180 ct diamond recovered at Lulo

6th July 2023 By: Esmarie Iannucci - Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor: Australasia

PERTH (miningweekly.com) – A 180 ct white diamond has been recovered from the Lulo alluvial mine, in Angola.

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company on Thursday reported that the diamond, which weighs 180.87 ct is classified as a Type IIa, and was the thirty-seventh diamond of more than 100 ct to be recovered from the mine.

It is also the second diamond of more than 100 ct to be recovered from the Lulo operation this year, following the 150 ct diamond that was recovered in February.