The company Research and Markets said that Botswana has the third at the end of 2014 largest diamond reserves in the world - 130 million carats, accounting for 17.8 percent of world reserves of diamonds.
According to the company, significant reserves of diamonds in the country are found in the central part of the country and in the Kgalagadi District.
Botswana's diamond industry is export-oriented, and for rough diamonds account for about 70 percent of the total export earnings of the country, which accounted for approximately $ 1.7 billion in the first six months of 2015, according to a report prepared by Research and Markets.
In addition to diamonds, Botswana has deposits of copper, nickel and silver. Mining plays an important role in the economy - in 2014 it accounted for 22.9 percent of GDP in Botswana.
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Company Koin International, specializing in the organization of tender sales of rough and polished diamonds, has announced the auction of rough behavior of 24 - May 31, 2016 in Antwerp.
At the auction will be exhibited diamonds mined Ekapa Minerals, Diamcor Mining, Klipspringer Mines , as well as for the first time in Antwerp - diamonds mined at the deposit Mothete (Mothete) in Lesotho.
It is expected that through the tender will be sold 89 000 carats from Ekapa Minerals, including the unique mineral mined at the recently acquired from De Beers significant share of dumps diamondiferous rocks in the field of Kimberley (Kimberley) in South Africa.
5000 carats - more than 12 000 carats of rough diamonds from Diamcor Mining will be displayed With Klipspringer diamond mine (Klipspringer) in South Africa on tender in Antwerp. The share of products with Mothete not currently defined.
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