Vancouver-based diamond producer Lucara Diamond Corp has completed the first exceptional stone tender (EST) for 2017, raking in revenues of some $54.8-million on the sale of 1 765.72 ct of precious gems larger than 10.8. ct.
The TSX- and Botswana-listed miner’s 11 EST since mining started in 2012 featured 15 single stone lots, ranging from 373.72 ct to 29.9 ct in size, with seven diamonds selling for more than $2-million each.
