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Namibia is the 9th largest diamond producer in the world, by value.
Namibia produces 95% gem quality diamonds.
The strength of Namibia's diamonds lies in the high value stones, ranking 2nd globally by dollar per carat.
Debmarine Namibia's annual production capacity is 1.4million carats.
Debmarine Namibia is the largest producer of diamonds in Namibia, by value and volume.
Debmarine Namibia accounts for around 70% of total diamond production in Namibia.
The mv Mafuta is the world’s largest marine diamond mining vessel.
The mv Mafuta accounts for over 50% of total Debmarine Namibia production.
Wave swells in the Debmarine Namibia mining licence area can reach up to 10 metres.
The biggest diamond produced by Debmarine Namibia was 80.3 carats.

Debmarine Namibia secures funding for building of diamond exploration and sampling vessel

Date Posted: 01 December 2015

Debmarine Namibia secures funding for building of diamond exploration and sampling vessel. The construction of the Debmarine Namibia diamond exploration and sampling vessel will commence after the company secured co-funding from local commercial banks. The state-of-the art diamond exploration and sampling vessel will be built in Norway by Kleven Verft AS, a Norwegian shipbuilding group.
Named after the Founding President, the SS Nujoma will be custom-built for Debmarine Namibia exploration purposes and will be the first-of-its-kind. It will include a wide range of tailor made equipment and features. The highly specialised and technologically advanced diamond exploration and sampling vessel will be used for deep water mineral exploration to support Debmarine Namibia's fleet of five diamond production vessels.

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