https://24hourdiamondnews.com/botswana-de-beers/botswana-de-beers/ Learn About Diamonds with 24/7 Diamond News Updates Wed, 19 Jul 2023 03:53:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://24hourdiamondnews.com/botswana-de-beers/botswana-de-beers/#comment-34 Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:12:03 +0000 https://24hourdiamondnews.com/?p=2407#comment-34 On June 23, 1969 representatives of DeBeers Mining Company and the Government of Botswana signed an agreement to form Debswana as a partnership to mine local diamonds. The agreement was subsequently revised in 1975 to give Government and DeBeers an equal stake in the company, while also forming the Botswana Diamond Valuing Company. Subsequent revisions of the agreement occurred in 1996, 2006 and 2010-11.

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