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Tag: Lesedi la Rona

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…

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4 years ago

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…

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4 years ago

Louis Vuitton just acquired a massive 549-carat rough diamond from Botswana

Louis Vuitton has another monster-size rough diamond on its hands. Earlier this year, the Parisian luxury house announced it had…

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5 years ago

Botswana’s mining-friendly approach pays off

Just when it looked like Botswana had hit ‘peak diamond’, Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond announced in April that it had recovered…

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6 years ago

Record breaking 302 carat Botswana diamond now for sale

The Graff Lesedi La Rona weighs 302.37 carats. It is the largest, highest clarity, highest colour diamond ever graded, and…

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6 years ago

Lucara unearths another massive diamond from Botswana mine

Lucara Diamond Corp. has recovered yet another massive diamond in Botswana, at a site previously owned by giant De Beers.…

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7 years ago

“Lesedi la Rona” – biggest diamond for a century sells for $53 million

Lucara’s diamond, dubbed “Lesedi la Rona,” has sold for $53 million. Weighing in at 1,109 carats, The Lesedi La Rona,…

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8 years ago

Botswana changes its law to have first option to buy big or unusual diamonds

Botswana is amending its law to give the government the first option to buy diamonds that are unusually large or…

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8 years ago

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