the alluvial operations. The releases are detailed but we decided to extract the locations of their reported sampling pits and … Continue reading Alluvial sampling and kimberlite at LUCAPA’s (ASX:LOM) Lulo project