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"It's been almost two years since we recovered the stone and the market is, I think, chomping at the bit"

Lucara Diamond Corp (CN:LUC) CEO William Lamb has said he might need a hand to sell the massive Lesedi La Rona diamond, famously passed in at auction in 2016.

"It's been almost two years since we recovered the stone and the market is, I think, chomping at the bit" "It's been almost two years since we recovered the stone and the market is, I think, chomping at the bit" "It's been almost two years since we recovered the stone and the market is, I think, chomping at the bit" "It's been almost two years since we recovered the stone and the market is, I think, chomping at the bit" "It's been almost two years since we recovered the stone and the market is, I think, chomping at the bit"

A handful: the Lesedi La Rona diamond has brought Lucara major publicity but it really wants $80 million

Lamb said on a results call the diamond market was ready for a sale.

The company broke with convention by going to a public auction house to sell the 1,109-carat diamond.