De Beers, the world's largest diamond producer, increased its diamond output by 15% year-on-year to 8.5 million carats in the first quarter, according to Anglo American, which controls 85% of De Beers. The growth was due to factors such as the development of the Canadian Gahcho Kue field, the growth of production at the Orapa field in Botswana and the steady positive state of the market. For two sites in the first quarter, consolidated sales of diamonds amounted to 8.8 million carats. Production of the largest division of Debswana increased by 12%. Production at the Orapa field increased by 26%.
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