RAPAPORT... Lucara Diamond Corp. will hold its first
exceptional stone tender of 2016 from April 4 to 13 in Gaborone, Botswana. The
tender will feature ten diamonds with a combined weight of 1,525 carats,
including a 296-carat, type-IIa gem.
The event will not feature
any of the three exceptional diamonds recovered in November that included a
1,111-carat, type-IIa stone from the Karowe mine in Botswana, the second
largest diamond in history, according to a statement February 8.
"We are very pleased to be able to offer this collection
of diamonds this early in the year,” said William Lamb, Lucara’s president and
chief executive officer. “The collection of diamonds being presented continues
to demonstrate the quality of the production being recovered from the south
lobe of the Karowe mine."
Separately, the name of
the 1,111-carat gem is scheduled to be announced February 9 following a naming
competition open only to citizens of Botswana.
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