Damtshaa prepares to reopen as industry recovers

Damtshaa was mothballed in early 2009 along with other Debswana mines at the peak of the global economic recession that knocked down demand and prices for diamonds. However, Debswana's other mines - Jwaneng, Orapa and Letlhakane - were reopened after three months while Orapa No. 2 Plant was reopened later in 2009.

According to the Orapa Week News, the buzz is back at the Mine with a core team having been put in place supported by the Orapa and Letlhakane Mines' management, to ensure that Damtshaa comes back online by the first quarter of 2012.