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Lucapa on Track to Develop Mothae Mine
May 28, 2017 10:27 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Lucapa Diamond Company has secured $14.2 million (AUD 19
million) in funding to acquire and develop the high-value Mothae mine in
Lesotho, the company said Friday.
The package puts Lucapa on track to start commissioning
Mothae in the first quarter of next year, it said. Trial mining
produced more than 23,000 carats of rough diamonds, including stones of up to
254 carats, with individual diamonds selling for as much as $41,500 per carat,
the miner reported.
Lucapa signed an agreement in January to acquire a 70% stake
in Mothae for $9 million; the Lesotho government retains the rest. Lucara
Diamond Corporation originally owned the mine, but offloaded it in 2015. Lucapa
also owns the Lulo mine in Angola, another high-value asset, which last year
yielded rough with an average price of $2,983 per carat. |
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Tags:
Angola, Lesotho, lucapa, Lucapa Diamond Company, lucara, Lucara Diamond Corporation, Lulo, mines, mining, Mothae, Rapaport News
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