{"id":1096649,"date":"2019-01-28T23:11:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T23:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=966101"},"modified":"2019-01-28T23:11:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T23:11:52","slug":"lucara-recovers-240-ct-gem-from-karowe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1096649","title":{"rendered":"Lucara recovers 240-ct gem from Karowe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 240-carat top white gem diamond recovered recently from the Karowe mine. (Image: Lucara Diamond)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

BOTSWANA \u2013 Earlier this month,\u00a0Lucara Diamond Corp. recovered a 127-carat top white diamond from its Karowe mine. And the good new just keeps coming. This time the company has recovered a 240-carat top white gem from the same mine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Since mining began in 2012 at Karowe, a total of 43 diamonds heavier than 200 carats have been recovered, including 12 stones larger than 300 carats.<\/p>\n

Lucara CEO Eira Thomas commented, \u201cThis top white 240 carat gem diamond was mined from the M\/PK(S) unit within the South lobe, providing continuing confirmation that large, high quality gem diamonds are recovered throughout the kimberlite, in all lobes and phases on a regular basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Follow Lucara Diamond on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and LinkedIn.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This story first appeared at\u00a0Canadian Mining Journal<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This story first appeared at\u00a0Canadian Mining Journal<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Since mining began in 2012 at Karowe, a total of 43 diamonds heavier than 200 carats have been recovered, including 12 stones larger than 300 carats.<\/p>\n

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