Africa-Press – Angola. From January to May of the current year, the country collected revenues valued at US$288 million from the sale of 2.5 million carats of diamonds produced by the Catoca, Luele and Lunhinga projects.
The data was revealed by the chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Diamond Company (Endiama EP), Manuel Nganga Júnior, during the Working Meeting of the Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Sector “brainstorming”, held on Tuesday, in the country’s capital.
Manuel Nganga Júnior recalled that the current moment is being marked by low demand for diamonds on the international market due to geopolitical factors and the proliferation of synthetic diamonds, but reiterated the goal of achieving, by December of this year, production around 14.6 million carats, 88 percent of which come from Catoca and Luele.
At the meeting, the leaders of public and private companies in the sector took an overview of the current situation with the head of MIREMPET, Diamantino Azevedo, accompanied by the distinguished Secretaries of State.
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