Debswana squeezes first carats from tailings dumps

Tuesday, December 02, 2014

Debswana has recovered the first stones from the treatment of a 37 million tonne tailings dump at Jwaneng Mine. This marks the first time the diamond giant gleaned value from the ‘waste’ material.

The tailings dump represents the residue of ore processed at the mine over the decades and with modern technology, more diamonds are recoverable from the years of lower efficiency production methods and equipment.

Debswana expects the 37 million tonne dump to yield 900,000 carats annually for about 20 years, adding to other resource extension and expansion projects planned for the Orapa and Jwaneng open pits.

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