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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>The Botswana government and diamond miner De Beers Group have extended their existing agreement for the sale of Debswana\u2019s rough diamond production by 12 months until June 30, 2023.<\/b><\/p>\n

Following further positive progress towards a new agreement being made in the first half of this year, the two parties have agreed to the one-year extension to enable the finalisation of the ongoing discussions, De Beers said in a statement on June 29.<\/p>\n

Debswana is jointly owned by De Beers and the Botswana government and operates four mines \u2013 Jwaneng, Damtshaa, Letlhakane and Orapa.<\/p>\n

The operations produced 22.3-million carats of diamonds in 2021.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. The Botswana government and diamond miner De Beers Group have extended their existing agreement for the sale of Debswana\u2019s rough diamond production by 12 months until June 30, 2023. 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