Jwaneng Mine |
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Jwaneng Mine |
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| NAME: | JWANENG MINE |
| LOCATION: | Jwaneng, Botswana |
| AGE: | 16 years |
| HISTORY: | De Beers geologists discovered the Jwaneng pipe in 1973 and, following an agreement with the Botswana government in 1978 on the development of the mine by Debswana, production began in 1982. In 1990, a recrush plant was commissioned, introducing an additional diamond-recovery stage, and in 1995 a fourth stream expansion project to increase ore treatment by one third and carat production by more than 20% was completed. |
| PRODUCTS: | Diamonds |
| MINING METHOD: | Open-pit |
| METRIC TONS TREATED (1996): | 7 977 000 |
| CARATS RECOVERED (1996): | 11 165 889 |
| GRADES: | 140.0 carats per 100 metric tons |
| MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE & EQUIPMENT: | Diamond-mining and recovery plant and state-of-the-art opencast mining and monitoring equipment |
| NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPLOYED: | 2 500 |
| SAFETY RECORD: | In December 1996, Jwaneng Mine was awarded NOSA Five Star status for the eleventh year in succession. |
| UNION RECOGNITION: | A recognition and procedural agreement exists with the Botswana Mining Workers' Union |
| UNIQUE FEATURES: | Jwaneng mine will continue to mine well into the twenty-first century (about 2020), but life of mine could be as much as 100 years. Jwaneng is one of the richest diamond mines in the world. It is the only diamond mine in southern Africa using an in-pit crusher. |
| CONTROLLING COMPANY: | Debswana Diamond Company (Pty) Limited, a partnership between the government of Botswana and De Beers Centenary AG. |
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