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on three (3) kimberlitebelts that converge
near the surface, covering 520,000 square
meters at ground level. Debswana
Diamond mine is now expanding Jwaneng
Mine pit to allow underground mining in
the future. The extension project, known as
Cut 8, will extend the life of the mine to
2024 from a previous estimate of 2017.In
the past, the government of Botswana
used to own only 15% of its shares but raised
it to 50% to force a dividend policy that
maximized revenues to its fiscals. Nearly all
diamond production is controlled by
Debswana Diamond Company.
Jwaneng Debswana Mine which
celebrated 30 years of diamond production
in 2012 became fully operational in August
1982, when it was officially opened by the
then President of Botswana, His Excellency
Sir KetumileMasire. Jwaneng Debswana
Mine is an open pit mine that produces 9.3
million tons of diamond per year of ore and
an additional 37 million tons per year of
waste rock. The Mine is the flagship of
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