DFI and Samicor Start Marine Work near Luderitz
June 09, 04
Diamond Fields International and Samicor Mining Services started mining at Diamond Fields' marine mining license ML111 located near Luderitz, Namibia. Operations are carried out by Samicor’s charted vessel mv Kovambo under a joint venture agreement.
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Samicor is owned by LL Mining, Lev Leviv’s diamond mining company. The mv Kovambo is a 3,300-ton vessel carrying a 3rd generation Seabed Crawler and diamond processing plant that have just completed major upgrades.
The Seabed Crawler mining system was successfully deployed in Namco's Luderitz Bay Grant (ML51) license area, which is immediately adjacent to Diamond Fields' Marshall Fork concession.
“We are obviously very pleased to be resuming diamond production on schedule at Marshall Fork, now that the mv Kovambo is on site and mining has commenced,” says Gregg Sedun, President and CEO of DFI.