Lucara Diamond Corp. is a diamond exploration and mining company, founded in 2009 by two Canadian mining executives, Eira Thomas, Catherine McLeod-Seltzer, and Swedish-Canadian mining billionaire Lukas Lundin,[2] operating in Southern Africa[3][4] but established in Canada.[5] In August 2024, the world's second largest gem-quality diamond ever found, was found at the Karowe mine in Botswana.
Operations
Lucara owned a 40% share of the AK6 kimberlite project (now the Karowe mine) in Botswana. In October 2010, Lucara bought African Diamonds, giving it a 100% share in the mine.[6] The mine has an estimated US$2.2 billion of diamonds.