Storm Mountain Diamonds (SMD) (Pty) Ltd will cease operations on 30 June 2026, ending more than a decade of mining in the Mokhotlong district. SMD, which operates a kimberlite diamond mine at Kao, is jointly owned by Namakwa Diamonds Limited (75 percent) and the government of Lesotho (25 percent). The kimberlite pipe is the largest
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