Key points
- Commissioning of the joint venture marine diamond mining vessel mv Ivan Prinsep began on May 24 and is expected to take about one month.
- The vessel is operating at the Marshall Fork feature offshore Luderitz, Namibia.
- Full-scale diamond mining with joint venture partner Trans Hex Group of South Africa is scheduled to begin in late June.
- Roger Daniel, Diamond Fields’ director of operations, said the commissioning phase has surpassed expectations.
Diamond recovery is exceeding expectations during the first nine days of the commissioning phase of the joint venture marine diamond mining vessel mv Ivan Prinsep at the Marshall Fork feature, offshore Luderitz, Namibia. The commissioning phase began on May 24 and is expected to take approximately one month. Full-scale diamond mining with joint venture partner Trans Hex Group of South Africa is scheduled to commence in late June.
Roger Daniel, Diamond Fields’ director of operations, states that, “The success of the commissioning phase has surpassed expectations and we are looking forward to a very successful mining program.”
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