Jwaneng Mine launches P65m wastewater project

Friday, January 17, 2020

Botswana’s largest wastewater harvesting project for industrial use is scheduled to go online this month when Debswana Diamond Company draws waste water from Jwaneng town’s sewerage ponds for utilisation in Jwaneng Mine’s water-intensive ore processing plant.

The project, whose construction and supervision by citizen contractors and local consultants commenced in November 2017, was delivered on time early this month and is set to run for at least fifty years.

Sustainable mining is at the core of Debswana’s strategy, as such this water conservation initiative will go a long way in conserving this critical natural resource.

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