Marange Diamonds

China respects the Government’s decision to cease operations of companies that were mining diamonds in Chiadzwa and has no problem with actions being executed within the confines of the law, Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Huang Ping has…
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By Darlington Musarurwa As Government pulls the plug on private diamond miners operating at Chiadzwa diamond mining fields in Marange, Manicaland, damning statistics indicate that the rough diamonds only managed to earn the country more…
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Panners reportedly stormed Chiadzwa diamond fields on Monday evening following Government’s directive for all firms there to cease operations since it had taken over control of the concessions.
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By Eddie Cross Diamonds were discovered in the Marange area in 2000 by an exploration team from De Beers Limited. The claims were taken over in 2006 by a London-based company African Consolidated Resources (ACR). ACR revealed the…
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Private aeroplanes that are never searched to quantify volume, grade or value of their precious cargo of minerals, regularly leave the country, bound for Asia.
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HARARE - Zimbabwe has engaged four international diamond cutting and polishing firms as part of the country’s strategies to add value to its natural resources.
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OPINION - In the economic grand scheme of things, Zimbabweans seem to be forgetting the important fact that minerals — unlike plastics or pieces of glass — are not renewable resources and after some time they do run out.
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“Diamond revenues from alluvial diamond mining have dramatically shrunk. We now need to come terms with this reality,” said Minister of Information Professor Jonathan Moyo on Twitter in response to a question on where diamond revenue was…
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An independent organisation working in Zimbabwe’s extractive industry has called on government to halt diamond mining in Marange and institute an audit.
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THE state owned diamond miner, Marange Resources owes the tax collector $3,7 million from 2010 while government has no board representation in two Chiadzwa diamond mines despite holding a significant stake in both, the latest…
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