Lucara Appoints New Mining Contractor - Seite 2

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About Lucara

Lucara is a leading independent producer of large exceptional quality Type IIa diamonds from its 100% owned Karowe Mine in Botswana. The Company has an experienced board and management team with extensive diamond development and operations expertise. The Company operates transparently and in accordance with good international practices in the areas of health and safety, environment and community relations.

About Aveng Mining

Aveng Mining is a world leader in the shaft sinking and access development market with ability to sink and equip vertical and decline shafts through all types of rock formation. The group offers services across the mining value chain and, as one of only four deep-level shaft-sinking companies worldwide, is involved in all aspects across the mining value chain, ranging from shaft sinking to underground development, contract mining, open-cut mining, mineral processing, acid mine drainage plants, construction of mining-related infrastructure, and supply of mining equipment and products. Aveng Mining's experience spans a broad range of commodities, and it has worked successfully in remote and difficult locations.

The information in this release is accurate at the time of distribution but may be superseded or qualified by subsequent news releases. The information in this release is subject to the disclosure requirements of Lucara Diamond Corp. under the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act. This information was submitted for public release by the above person(s) on January 24, 2017 at 2:45 p.m. Pacific Time.

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