BOTSWANA DIAMOND VALUING COMPANY

Botswana Diamond Valuing Company (BDVC) sorts and values Debswana's entire production of diamonds  from the Jwaneng, Orapa, Letlhakane and Damtshaa mines, and associated diamond deposits. 

Orapa House  Botswana Diamond Valuing company employs over 500 people.

In 2005, total rough diamond production processed and valued amounted to 31.9 million carats. In 2004, a total of 31.1 million carats production was processed and valued at BDVC.

Second only to the Diamond Trading Company (DTC) in London, BDVC is the second largest rough diamond sorting and valuing operation in the world 

BDVC was established in 1972 as a joint venture between De Beers and Botswana Development Corporation to carry out the preliminary sorting of diamonds from Orapa Mine, which was the only operational Mine at the time. In 1977, BDVC became a wholly owned subsidiary of Debswana. BDVC has a work force of  more than 500 people.