REEFTON Mining yesterday said that exploration activities at Reefton’s Mowe Bay concession on the Skeleton Coast in Namibia had found the largest diamond recovered to date.
A press release by the company said the 2.70 carat diamond and 11 other large diamonds of +1 carat (including 1,70, 1,63, 1,595, 1,58, 1,43, 1,22 carats), are of exceptional high quality. To date this month a total of 878 diamonds weighing 150 carats have been recovered.Excavation and processing is continuing at this site.This brings the total diamond inventory to 2136 diamonds weighing 435 carats.Processing of dry screened concentrate (screen size +1,4 mm – 14 mm) is by a 10 tonne per hour Dense Media Separation Plant and final recovery is by a FlowSort X-ray unit.To date this month a total of 878 diamonds weighing 150 carats have been recovered.Excavation and processing is continuing at this site.This brings the total diamond inventory to 2136 diamonds weighing 435 carats.Processing of dry screened concentrate (screen size +1,4 mm – 14 mm) is by a 10 tonne per hour Dense Media Separation Plant and final recovery is by a FlowSort X-ray unit.
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