Lucara Diamond Company has found other precious stones that will engrave their name and Botswana’s in history books. The company has discovered fancy pink diamond recently at Karowe Mine. The biggest of them all with Sixty-two point seven (62.7) carat was given the name “Boitumelo”, meaning “Happiness/Joy” is Setswana.
They announced through a press statement recently, “Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered 62.7 carat fancy pink diamond from its 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine. The diamond has been given the name “Boitumelo” meaning “Joy” in Setswana. This impressive diamond, measuring 26x17x16mm is described as a high-quality, fancy pink, Type IIa gem and was recovered from direct milling of ore sourced from the EM/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe. A superb, 22.21 carat fancy pink gem of similar quality was also recovered during the same production period along with two additional pink gems of similar colour and purity weighing 11.17, and 5.05 carats. The 62.7 carat Boitumelo diamond represents the largest fancy pink gem to be recovered in Botswana and one of the world’s largest rough pink diamonds on record.”
Pink diamond is a type of diamond that has pink color. The source of their pink color is greatly debated in the gemological world but it is most commonly attributed to enormous additional pressure that these diamonds undergo during their formation. Pink diamonds belong to a subcategory of diamonds called fancy color diamonds, the generic name for all diamonds that exhibit any sort of color. Pink diamonds range from flawless to included, just as do white diamonds. Several pink diamonds with internally flawless clarity have been discovered, but only one is known to be completely flawless, the Pink Star (which was shortly renamed the Pink Dream until it diverted to Sotheby’s).
For his part, Eira Thomas, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lucara Diamond Company commented: “Lucara is delighted to announce another historic diamond with the recovery of the Boitumelo, and very pleased to demonstrate the continued potential for large, coloured diamonds from the South Lobe production. These remarkable pink diamonds join a collection of significant diamond recoveries in 2021 produced from the EM/PK(S) which forms a key economic driver for the proposed underground mine at Karowe.”
