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Rio Tinto Set to Increase Murowa Production Sixfold
By Avi Krawitz Posted: 02/08/10 06:31
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RAPAPORT... Rio Tinto’s Murowa diamond mine in Zimbabwe has the capacity to increase its production sixfold, according to a senior company executive cited at newzimbabwe.com.

Speaking at a mining conference in South Africa, Rio Tinto's diamonds and minerals chief executive officer (CEO), Harry Kenyon-Slaney, pledged his support for the project and said the company would continue to support the Zimbabwe operation.

"It's a diamond operation that we discovered and one that has good-quality diamonds," Kenyon-Slaney said.

Murowa’s production fell 53 percent to 97,000 carats in 2009, according to a recent Rio Tinto report. The group holds a 78 percent stake in the operation.

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