JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – TSX- and Nasdaq-listed Mountain Province Diamonds has completed the second sale of diamonds from its Gahcho Kué mine.
Some 277 646 ct were sold, while a third sale comprising some 193 900 ct is scheduled for late March.
Gahcho Kué, which is a joint venture with De Beers, last week officially started commercial production.
The mine is expected to produce about 54-million carats of rough diamonds over its 13-year mine life.