Botswana Diamonds affiliate given go-ahead for Marsfontein surrounds

Aim-listed Botswana Diamonds on Monday announced that its 40%-owned associate Vutomi Mining had been granted a mining permit for the diamond-bearing gravels and residual unprocessed stockpiles around the iconic Marsfontein mine.

Vutomi partnered with Eurafrican Diamond Corporate (EDC) to mine and process the identified deposits on both Marsfontein and Thorny River.