Mountain Province Diamonds Announces Production Results for the Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2016 and Completion of First Diamond Sale

TORONTO and NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2017 -  Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX and NASDAQ: MPVD) today announced the production results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016 from the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine together with the completion of the Company's first diamond sale held between January 16 and 25 in Antwerp, Belgium.
 
The total mining of waste and ore from the 5034 open pit for the twelve months to December 31, 2016 was approximately 22.5 million tonnes with approximately 70,000 tonnes of ore stockpiled at yearend.
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Lucara Brings in US $38.7 Million From Its Second Exceptional Stone Tender of 2016

Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC)(BOTSWANA:LUC)(NASDAQ OMX Stockholm:LUC) ("Lucara" or the "Company") is pleased to announce excellent results from its second Exceptional Stone Tender of 2016. This tender of Karowe diamonds consisted of 12 single stone lots. All 12 diamonds, totaling 1,098 carats, were sold for gross revenues of US $38.70 million (US $35,230 per carat).
 
Highlights:
--  5 diamonds sold for more than US $2.0 million each. 
--  Lot 1001, the 224.5 carat Type IIa diamond sold for US $11.11 million (US $49,497/ct), which was also the highest value per carat diamond. 
--  Lot 1004, the 162.3 carat diamond sold for US $4.88 million (US $30,117/ct) 
--  Lot 1005, the 81.8 carat diamond sold for the second highest price per carat of US $46,138/ct.
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Mountain Province Diamonds Production Report for the Third Quarter ended 30 September 2016

TORONTO and NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2016 /CNW/ - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPV, NASDAQ: MDM) is pleased to announce the production for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016 from the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine.
 
The total mining of waste and ore for the nine months to September 30, 2016 from the 5034 open pit was approximately 15.9 million tonnes, with approximately 17,000 tonnes of ore stockpiled.
 
Ramp-up production at Gahcho Kué commenced on August 1, 2016. From August 1 to September 30, the plant processed approximately 130,000 tonnes of ore and produced 198,000 carats on a 100 percent basis, of which the Company's 49 percent share is approximately 97,000 carats.
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Lucara Reports Strong First Half Year Earnings and Rewards Shareholders With A Special Cash Dividend of CA$172 Million

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Aug 4, 2016) - Lucara Diamond Corp. (LUC.TO)(LUC.TO)(NASDAQ OMX Stockholm:LUC) ("Lucara" or the "Company") reports strong Q2 2016 revenues of $140.8 million or $1,824 per carat resulting in H1 revenues of $191.4 million or $1,233 per carat. The board also declared on July 19, 2016 a total dividend to be paid of CA$178 million at CA$46.5 cents per share (all dollar amounts are in US Dollars unless otherwise indicated).
 
HIGHLIGHTS:
 
Financial:
Revenue for H1 was $191.4 million or $1,233 per carat, excluding $8.3 million received post end of Q2 for the Company's June tender (H1 2015: $67.8 million or $340 per carat).
EBITDA for H1 2016 was $140.5 million (H1 2015: $28.4 million), with an EBITDA margin of 73%.
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Mountain Province Updates Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine Development

Major construction complete
Commissioning +75% complete
On track for first production in Q3 2016
Diamond marketing team in place
 
TORONTO and NEW YORK, June 20, 2016 - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPV, NASDAQ: MDM) is pleased to announce that Gahcho Kué has achieved mechanical completion of the primary crusher and that commissioning of the process plant continues to progress well. Based on the progress to date, Gahcho Kué expects to commence production during Q3 2016. The specific timing within Q3 will depend on progress with the remaining commissioning.
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