Diamond production for the third quarter at Zvishavane-based Murowa Mine increased to 92 000 carats, up from 72 000 carats produced in the corresponding period last year, parent company Rio Tinto has reported. In an update, the mining conglomerate said output at Murowa - the smallest of its three diamond mines - had increased by 28 percent.
"Murowa's diamond production for the first nine months of the year also grew to 215 000 carats, up from 198 000 carats mined in the same period last year," it said.
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