De Beers' Namibia diamond venture boosts output by nearly 6% in first quarter

WINDHOEK (Reuters) - De Beers' Namibia joint venture, Namdeb, increased diamond production by 5.8% in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to data from De Beers' parent Anglo American .Mining in Namibia was not disrupted by the global coronavirus pandemic in the first quarter, as the country only went into partial lockdown on March 27, although De Beers Group cancelled a sales event owing to the lockdown.Before the outbreak of the virus, which has so far infected 16 people in the..