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Letlhakane Mine
Small reed (in Setswana)
2015 Tonnes Mined2,162,664
2015Tonnes Treated2,386,741
2015Carats Recovered583,207
Letlhakane Mine is situated 50 km from Debswana’s Orapa operation and 190 km West of Francistown, in Central Botswana.
The mine which was first discovered during the sampling and evaluation process at Orapa, became Debswana’s second mine when it opened in 1975.
In 2014, diamonds recovered at the mine were 547 447 carats.
The mine is managed from the larger Orapa operation. Prospecting in the region of the Orapa Kimberlite pipe continues.