Cut 9 to yield 48 million carats at Jwaneng
Friday, March 16, 2018

Cut 9 further deepen and expand Jwaneng Mine PIC: DEBSWANA.COM
Known as Cut 9, the massive project will involve tapping into a 40 million tonne ore body at Jwaneng Mine.
Since the middle of last year, Debswana has been producing diamonds from its Cut 8 seam, which was accessed by deepening the pit from 410 metres to 650 metres.
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