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JSE- and TSX-listed Rockwell Diamonds has a long-term vision to become a gemstone producer of about 10 000 ct/m, said president and CEO John Bristow, announcing the company's first quarter results.
The Vancouver-based company, which owns mines in South Africa, reported production of 7 368 ct for the three months ended May 31, 2010, compared with 4 022 ct for the same period last year.
Bristow said that production at its Holpan, Klipdam and Saxendrift operations and the Klipdam extension bulk-sampling project in South Africa, steadily increased during the quarter, and was significantly boosted by expanding capacity at its Saxendrift plant. |