Venetia Mine
MINING
Sorting diamonds
3,000 employees and contracting partners currently work at the open pit mine .
“ The Venetia Underground Project team have constructed a terrace , and developed a portal with related infrastructure . This includes beginning to sink two shafts which will have associated headgear and tunnels to give access to the Kimberlite ore ,” von Maltitz said .
Since the commissioning some 23 years ago , about 100 million carats have been mined and currently production averages three to four million carats a year .
“.. about 100 million carats have been mined and currently production averages three to four million carats a year ”
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