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Namdeb

27.11.2009

Namdeb Diamond Corporation is renowned for supplying more than 85% of the entire diamond production of Namibia. Namdeb Diamond Corporation (Pty) Limited is owned in equal shares by the Government of the Republic of Namibia and De Beers Centenary AG. 

Diamond Production
Namdeb currently holds six mining licences from which diamonds are recovered. The Mining Area No.1, Bogenfels and Elizabeth Bay Mining Licences extend from the Orange River in the south to Lüderitz in the north, and approximately 5.5 kilometres off shore in the Atlantic Ocean to approximately 20 to 35 kilometres inland. 
Douglas Bay Mining Licence extends from Lüderitz north to latitude 26 degrees south and from the high water mark of the Atlantic Ocean to about 15 kilometres inland. 
The Orange River Mining Licence extends along the Orange River for about 50 kilometres inland from the Mining Area No.1 boundary. Atlantic 1 Mining Licence occupies a portion of the middle shelf of the South Atlantic Ocean, from the boundary of Mining Area No.1 to about 65 kilometres from the shore.
All Namdeb diamonds mined at Namdeb’s operation are sold to the NDTC for resale on the international diamond market.  

Official website of Namdeb Diamond Corporation: http://www.namdeb.com/namdeb.web/

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