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Namdeb

Namdeb Diamond Corporation is a Namibian diamond mining company engaged primarily in alluvial and marine diamond recovery along the Atlantic coastline and the lower Orange River. It operates as a 50:50 joint venture between De Beers and the Namibian government, mirroring the ownership structure of Botswana's Debswana. The company's main operations are centred on Oranjemund, in southern Namibia, where decades of land-based and coastal alluvial mining have taken place. Namdeb also holds interests in marine diamond recovery through related operations extending into Namibia's offshore waters. It produces rough diamonds that are typically sold through De Beers' sales arm, the Diamond Trading Company, for further distribution to international cutting and polishing centres. Namdeb is a significant contributor to Namibia's economy, supporting government revenue, employment and foreign-exchange earnings. The company has faced the challenge common to mature alluvial deposits of declining onshore grades, prompting a gradual shift of focus toward marine and deep-water diamond recovery. Namdeb's operations are closely linked to broader southern African diamond industry themes, including diamond traceability and the provenance of alluvial stones. Its history traces back to the earlier Consolidated Diamond Mines operations established in the area, later restructured into the current joint-venture arrangement between De Beers and Namibia.

Namdeb News


Dr John Bristow
Importance of natural diamond comeback highlighted
5th October 2026 By: Martin Creamer

South Africa needs to find ways to build and sustain its alluvial diamond sector in particular, given this country’s “incredible” alluvial sector which hosts “exceptional” diamonds. Accompanying... 


Rough diamonds produced by De Beers
De Beers' rough diamond production increases, but prices, demand remain under pressure
23rd July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Global diamond miner De Beers has reported an 88% year-on-year increase in rough diamond production to 7.8-million carats for the second quarter of this year, taking the company's output for the... 


PRE-DEPARTURE TESTING The Next Generation Crawler positioned at the L-berth in Cape Town harbour undergoing final testing before installation on Debmarine Namibia’s Benguela Gem
Next generation crawler to boost diamond recovery
31st October 2025

More than two decades after innovating its first subsea crawler technology for diamond recovery, diamond major De Beers Group’s Upstream Technology business has developed its next generation of... 


Raubex flags 10% to 20% lower earnings for six months to end August 2025
23rd October 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed infrastructure development and construction materials supply company Raubex, in a trading statement, says it expects its earnings a share (EPS) and headline earnings a share (HEPS) for... 


Uncut diamonds
Namibia central bank chief calls for diamond royalty relief extension
16th October 2025 By: Reuters

Namibia's central bank governor Johannes !Gawaxab called on Wednesday for an extension to a royalty discount granted to Namdeb to help the diamond miner through a protracted global market downturn,... 


Polished diamonds
Namibia cautious about taking up a stake in De Beers, local media report
30th September 2025 By: Reuters

Namibia will carefully consider whether or not to acquire a stake in De Beers as the diamond price slump persists, local media reported on Monday, citing the country's deputy prime minister. The... 


The next generation subsea diamond recovery crawler developed by De Beers Upstream Technology
De Beers unveils next generation subsea diamond recovery crawler
16th September 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diamond company De Beers' Upstream Technology business has developed a next generation of advanced subsea diamond recovery crawlers, with the first unit having been installed on Debmarine Namibia's... 


Diamond traceability
De Beers highlights environment, social, traceability milestones in latest sustainability report
5th September 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Diamond mining major De Beers says it has made meaningful progress in areas such as emission reduction, safety and conservation, while advancing work on diamond provenance and traceability. In its... 


Diamond traceability
De Beers highlights environment, social, traceability milestones in latest sustainability report
21st August 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Diamond mining major De Beers says it has made meaningful progress in areas such as emission reduction, safety and conservation, while advancing work on diamond provenance and traceability. In its... 


De Beers Group delivers progress with sustainability and provenance initiatives, supporting enhanced confidence in De Beers-Sourced diamonds
21st August 2025

De Beers Group today published its 2024 sustainability report, highlighting significant progress across its key focus areas of climate, livelihoods, nature and provenance. These areas were... 


a large de beers diamond
De Beers reports 11% y/y production decline in the first quarter
24th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Diamond producer De Beers’ rough diamond production for the first quarter of this year decreased by 11% year-on-year to 6.1-million carats, reflecting the continued production response to a... 


Evangelos Lioutas, Technical Advisor Africa at Weba Chute Systems, with the Toolquip Namibia team, celebrating their new agency partnership
Weba appoints Toolquip Namibia as local agent strengthening footprint
9th April 2025

Weba Chute Systems has appointed Toolquip Namibia as its official agent in Namibia, a move that forms part of the company’s broader strategy to strengthen its footprint across the African... 


De Beers' Venetia mine
De Beers cuts its 2025 output guidance by 10Mct as trading conditions remain challenging
6th February 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Amid ongoing challenging rough diamond trading conditions, De Beers has revised its production guidance for 2025 to between 20-million and 23-million carats, compared with previous guidance of... 


The Venetia underground mine
De Beers assessing options to lower production amid high midstream inventory levels
24th October 2024 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Diamond miner De Beers maintains its full-year production guidance at between 23-million and 26-million carats, but says it is actively assessing options with its partners to reduce production... 


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