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Angola: De Beers reports $15 million in exploration spending and prospecting across 16 areas

LE BRIEF • 2026-11-06

The group describes Angola as its largest active diamond exploration programme. Any future multibillion-dollar mine investment depends on results and is separate from announced environmental projects.

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LE BRIEF — Friday, 6 November 2026, consolidated edition By the LE BRIEF newsroom Country : Angola Source publication : 5 November 2026 Event : Al Cook's audience with João Lourenço on 4 November; institutional meetings on 3 and 4 November Credit: CIPRA, Angolan presidency. Photograph published with the 5 November account of the 4 November audience between President João Lourenço and De Beers chief executive Al Cook. Reproduction rights are not documented in the dossier. De Beers is continuing diamond exploration in Angola. After meeting President João Lourenço on 4 November, chief executive Al Cook said the group had already spent $15 million on exploration, according to the presidency's account published the next day. Coverage by bne IntelliNews says prospecting extends across 16 areas. Cook describes Angola as the group's largest active diamond exploration programme worldwide. This concerns the scale of exploration, not new production already underway. Exploration must still establish economic value The objective is to identify deposits capable of supporting future mines. Prospecting and assessment can reduce geological uncertainty without guaranteeing a commercial deposit or profitable development. Cook raised the possibility of mine development worth billions of dollars if results are successful. This remains conditional: no project of that scale is presented here as ful...