Lucara's Exceptional Stone Tender Generates $68.7 Million in Sales
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - July 16, 2015) - Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC)(BOTSWANA:LUC)(NASDAQ OMX Stockholm:LUC) ("Lucara" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results from its first Exceptional Stone Tender of 2015.
The special tender of Karowe diamonds was completed on July 16, 2015 and consisted of 14 single stone lots. All 14 diamonds, totaling 1,647 carats were sold for gross revenues of $68.71 million ($41,028 per carat).
Highlights:
- 12 diamonds sold for more than $1.0 million each including 5 stones which sold for in excess of $4.0 million each.
- Lot 701, the 341.9 carat Type IIa diamond (discovery announced April 20, 2015), sold for $20.55 million ($60,114/ct).
- Lot 702, the 269.7 carat diamond, sold for $16.54 million ($61,304/ct).
For the catalogue and images of the diamonds sold in this and previous Exceptional Stone Tenders, please go to the Lucara website at www.lucaradiamond.com.
William Lamb, President and CEO, commented, "This is another amazing result, demonstrating not just the sustainable quality of the diamonds being produced but also the robustness of the exceptional stone market. The sales values achieved for the two large stones demonstrates the quality of diamonds which the south lobe is producing.
We will continue to work on optimizing our sales strategy to obtain the best value for these diamonds and for our shareholders."
About Lucara
Lucara Diamond Corp. is a high quality diamond producer from its 100% owned Karowe Mine in Botswana. The Company has an experienced board and management team with extensive diamond development and operations expertise. The Company also holds a 75% interest in the Mothae Project in Lesotho which has completed a trial mining program.
On behalf of the Board,
William Lamb, President and CEO
Information in this release is accurate at the time of distribution but may be superseded or qualified by subsequent news releases.
The information in this release is subject to the disclosure requirements of Lucara Diamond Corp. under the Swedish Securities Market Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. This information was publicly communicated on July 16, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
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Contact
Lucara Diamond Corp.
North America: Sophia Shane
Corporate Development
+1 (604) 689-7842
sophias@namdo.com
Lucara Diamond Corp.
Sweden: Robert Eriksson
Investor Relations
+46 701-112615
reriksson@rive6.ch
Lucara Diamond Corp.
UK: Louise Mason
Portland Communications
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www.lucaradiamond.com