Debswana introduces controversial scannex technology

Senior mine officials have said the introduction of the technology will create jobs. The high-resolution imaging system employs X-rays to reveal stolen diamonds concealed on the bodies of mine workers.

“We are going to increase personnel as a result of the technology. The machine needs a lot of people to operate than our current security operations and it is meant to mitigate against diamond theft,” Debswana’s Orapa, Letlhakane and Damtshaa Mines (OLDM) managing director Adrian Gale said in a press briefing last Thursday at the mine.