Debswana�s Letlhakane dumps to produce 16m carats
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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Debswana has started construction of the Letlhakane tailings plant
Addressing the media in Gaborone last week, managing director, Balisi Bonyongo said the switching of operations from the mine to the ‘waste’ material would save the 386 jobs at the mine.
“Currently Debswana is building another tailings plant at its Letlhakane mine. Construction started in the first quarter of this year and it will have the capacity of recovering up to 800,000 carats per annum. This extends the life of the Letlhakane mine by 20 years,” he said.
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