Diamonds push mining production up

Rebound: Recovery in diamond production drove the mining index up
Rebound: Recovery in diamond production drove the mining index up

Mining production in Botswana rose 23% year-on-year in September, primarily influenced by positive contributions from diamonds and gold, Statistics Botswana (SB) said this week.

The index of mining production (IMP) stood at 90.7 in the third quarter of 2017 showing a year-on-year increase from of 23% from 73.7 during the third quarter of 2016.

According to the data office, the quarter-on-quarter analysis reflects an increase of 3.9% from 87.3 during the second quarter of 2017.

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