Not your typical mine , Debmarine Namibia is a series of offshore mining operations driven by the Debmarine Namibia company , a 50 / 50 joint venture between the De Beer Group and the Namibian Government . The operations take place off the south coast of Namibia , with the company deploying a five ship fleet for diamond recovery . In May 2019 , it was announced that the JV will develop and launch the world ’ s first custom diamond recovery vessel , with the ship due to begin operations in 2022 at a cost of US $ 468mn . Debmarine Namibia claims that this is the most valuable single investment ever made in the marine diamond industry . The mining operation is conducted through two key technologies : an airliftdrill and crawler mining tech . Each vessel in the fleet is capable of tracking , positioning and surveying the ocean floor , leveraging state-of-the-art drill technology to maximise yield .

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