NAMDEB Diamond Corporation (Pty) Ltd.

Namdeb is a wholly owned subsidiary of Namdeb Holdings (Proprietary) Limited, which is owned in equal shares (50:50) by the Government of the Republic of Namibia and De Beers Group. Namdeb performs land-based prospecting (exploration), mining and rehabilitation operations and services for Namdeb Holdings. Its operations are centered along the southwest coast of Namibia, with land-based operations around Oranjemund and satellite mines near Lüderitz and along the Orange River. Namdeb was formed in 1994 when CDM entered into a new partnership with the Namibian Government.

Namdeb's history goes back to 1920 when diamond-mining companies along the Orange River were amalgamated to form Consolidated Diamond Mines (CDM). In 1994 CDM entered into a new partnership with the Namibian Government and Namdeb was formed. Namdeb performs land-based prospecting (exploration), mining and rehabilitation operations. Diamond exploration and mining takes place along the south-west coast and inland areas of Namibia's //Karas Region. The main land-based operations are found in the town of Oranjemund and satellite mines along the Orange River. Approximately 1500 employees (excluding contractors) form part of its workforce. Several types of innovative mining techniques are employed to extract diamonds from alluvial deposits of ore bodies, including vacuum extractors, dredgers, floating treatment plants, probe drilling platforms and most recently the surface miner.

• Diamonds

  Diamonds extracted from alluvial deposits along the southwest coast and inland areas of Namibia.

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