Lucara sells giant ‘Lesedi La Rona’ diamond for $53m

Canadian diamond junior Lucara Diamond Corp has sold its 1 109 ct ‘Lesedi La Rona’ diamond for $53-million, or $47 777/ct, the company announced on Monday. Discovered in November 2015, the precious stone ranks as the second-largest diamond ever found, and consolidates the company’s flagship Karowe mine, in Botswana, as a regular producer of desirable exceptionally rare and large diamonds.