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Lucapa, partners recover 62 ct diamond at Lulo

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Lucapa Diamond and its partners Endiama and Rosas & Petalas have recovered a 62 carat diamond from another new alluvial mining area at the Lulo Diamond Project in Angola.
This follows the recovery of a 227 carat Type IIa D-colour diamond from the new Mining Block 28.
The 227 carat stone, which was Angola’s second biggest diamond on record, would be included in the upcoming sale of Lulo diamonds, scheduled for early next month.
Lucapa said the 62 carat stone, a premium-quality Type IIa gem, was recovered from new Mining Block 25, adjacent to the “prolific” Mining Block 8 at Lulo.
“The 62 carat diamond is the second large diamond to be recovered from a new mining area at Lulo this month, providing further evidence of the potential for the entire ~50km stretch of the Cacuilo River within the Lulo concession to host large and high-value diamonds,” said Lucapa.

Mathew Nyaungwa, Editor in Chief of the African Bureau, Rough&Polished