Aug 4 (Reuters) - Lucara Diamond Corp LUC.TO
* Lucara reports strong first half year earnings and rewards shareholders with a special cash dividend of ca$172 million
* Qtrly revenues $140.8 million versus $38.1 million
* Continues to forecast revenue between $200 million and $220 million for year ending december 31, 2016, excluding sale of constellation
* Q2 earnings per share view $0.18 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Lucara diamond corp says continues to hold lesedi la rona in inventory as at june 30, 2016 and is currently considering options for its sale
* Qtrly earnings per share $0.12 Source text for Eikon: ID:nMKWHM1KVa Further company coverage: LUC.TO