Gem Diamonds Opens Ghagoo Mine in Botswana

Gem Diamonds Ltd. (LSE:GEMD) announced the opening of its Botswana-based Ghagoo mine, which will be the country’s first underground diamond mine. It will be the company’s “second major producing diamond mine.”

As quoted in the press release:

Botswana is the world’s leading diamond producer and home to some of the largest, most profitable diamond mines, making this an ideal country for Gem Diamonds to operate in. Through a phased development plan, Ghaghoo is expected to emerge as part of a new generation of diamond mines in Botswana, with a core focus on ensuring that the highest benchmarks of excellence across health and safety and social and environmental impacts are achieved. The Company has undergone a series of extensive studies and assessments relating to the environment, local communities and broader social impacts of the Ghaghoo mine, which will provide a critical framework to ensure that the mine operates to the most stringent of international standards. This is a strategic priority for the Company in a rapidly changing environment for the global mining industry, and will contribute to the further to the modernisation of the diamond mining industry to ensure long term sustainability.

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