Lucapa Recovers 68.1-carat Diamond During Lulo Trial Mining

Lucapa Diamond Company Ltd. (ASX:LOM) announced the recovery of eight special diamonds from trial mining at the E45 alluvial terraces at its Angola-based Lulo diamond project.
As quoted in the press release:

The diamonds recovered from E46 include a 68.1 carat Type IIa D-colour gem. Other large stones recovered from E46 include a mixture of gem and boart diamonds weighing 30.5 carats, 25.3 carats, 14.8 carats, 13.8 carats, 12.9 carats, 12.3 carats and 11.5 carats.
The recovery of these large special diamonds from the E46 alluvial terraces is significant considering the largest individual diamond recovered from the initial exploration bulk sampling phase conducted in this area in 2013 weighed just 6.9 carats (See ASX announcement 31 October 2013).

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