Mountain Province Diamonds Announces Recovery of 67.87 carat Gem Quality Diamond at Gahcho Kué Mine

Mountain Province Diamonds  (“Mountain Province”, the “Company”) (TSX and NASDAQ: MPVD) is pleased to announce the recovery of a 67.87 carat gem quality octahedron diamond during production ramp-up at the Gahcho Kue diamond mine. This is the largest gem quality diamond recovered to date at Gahcho Kué and can be viewed at the Company’s website www.mountainprovince.com.
As quoted in the press release:

“The presence of large gem quality diamonds at Gahcho Kué was established during the bulk sampling when a 25.13 carat octahedron was recovered”, noted Patrick Evans, Mountain Province President and CEO. “The recovery of a 67.87 carat gem quality diamond during production ramp-up is very encouraging.”

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