Debswana Diamond Company Orapa Mining town is indeed a great place to live, work and visit. It is a community committed to creating room for women and young girls in male-saturated spaces, an environment where children receive high quality education and are conscious to the operations and impact of mining diamonds, an environment carefully created for everyone to thrive in. The culture of teamwork, caring, working passionately and showing they care is so tangible on a day-to-day basis…and that,

A massive dump truck transporting waste at Orapa Mine in Botswana... #diamondmining | Mining Zimbabwe

A 2,492-carat diamond - the second largest ever - has been discovered in Botswana using X-ray technology. The diamond was discovered in a mine in the country’s northeast by Canadian company Lucara. | Al Jazeera English

Ever seen a $40 million diamond? 💎 Botswana just found one. In a breathtaking discovery, a 2,492-carat diamond — the second-largest ever recorded — has been unearthed in Botswana. Roughly the size of a clenched fist and weighing nearly half a kilogram, this extraordinary gem was discovered at the Karowe Mine, operated by Lucara Diamond Corp. The price tag hasn’t been confirmed yet, but here’s a clue: in 2017, a 1,109-carat diamond from the same mine sold for $53 million. Experts are already sug

ORAPA GOLF CHALLENGE CELEBRATES MILESTONE The chairman of Orapa Diamond Golf Challenge (ODGC), Thabo Mzuku has indicated that they were celebrating the fifth anniversary of the competition this weekend. Around 100 golfers, including 20 junior players, took part in the milestone event held in Orapa on Saturday. Mzuku stated that as a way of celebrating the anniversary, they have been holding business summits to demonstrate that golf could not exist on its own without partnerships. "We want it to