Debswana production jumps 10 percent

Production figures released by parent company Anglo American show that Debswana produced 12.02 million carats in the first half of the year from 10.9 million in the corresponding period last year.

In the period Orapa recorded the highest output ramp of 28 percent in the Debswana stable while Jwaneng production fell by six percent to 4.9 million in the half. On a quarterly basis, production was flat in the second three month of the year falling by a marginally two percent to 6.26 million as output from flagship Jwaneng mine fell 13 percent compared to the second quarter of 2013.