VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 9, 2009) - Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX VENTURE:LUC) reports that, pursuant to the plan of arrangement effected July 3, 2009 with Motapa Diamonds Inc. ("Motapa"), the regulatory authorities have requested that Motapa's National Instrument 43-101 technical report prepared by Norman Lock, PhD, C Geol FGS, MGSSA. PrSciNat, entitled "Mothae Kimberlite Project, Lesotho - Independent Technical Report" dated February 12, 2007 be filed under Lucara's SEDAR profile on www.sedar.com. 

On Behalf of the Board, 

William Lamb, President and COO 

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