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Large pink diamond found in<br />
Botswana; Cullinan blue diamond sold<br />
The 62.70-carat 'Boitumelo' fancy pink diamond, unearthed at the Karowe Mine in<br />
Botswana. Image credit: Lucara<br />
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Lucara Diamond Company (Lucara)<br />
has announced the recovery of a<br />
62.70-carat fancy pink diamond<br />
at its Karowe Diamond Mine<br />
in Botswana – the largest pink<br />
diamond ever unearthed in<br />
Botswana and one of the largest<br />
rough pinks on record.<br />
The Type IIa stone was unearthed<br />
from the mine’s South Lobe and has<br />
been named Boitumelo, which means<br />
“joy” in the Setswana language.<br />
Several other large pink diamonds<br />
were recovered from Karowe<br />
during the same production period<br />
– a 22.21 carat, 11.17 carat, and<br />
5.05-carat stone. Worldwide, it is<br />
extremely rare to find pink diamonds<br />
above one carat.<br />
In June, Lucara announced the<br />
recovery of a white diamond<br />
weighing more than 1,000 carats<br />
from Karowe – one of five stones of<br />
more than 300 carats and 17 greater<br />
than 100 carats unearthed over the<br />
life of the mine.<br />
The company recently announced<br />
plans for a five-year, $US514 million<br />
expansion project at Karowe, with<br />
Eira Thomas, CEO Lucara, saying,<br />
“Lucara is delighted to announce<br />
another historic diamond with<br />
the recovery of the Boitumelo,<br />
and very pleased to demonstrate<br />
the continued potential for large,<br />
coloured diamonds from the South<br />
Lobe production.<br />
“These remarkable pink diamonds<br />
join a collection of significant<br />
diamond recoveries in <strong>2021</strong>… which<br />
forms a key economic driver for<br />
the proposed underground mine at<br />
Karowe.”<br />
Meanwhile, De Beers Group and<br />
diamond manufacturing firm<br />
Diacore have announced the jointpurchase<br />
of a 39.34-carat fancy blue<br />
stone, recovered from South Africa’s<br />
Cullinan Mine.<br />
The diamond was mined by Cullinan<br />
operator Petra Diamonds and<br />
sold for $US40.17 million ($AU54<br />
million), split equally between the<br />
two buyers.<br />
Paul Rowley, executive vice-president<br />
– diamond trading, De Beers Group,<br />
said, “It is a privilege to have the<br />
opportunity to work with such a<br />
miracle of nature and a delight to<br />
see the legendary Cullinan deposit<br />
producing yet another breathtakingly<br />
beautiful gemstone.<br />
“It’s great to be working again with<br />
Diacore on this diamond, given their<br />
outstanding history of releasing the<br />
true beauty of exceptional finds such<br />
as this.”<br />
Nir Livnat, chairman, Diacore,<br />
added, “We’re excited and humbled<br />
to have the opportunity of designing<br />
and shaping one of the most special<br />
and rare blue diamonds of such size<br />
and colour."<br />
De Beers Group and Diacore<br />
previously purchased five blue<br />
Cullinan diamonds in November<br />
2020.<br />
E pink@samsgroup.com.au W samsgroup.com.au P 02 9290 2199
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