Botswana diamond find can trigger mining investment revival, Lucara CEO says
2 September 2024 Lucara estimates that its Karowe mine accounts for 0.3% to 0.4% of global diamond production. The world’s…
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Lucara Botswana unearths yet another whopper
21 November 2023 “Dumelang, betsho. I am so delighted to learn that Lucara has made yet another big diamond discovery…
Lucara unearths 692-carat diamond at Karowe mine in Botswana
22 August 2023 Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has recovered a 692.3-carat diamond from its 100% owned Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.…
Whopper! Lucara Finds 1,080-Carat Diamond at Botswana Mine
9 August 2023 The Karowe mine in Botswana has produced a 1,080-carat diamond—the fourth diamond over 1,000 carats recovered from…
Lucara announces extended diamond sales agreement with HB
Lucara Diamond Corp. has entered into an extended diamond sales agreement with Lucara Botswana (Proprietary) Ltd, and HB Trading BV,…
Botswana bids to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog body in Gaborone
Botswana wants to host the Kimberley Process Secretariat despite interest from China and Austria. President Mkgweetsi Masisi has emphasised the importance…
Lucara sanctions $534m Karowe expansion project in Botswana
The diamond miner is targeting to draw the first ore from the Karowe expansion project in 2026 Canadian miner Lucara…
Lucara shines bright again with unearthing of 393-carat gem
Lucara’s star continued to shine last week as it announced it had unearthed yet another mammoth diamond from its mine…
Lucara secures $220m for Botswana diamond mine expansion
Canadian miner Lucara Diamond Corp has secured credit-approved commitments for senior debt facilities of up to $220-million to fund the…
The Innovators: Lucara Diamond devised new ways to mine and market giant gems
Why the Vancouver-based miner continues to find more big diamonds than anyone else It’s no accident that Lucara Diamond Corp. has,…
Lucara kicks off 2021 with 341-carat white diamond find
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) has found an unbroken 341-carat white gem-quality rock at its prolific Karowe Mine in Botswana, with analysts…
Botswana extends Lucara Diamond’s mining licence to 2046
Botswana’s government has renewed Lucara Diamond’s licence for its Karowe mine for another 25 years, the company said on Tuesday.…
Lucara strikes another deal with Louis Vuitton
Canadian diamond exploration and mining company, Lucara Diamond Corporation, known for turning up large gemstones at Karowe Diamond Mine in…
Canadian miner unearths one of the biggest diamonds ever found in Botswana
Canadian diamond mining company, LucaraDiamond Corp. has unearthed one of the biggest diamonds ever found in Botswana. Lucara said it…
Lucara revises plans for Karowe’s P6bn underground project
Lucara Diamond is reworking its $514 million (P6.2 billion) plans for an underground mine, moving key works to next year…
Lucara rocks – finds blue, pink diamonds at Botswana mine
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) continues to find gem-quality, coloured diamonds at its Karowe mine in Botswana, which in April yielded the 1,758-carat Sewelô…
Lucara finds another big diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana
Canada’s Lucara Diamond (TSX:LUC) has unearthed a 123-carat, gem-quality, top white Type II diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana.…
Lucara to turn Boteti around
Boteti, regarded as the home to the world’s most coveted gemstones – diamonds – carries the dishonourable badge of being…
Lucara Diamond plans underground mining at Karowe
Lucara Diamond this week issued an updated resources estimate for its Karowe diamond mine in Botswana. Results revealed that the…