Diamond open pit mines in East Botswana

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 14 March 2019 at 08:07:09 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 15 March 2019 at 16:47:30 UTC
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Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 01 July 2019 at 16:47:35 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, natural resources, geology, open pit mines, urban planning, road infrastructure, Botswana
Fig. 1 - S1 (mean 15.03.2019 - 01.07.2019) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) colour composite - Botswana lies north of S. Africa, mostly in the Kalahari Basin
2D view
Fig. 2 - S2 (14.03.2019) - 8,4,3 colour composite - Orapa diamond mine lies east of Botswana, south of Makgadikgadi Pan.
2D view
Lying near a cluster of kimberlite pipes, Orapa mine is the largest diamond mine in the world, estimated to produce ~11 million carats yearly.
Fig. 3 - 4,3,2 natural colour - 15 km east, Damtshaa diamond mine. The mineral industry provides ~40% of all government revenues.
2D view
Fig. 4 - vv,vh,vv colour composite - Karowe & Letlhakane diamond mines. Diamonds make up 62% of Botswana's export.
3D view
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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