De Beers has mining operations in Canada, Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, widespread exploration activities as well as marketing and corporate offices in the United Kingdom and retail stores worldwide.
Snap Lake mine in the Northwest Territories and Victor Mine in Ontario were officially opened in July 2008, becoming De Beers’ first diamond mines outside of Africa. In 2010, Snap Lake and Victor mine produced a total of 1.75 million carats from 3.6 million tonnes treated.
Debswana, a 50:50 partnership between De Beers and the Government of the Republic of Botswana operates some of the world's most famous and high value diamond mines, Damtshaa, Jwaneng, Letlhakane and Orapa. In 2010, Debswana produced 22.2 million carats from 24.4 million tonnes of ore treated.
Namdeb is a 50:50 partnership between De Beers and the Government of the Republic of Namibia. For over 100 years Namibia has been known as a source of some of the world’s highest value gemstones. There are three main mines in Namibia: Elizabeth Bay, Orange River and Mining Area 1. In 2010, Namdeb produced 0.49 million carats from land-based operations.
De Beers Marine Namibia is owed by De Beers (70%) and Namdeb (30%). The Company mines off the south west coast of Namibia in the Atlantic 1 licence area of Namdeb, as the exclusive contractor. Mining takes place on the ocean floor at water depths ranging from 90 to 140 meters. During 2010, De Beers Marine Namibia produced 0.98 million carats.
De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM), our South African operation, is owned in a 74/26 joint venture with Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Partner ‘Ponahalo Holdings’. In 2010, DBCM produced a total of 7.5 million carats from 17.1 million tonnes treated.
De Beers and Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton have established a high-end retail jewellery joint venture, through De Beers Diamond Jewellers (DBDJ), with stores in the most fashionable areas of some of the world’s great cities, including New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Tokyo and Dubai.
Element Six, the independently managed industrial diamond group, supplies diverse global markets such as oil and gas, mining, construction, automotive, aerospace, defence, electronics, semiconductor and general engineering. It is the leading player in the markets in which it operates.