Namibia produced 2,234 million carats of rough diamonds in 2024, a 4% decrease from the 2.327 million carats of diamonds produced the previous year, latest figures show.
According to latest figures released by De Beers, in the period under review, Namdeb’s production increased by 30% to 609 000 carats from 468 000 carats the previous year.
During the fourth quarter, Namdeb recorded a 44% increase in production to 189 000 carats.
Debmarine Namibia’s production for 2024 decreased by 13% to 1.625 million carats from 1.859 million carats in 2023.
In Q4 of 2024, Debmarine recorded a 9% decrease in production to 395 000 carats.
In total, Namibia’s production in Q4 increased by 3% to 584 000 carats, attributed to higher-grade mining at Namdeb.
In South Africa, De Beers’ production increased by 27% to 0.6 million carats, due to Venetia underground and a slight improvement in grades of processed ore.
Botswana’s production decreased by 31% to 4.2 million carats as a result of planned actions to lower production at Jwaneng.
Production in Canada decreased by 43% to 0.5 million carats as a result of planned actions to treat lower-grade ore.-www.miningandenergy.com.na
