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6,000 kilograms (13,228 lb), nearly a quarter of the world's annual production of around 130 million carats 26,000 kilograms (57,320 lb). The high value per weight of diamonds mined by
Debswana has made the company the leading producer of diamonds by value in the world. Debswana is also the
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identified diamond-bearing deposits at Orapa in the 1960s. Over the next five years, the government of
Botswana increased its ownership stake from an original 15 percent to 50 percent. On March 25, 1992, the name of the company was changed to
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Diamond mining activities have fueled much of the growth in
Botswana's economy, allowing it to grow from one of the poorest countries in the world when it became independent in 1966 to a "middle income" nation, with $ 9,200
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Botswana. Since the mid-eighties, Survival International has published reports that the Botswana government has conducted a campaign of harassment to drive them out and give way to mining exploration.
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Debswana controls all diamond mining in
Botswana; there are no private diamond mining operations in the country. Combined production of the company's four mines totalled 30 million
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Reserve… It is sensible of Government to take such action. Otherwise who would always want to remain in the Dark Ages while others move forward?". According to
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Debswana unearthed a 1,098 carat diamond in
Botswana in June 2021. It is believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined. (Reuters)
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299:. Gaborone: Debswana Diamond Company Limited
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608:"About Debswana Diamond Company"
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