Karowe eyes underground route to prolong lifespan

Paul Day, Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Lucara Diamonds, which is Karowe’s holding company said this on Saturday at the mine (Karowe)’s achievement of one million carats recovered to date. “Karowe has every chance of running far in excess of its original design life. There is a good chance that Karowe will one day develop an underground mine operation to take life of this mine beyond the planned 2035.We are working on a few factors that can take the life of the mine beyond 2035,” Day said.

He continued: “We are already looking for Karowe Two. Recently the Ministry of Mines and Energy awarded us two exploration packages and we will start an accelerated exploration programme in these two areas in the very near future.” Day also noted that the current plant upgrade at the mine will improve efficiency and brighten the future of the mine.