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This list of mines in Botswana is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.
Debswana, established in 1969, is a mining company jointly owned by the Government of Botswana and the De Beers Group. [17] [18] It operates diamond mines in Botswana. [17] [19] However, Debswana has faced controversy over its labor practices, environmental impact, along with concerns about worker safety. [20] [21] [22]
The Orapa diamond mine is the world's largest diamond mine by area. The mine is located in Orapa, a town in the Central District of Botswana about 240 km (150 mi) west of the city of Francistown. Orapa ("resting place for lions") is owned by Debswana, a partnership between the De Beers company and the government of Botswana. [1]
Jwaneng means "a place of small stones", [5] and the Jwaneng mine means "where a small stone is found" in Setswana. [6] The mine is owned by Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the government of Botswana. [4] It commenced operations in 1982. [2] The mine owns and operates the local Jwaneng Mine Hospital, Acacia Primary School, and ...
Debswana operates four diamond mines in the eastern and central parts of Botswana, as well as a coal mine. [3] Debswana is a joint venture between the government of Botswana and the South African diamond company De Beers ; each party owns 50 percent of the company.
Botswana's president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, and William Lamb, President and CEO of Lucara Diamond Corp. — the Canadian mining company that found the precious stone — announced the discovery on ...
De Beers discovered the kimberlite A/K6, but their early evaluation showed low economic importance, the mine having only a 3.4-hectare surface area. The ownership was transferred three times. In 2009, De Beers sold their 70% shareholding in the mine to Canadian company Lucara Diamond for $49 million. Later, Lucara acquired full ownership of the ...
A 2,492-carat diamond was unearthed at Botswana's famed Karowe mine this week by Canada's Lucara Diamond, one of the largest stones ever.. Lucara Diamond, in a news release Wednesday, said the ...