JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Vancouver-based Lucara Diamond Corp will pursue alternative market opportunities for its 1 109 ct Type IIa Lesedi La Rona diamond, which went unsold at a Sotheby’s auction, in London, on Wednesday night. The Lesedi La Rona, the second-largest diamond ever recovered after the Cullinan diamond, had been expected to sell for $70-million but a bid of $61-million did not meet the undisclosed minimum reserve price.
