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Lesedi La Rona Insured for $120M
Jun 26, 2016 8:27 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Lucara Diamond Corp.’s 1,109-carat diamond has been insured
for $120 million, Global Mining Observer reported, citing unnamed sources in London.
The Lesedi La Rona is expected to fetch more
than $70 million at a Sotheby’s auction in the U.K. capital on Wednesday. Lucara
believes it can sell the world’s second largest rough diamond in history for
“more than $80 million,” chief operating officer Paul Day was cited by
Botswanan newspaper Mmegi as saying earlier this month.
While the $120 million figure may indicate how much the
diamond could fetch at the upper end, these numbers tend to err on the side of
caution, the report said. The 3,107-carat Cullinan diamond discovered in 1905
was insured for ten times its value, it reported.
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Tags:
Auctions, Lesedi La Rona, lucara, Lucara Diamond Corp., Rapaport News, Sotheby's
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