Hopes for the establishment of a diamond mine in Quthing have been shuttered, after the prospecting company discovered that the deposits in the area do not warrant for viable commercial mining.

Mohokare Mining Company obtained a two-year license in 2015, to prospect along the banks of the Senqu River.

Last September the company secured a one-year extension that expires next month, and it has decided to stop its operations on the expiration of the license.

In a letter, the company informed the District Administrator of Quthing about its decision to discontinue operations although it did not disclose the reasons.

The Mohokare Diamonds Mining Company prospecting project at Sebapala, Ha Ralenku, intends to close down the operation by the end of August this year.