The 12,000 tonne diesel-electric vessel, which has led to the creation of 140 jobs, the vast majority filled by Namibians, is 113m long and can accommodate a crew of 80. The vessel was constructed in Norway by the Kleven Verft shipbuilding group and was launched into water ahead of schedule on 9 January 2016 and was inaugurated on 15 June 2017. The sixth is the world’s most highly advanced diamond exploration and sampling vessel, the mv SS Nujoma, named after Namibia’s founding president Dr Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma. The vessels include mv Debmar Atlantic, mv Debmar Pacific, mv !Gariep, mv Grand Banks and mv Mafuta. We operate a fleet of six motor vessels (mv), capable of exploring for and retrieving diamond-bearing materials from the seabed and processing them to a diamond-rich concentrate. We conduct marine-based diamond recovery around 120 to 140m below sea level in the Atlantic Ocean off the Namibian coast. They were discovered by a railroad worker named Zacharia Lewala near Lüderitz in 1908, a discovery that prompted a diamond rush and set Namibia on the path of becoming a leading diamond nation. We process material there from small land-based operations at Douglas Bay as well.ĭiamonds have been a fundamental part of Namibia’s economy for more than 100 years. The gravels, screened and bagged at sea, are taken to our Contractors Treatment Facility near Lüderitz for further processing. Marine contractors work with divers to recover gravel from the seabed at depths of seven to 30m. We supplement our land-based recovery with beach and shallow water near-shore recovery. At Elizabeth Bay, we remove finer-grained sands to recover diamonds from thin layers of diamond-bearing material. Our northern coastal operations between Elizabeth Bay and Lüderitz include land-based and coastal operations in a coastal strip known as the surf zone. We find fewer but larger stones in the south and a higher concentration of smaller stones to the north. The vigorous sorting action of wind and waves, pushing diamond-bearing gravels north along the coast, has created a natural variation in the grades of ore we treat. The ancient bed of the Orange River, extending inland about 50km, is an important source of diamond-bearing gravels. The southern coastal area reaches from the mouth of the Orange River, near Oranjemund, north to Chameis Bay, a distance of about 100km.ĭiamonds are found in raised Pleistocene beaches from 25m below mean sea level to more than 30m above. Two million years ago, reflecting the impact of prevailing winds, currents and tides, diamonds were carried westward along the ancient course of the Orange River and northward along Namibia’s Atlantic beaches. The deposits along the country’s coast and ancient river beds are so rich that early prospectors could sometimes find diamonds glittering on the sandy surface of valley floors. We recover diamonds from Namibia’s northern and southern coastal regions. Best Practice Principles Assurance Programme.Leading Ethical Practices Across the Industry.Accelerating Equal Opportunity: 2030 Sustainability Goals.Protecting the Natural World: 2030 Sustainability Goals.Partnering for Thriving Communities: 2030 Sustainability Goals.Leading Ethical Practices Across Industry: 2030 Sustainability Goals.
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