Debswana production hits three year high

Jwaneng Mine PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Jwaneng Mine PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Debswana’s three operating mines last year produced 22.7 million carats, their highest output since 2014, in a year boosted by the return of the 46-year old Orapa Number 1 processing plant.

Orapa No. 1 had been out of action since December 2015, being placed under partial care and maintenance as a measure against weak demand.

According to Anglo American production figures released this morning, 2017 production was 11 percent higher than 2016 and 11.3 percent higher than 2015. In 2014, Debswana’s mines produced 24.2 million carats.

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