Mining trudges to recovery in 2010

Diamonds
The country entered 2010 with one of its four diamond mines, Damtshaa, suspended and operations at the massive Orapa No. 2 plant tottering after intermittent production during 2009.

Under its continuing Operational Review, Debswana announced that 1, 278 jobs would either be shaved off or outsourced by March 2011, while its financial muscle would be focussed on the P24-billion Cut 8 Project - the company's hope for sustained production amid declining mineral resources.