Finsch mine, established in 1961, is situated 165km west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
In July 2008, the Finsch Treatment Plant Upgrade was completed. The purpose of the upgrade was to improve the overall diamond recovery efficiency levels and increase the treatment plant throughput capacity by 1.4 million tonnes. An important part of this effort will be to enhance the value of diamonds recovered by liberating them from the kimberlite host rock in a carefully designed 'diamond friendly' process.
De Beers Consolidated Mines recovered 2.317 million carats during the calendar year 2008 (2.334 million carats: 2007).
In June 2010 De Beers Consolidated Mines announced a planned restructuring at Finsch Mine to ensure it is a sustainable business in the years to come.