Job cuts loom as Lerala halts mining :: Mmegi Online

Just when the nation is still grappling with the abrupt closure and placement of BCL and Tati mines under provisional liquidation, further job cuts are looming in the sector as Lerala Diamond Mine (LDM) has announced halting of mining operations.

The news of the temporary cessation of all pit operations at LDM possibly for three to four months was broken this week by the project manager at Basil Read Mining Botswana (BRMB), the company contracted to conduct mining operations at Lerala.

A letter authored by the BRMB project manager, Gabriel Monyatsi in Lerala to all heads of departments and section heads and all Basil Read employees reads in part: “The company received a letter from LDM authorities informing it that the ramp up in production has been significantly slower than was planned due to the inability of the plant to process head feed at the desired rate.

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