Debswana output up 27% on Orapa recovery
Friday, April 25, 2014
Orapa mine
According to production figures released by parent company Anglo American, production at Orapa jumped 54 percent compared to the first quarter of 2013 when plant maintenance curtailed production at the country’s oldest diamond mine.
In the three months to March this year, Debswana produced 5.76 million carats, with Orapa producing 3.2 million and Jwaneng 2.4 million.
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