14-11-2019
Botswana Diamonds has recovered the first diamonds from the Marsfontein diamond mine in South Africa.
In light of the first diamonds are unearthed within two weeks of the mining permit for diamond-bearing gravels and residual unprocessed stockpiles around the operation.granted on 28 October. The company chairman John Teeling described the process is 'rapid'.
It has also announced it would spend more on marketing. At the latest sale, the company increased the amount of stones buyers were allowed to reject in each lot purchased from 10 to 20 percent, according to people familiar with the auction.