Cresta Jwaneng

Hotel Description

-Property description-, jwaneng is a town situated in the southern, district of botswana. It is not considered part of, the southern district and has its own separate, town council., ., Jwaneng means -a place of small stones- in, setswana., ., The town was formed around the jwaneng diamond, mine- the richest mine in the world in terms of, its content of gem-quality diamonds. In the, beginning- jwaneng was a closed town and in order, to live there- you needed to get permission from, the owners of the mine- debswana- which is a, partnership between de beers and the government of, botswana., ., The jwaneng diamond mine contributes between 60, % and 70 % of debswanas revenue., Jwanengs high grade ore means this mine punches, above its weight in terms of diamonds recovered., The mine maintains an iso 14001 certificate for, environmental compliance- being the first mine in, botswana to achieve this certification in 2000., Jwaneng is known for its excellent safety record-, winning multiple national and international safety, awards., ., The mine is located on three pipes -centre north, and south pipes- with an average grade of 150, cpht- and a smaller satellite pipe averaging 25, cpht. The jwaneng pipe was discovered in 1972 by, de beers prospectors. The size of the pipe- near, surface was 54 ha. The age of the pipe is, estimated to be 240 million years old., ., The jwaneng mine aquarium diamond recovery plant, is the first of its kind in the industry. It, encompasses the completely automated recovery, plant -carp- and the fully integrated sort house, -fish-.