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Sales and Output Rise at Lucapa
Jul 5, 2018 8:30 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Lucapa Diamond Company’s sales from its Lulo mine rose 6%
year on year to $5 million in the second quarter, it said Thursday.
The average price of rough diamonds from the Angola asset
jumped 56% to $1,479 per carat for the three months ending June 30. Production
increased 20% to 5,058 carats, including 61 stones weighing more than 10.8
carats.
Sales rose 3% year on year to $15.9 million for the first
half, while production for the same period climbed 15% to 9,566 carats.
Lucapa’s rough-diamond inventory from Lulo grew 61% to 2,755
carats as of June 30 versus a year earlier, the miner said.
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Tags:
Angola, lucapa, Lucapa Diamond Company, Lulo, Lulo mine, Rapaport News
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