Debswana ahead on Jwaneng underground despite cash crunch
Friday, June 20, 2025 | 270 Views |
Pushing ahead: The transformation of the Jwaneng Mine pit into an underground operation is ongoing PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
When complete, the Jwaneng Underground Project, popularly known as the JUP, will create the world’s largest underground diamond operation, involving 360 kilometres of tunnels.
Starting in 2034 and going up to at least 2054, the project will bring up nine million carats to the surface annually, anchoring Debswana and the government’s revenues at a critical time when the country’s diamond resources are tapering out.
‘When you make peace withyourself, you make peace with the world’- Maha GhosanandaThis may come at a huge cost if not handled properly. What started off on Labour Day in Letlhakane this year, where Boko was in attendance when the militant lawyer-cum-trade unionist, Robert Rabasimane rebutted the President’s address in defence of the trade union has seemingly spiralled out of control. The issue is now creating a cat-and-mouse type of a...