Firestone Diamonds silent on frozen Boteti mine

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While junior miner, Firestone Diamonds, says a recent auction of rough diamonds from its suspended BK11 mine yielded "strong pricing," the British producer is silent on resurrecting the Boteti sub-district operation.

Firestone Diamonds suspended operations at BK11 on February 28, citing a combination of operational challenges and current weakness in the diamond market.

The move left 143 workers jobless, with only 15 retained to conduct care and maintenance activities at the mine.

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