Lucapa Diamond Company and the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho (“GoL”) announced that commercial diamond recoveries have commenced through the new treatment plant at the high-quality Mothae kimberlite diamond mine in Lesotho (Lucapa 70 per cent; GoL 30 per cent).

Lucapa Managing Director Stephen Wetherall said the commencement of commercial recoveries through the new 1.1Mtpa Mothae plant represented another key milestone in Lucapa’s strategic development plan.

“Lucapa is on track to become one of a few listed diamond companies globally with production from more than one operating mine. The high-quality nature of this production from Lulo and Mothae will also enable the group to further its value-enhancing downstream strategy through partnerships with global diamantaires, where discussions are well advanced.”