Cut 8 on track to produce first diamonds in 2017

Cut 8 will extend Jwaneng's life span by seven years
Cut 8 will extend Jwaneng's life span by seven years

Debswana is on track to produce the first diamonds from its Cut 8 project by next year as the company tries to prolong the Jwaneng Mine’s life span by a further seven years.

The critical stay-in-business expansion project of the world’s largest mine by value started in 2009 at a cost of US$3 billion.

The expansion of the mine is being carried out by Majwe Mining, a joint venture between Basil Read Mining, Leighton International and Bothakga Burrow Botswana after it secured a five-year mining services contract with Debswana in 2011.

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