LERALA RECEIVES WIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT - ASX · 2015. 9. 22. · Pastor Lindiwe Mbulawa, Mrs Tina Moroka and other blessing participants at the K3 pit The blessing ceremony was an

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LERALA RECEIVES WIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Lerala Diamond Mines Limited, the Botswana subsidiary of Kimberley Diamonds Ltd (KDL), and

the owner of the Lerala Diamond Mine, late last week held a site blessing ceremony with the

local community at Lerala. The blessing ceremony was held at the request of the local community

and was aimed at mobilising the community to provide its support and best wishes for the success

of the mine.

Approximately 400 people from the Lerala community attended the blessing ceremony. The

ceremony was led by Lerala’s Chief Moroka. Also in attendance were his 16 Sub-Chiefs, several

Pastors and Chairpersons from the Village Development Community. Several members of KDL’s

leadership team were also present, including Noel Halgreen, KDL’s Managing Director.

Some members of the local Lerala community, visiting Pastors and KDL senior management at the Blessing Ceremony

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In his opening remarks, Chief Moroka recognised the ongoing synergy between the Lerala

community and the KDL leadership team and detailed the benefits of the project to the local

community, including higher employment and increased local expenditure on goods and

services.

Chief Moroka at the Lerala Camp

Several Pastors from the Lerala Village and Gaborone blessed the mine in the presence of the

community. Approximately 40 people including the Chief, Pastors and other senior people from

the community later boarded the new Lerala Mine Bus to bless the K3 pit, plant and surrounding

administration offices. Selected delegates walked the areas with olive oil and salt, blessing the

land for prosperity and good fortune.

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Pastor Lindiwe Mbulawa, Mrs Tina Moroka and other blessing participants at the K3 pit

The blessing ceremony was an important part of KDL’s ongoing relationship with the local

community at Lerala, and the high attendance clearly showed the desire from the community to

see the mine succeed. The local community is an important stakeholder in the Lerala Diamond

Mine, and will clearly benefit from a successful venture, through employment opportunities at the

mine as well as increased local expenditures on goods and services.

KDL Managing Director Noel Halgreen said: “KDL and its subsidiary, Lerala Diamond Mines

Limited, are looking to work with the local Lerala community as we take steps towards the re-

commissioning of the Lerala Diamond Mine. When operational, the mine will create jobs and

provide training, education and new opportunities for the local community at Lerala, whose

commitment will play a key part in the success of the mine.”

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Pastor Lindiwe Mbulawa, Deon Vermeulen, Lerala Project Manager and Chief Moroka – presentation of a plaque to

commemorate the Lerala Diamond Mine Blessing Ceremony

For further information please contact:

Noel Halgreen Holly Taylor

Managing Director Corporate Communications

[email protected] [email protected]

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