LUCARA RECOVERS 123 CARAT GEM QUALITY TYPE IIA DIAMOND Year to date large stone tally at 22 diamonds +100 carats, including 6 +200 carats
September 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE
LUCARA RECOVERS 123 CARAT GEM QUALITY TYPE IIA DIAMOND
Year to date large stone tally at 22 diamonds +100 carats, including 6 +200 carats
VANCOUVER, September 18, 2019/CNW/ ‐ (LUC – TSX, LUC – BSE, LUC – Nasdaq Stockholm)
Lucara Diamond Corp. (“Lucara” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the recovery of a 123 carat gem quality
top white Type II diamond (image attached) from its 100% owned Karowe Diamond Mine located in Botswana. The
123 carat diamond was recovered from direct milling ore sourced from the EM/PK(S) unit of the South Lobe. The
EM/PK(S) has also delivered several other high value diamonds i ncluding the 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona, the 813
carat Constellation and the recently recovered 1,758 carat Sewelô, and is an important economic driver for the
underground feasibility study which is currently underway and scheduled for completion in Q4 later this year.
A 375 carat gem quality diamond was also recently recovered at Karowe from the processing of historic DMS
recovery tailings, generated prior to the incorporation of Lucara’s XRT diamond recovery circuits. Karowe
continues to have strong production performance year to date, with recovery from direct milling ore of 22
individual, +100 carat diamonds, including 6 greater than 200 carats, and the historic 1,758 carat Sewelô diamond,
the largest ever diamond to be recovered in Botswana. Re‐processing of historic DMS recovery tailings (pre‐XRT
circuit) is ongoing. Processing of these tailings does not displace direct feed ore, but rather supplements overall
production. Year to date, from all processing, the mine has produced 29 diamonds > 100 carats, including
8 diamonds > 200 carats.
On August 29th Lucara closed its third diamond tender sale of the year. Desp ite challenging market conditions, the
tender was extremely well attended with a total of 123 companies attending and 47 companies winning one or more
tender lots. In the three completed tenders of the year a tota l of 19 diamonds have sold for in excess of $1 million
USD, including 7 > $ 2 million US D and one for > $ 8 million US D. Revenue received was in line with expectations
and in line with the Company meeting the yearly guidance of $ 170 to $ 200 million USD in revenue. Full details will
be released with the Q3 2019 results on November 7 th of this year. Analysis of the historic 1,758 carat Sewelô is
ongoing.
Eira Thomas, Lucara’s CEO commented: “Lucara is pleased with th e continued strong performance of the mine and
the consistent recovery of large, high quality diamonds that co ntribute more than 70% of Lucara’s total revenues.
Attendance at our sales remains high, a testament to our well‐established client base and Karowe’s production
profile, which continues to be well regarded and sought after i n the marketplace. This is further evidenced by our
growth with the client base for Clara which has grown from 4 to over 20 customers since the beginning of the year.
Ramp up continues on plan, with transactions now occurring bi‐weekly.”
This press release has been reviewed and approved by Dr. John Armstrong, Ph.D. P.Geol., Vice‐President, Technical
Services of the Company and a "Qualified Person" for the purposes of National Instrument 43‐101.
On behalf of the Board,
Eira Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
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For further information, please contact:
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Sweden: Robert Eriksson, Investor Relations +46 701 112615 reri [email protected]
ABOUT LUCARA
L u c a r a i s a l e a d i n g i n d e p e n d e n t p r o d u c e r o f l a r g e e x c e p t i o n a l quality Type IIa diamonds 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 operates tran sparently and in accordance with international
best practices in the areas of sustainability, health and safety, environment and community relations.
The information in this release is accurate at the time of distribution but may be superseded or qualified by
subsequent news releases.
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Re g u l a t i o n a n d t h e S w e d i s h S e c u r i t i e s M a r k e t s A ct . T h i s i n f o r m ation was submitted for publication, through the
agency of the contact person set out above on September 18, 2019 at 5:30am Pacific Time.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain of the statements made and contained herein and elsewhere constitute forward‐looking statements as
defined in applicable securities laws. Generally, these forward ‐looking statements can be identified by the use of
forward‐looking terminology such as "expects", "anticipates", " believes", "intends", "estimates", "potential",
"possible" and similar expressions, or statements that events, conditions or results "will", "may", "could" or "should"
occur or be achieved.
Forward‐looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements
are made and they are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Co mpany to be materially di fferent from any future
results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward‐looking statements. The Company
believes that expectations reflec ted in this forward‐looking in formation are reasonable, but no assurance can be
given that these expectations will prove to be accurate and such forward‐looking information included herein should
not be unduly relied upon. I n p a r t i c u l a r , t h i s r e l e a s e c o n t a i n s f o r w a r d l o o k i n g i n f o r m a t i on with respect to
management’s expectations about the likelihood of recovering ad ditional, high quality diamonds from the Karowe
Mine in the future and our ability to achieve our 2019 revenue guidance. The value of the Company's shares, its
financial results and its mining activities are significantly a ffected by the price and marketability of the diamonds
recovered. The sales price of a diamond is determined by its c haracteristics. While the Karowe Diamond Mine has
produced a number of large, high‐value diamonds in excess of 10 0 carats, there is no assurance that the diamonds
recovered which are 100 carats or larger will have the characteristics required to achieve a high sales price.
There can be no assurance that such forward looking statements will prove to be accurate, as the Company's results
and future events could differ materially from those anticipate d in this forward‐looking information as a result of
those factors discussed in or referred to under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties"' in the Company's most recent
Annual Information Form available at http://www.sedar.com, as well as changes in general business and economic
conditions, changes in interest and foreign currency rates, the supply and demand for, deliveries of and the level
and volatility of prices of rough diamonds, costs of power and diesel, acts of foreign governments and the outcome
of legal proceedings, inaccurate geological and recoverability assumptions (including with respect to the size, grade
and recoverability of mineral reserves and resources), and unanticipated operational difficulties (including failure of
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plant, equipment or processes to operate in accordance with specifications or expectations, cost escalations,
unavailability of materials and equipment, government action or d e l a y s i n t h e r e c e i p t o f g o v e r n m e n t a p p r o v a l s ,
industrial disturbances or other job actions, adverse weather conditions, and unanticipated events relating to health
safety and environmental matters).
Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward‐looking statements which speak
only as of the date the statements were made, and the Company d oes not assume any obligations to update or
revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law.
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THE 123 CARAT DIAMOND RECOVERED FROM THE KAROWE DIAMOND MINE IN BOTSWANA