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Cut 9 ahead of schedule at Jwaneng

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Debswana is 11 months ahead of schedule in the development of the Cut 9 expansion at Jwaneng Mine and expects to start mining diamonds from the P22 billion project towards the end of July 2027, BusinessWeek has learnt.

Cut 9 involves deepening to Jwaneng Mine pit beyond 650-metres to tap into an ore body that will yield approximately 48 million carats and support the mine to its end of life in 2035.

The project is the last open cast layer available at Jwaneng Mine and thereafter a P65 billion underground operation is planned.

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