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Location: Orapa, Botswana
Acquired: License awarded to Firestone Diamonds in March 2007.
Ownership: Firestone Diamonds controls 90%, with a group of local investors owning the remaining10%
Total resource: 8 hectare kimberlite, resource of over 11 Mt at a grade of 85 cpht, containing 1 million carats
In situ value: Diamonds valued at over US$160 per carat, giving a gross in situ value of US$150 million
Status: On temporary care and maintenance
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Location: South Western Botswana
Extends over an area of c. 1000 square kilometres and covers the majority of the Kokong field
Contains 86 kimberlites, 15 diamondiferous
Kimberlite K295 considered to be of high interest
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Location: The Kingdom of Lesotho
Acquired: September 2010
Ownership: Firestone Diamonds controls 75%, government of Lesotho 25%
Total resource: 9 hectare kimberlite, resource of over 90 Mt at a grade of 34.3 cpht, containing 31 million carats
In situ value: Diamonds valued at over US$110 per carat, giving a gross in situ value of US$3.4 billion
Status: In production since June 2011
