May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Debswana Diamond Co., a joint venture between the Botswana government and De Beers, plans to increase diamond production by 4.6 percent to 25 million carats this year, said Managing Director Jim Gowans.
The company has sold $1.1 billion of the gems so far, he said today at a meeting in Gaborone, the capital. In 2009, Debswana mined 23.9 million carats that were sold for $2.6 billion, he said.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-05-24/debswana-of-botswana-sees-4-6-increase-in-2011-diamond-output.html
