Luanda: Lucapa Diamond will hold two diamond sales in the final quarter of this year following continued large diamond recoveries at the Lulo diamond mine in Angola.

The next sale of diamonds is scheduled for mid-November. It will include the 172-carat and 104-carat Type IIa D-color diamonds recovered in September.

Lulo continues to provide regular large specials, with the latest recoveries including a 72-carat Type IIa D-color diamond.

It will be included in the second sale of the fourth quarter, which is also the ninth sale in 2016. This sale is scheduled for mid-December 2016, the firm said.