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Oranjemund land-based diamond mining to end

Oranjemund land-based diamond mining to end

Written by Patience Smith on 22 October 2017.

ORANJEMUND, 22 OCT (NAMPA) – Diamond mining operations conducted by Namdeb on land at Oranjemund are expected to scale down over the next few years and come to a complete standstill by 2022.
However, mining at sea in the Atlantic bordering the mining town will continue and possibly intensify through DebMarine Namibia, a company wholly owned by the Namibia Diamond Corporation (NamDeb).
This was said by Mineworkers Union of Namibia branch chairperson for Oranjemund, Mbidhi Shavuka on the sidelines of the ope ...

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