marange diamond mining
Mugabes' diamond, ivory deals exposed
However, questions abound as to how the Mugabes were in possession of a Gemgrade Mining Company file at a time when the country was extracting diamonds in Chiadzwa, Marange in Manicaland. The Mugabe-Pasi diamond relationship could have been a conduit to trade in the gems locally and internationally, the confidential papers show.
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Zimbabwe's biggest diamond miner shifts sales to Dubai auctions
2 days agoZimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Co. has auctioned 4 million carats of stones so far this year in the emirate, up from 850,000 carats for the whole of 2022. The state …
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Women struggles and large-scale diamond mining in Marange, Zimbabwe
The arrival of large-scale diamond mining activities brought hope and enthusiasm to many women within and around Marange, Mutare District, Zimbabwe. Ordinary Zimbabweans believed that diamond mining would transform the lives of the region's inhabitants. However, such anticipated transformation turned into rage and …
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Alrosa kicks off diamond exploration in Zimbabwe
Alrosa has committed to invest $12 million in Zimbabwe from 2020 to 2022. Most of the diamond fields are in Marange in eastern Zimbabwe, where production is dominated by ZCDC. Share. In ...
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Zimbabwe's diamonds bring wealth for a few, despair for many
The arrival of huge mining corporations has left thousands in Marange feeling like prisoners in their own ancestral land. Trevor Kusena, 19, struggles to walk from his cottage to the veranda at his family home in Betena, a village in Marange, eastern Zimbabwe. As soon as he sits down, a dog from the neighbouring house starts barking. …
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REPORT ON THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION OF THE …
Marange diamond fields where there are several diamond mining operations. Specific objectives 1. To determine physico-chemical characteristic of river water. 2. To determine levels of heavy metals in river water. 3. To determine the extent of microbiological contamination of the river water. 4.
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Marange diamond field: Zimbabwe torture camp discovered
It is near an area known as Zengeni in Marange, said to be one of the world's most significant diamond fields. The camp is about one mile from the main Mbada mine that the EU wants to approve ...
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(PDF) The Indigenisation Policy and Economic
The study established that the five diamond mining companies doing business in the two communities had failed to honour their pledges of contributing USD10 million each towards the development of ...
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Marange may not be the world's largest diamond producer
The Marange fields are economic even with a low average price-per-carat diamond because the alluvial mining process is relatively inexpensive; in 2011 the ZMDC estimated that the average cost of ...
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Marange diamond mines pollute rivers, Zimbabwe | EJAtlas
Description: The Marange diamond fields are an area of widespread small-scale diamond production in Chiadzwa, Mutare West, Zimbabwe. Although estimates of the reserves contained in this area vary wildly, some have suggested that it could be home to one of the worlds richest diamond deposits. See more. Diamond Mining companies are …
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History and Background to ZCDC
In layman's terms, alluvial diamonds are "the low hanging fruit" in diamond mining due to the simplistic mining and processing methods that can be used to recover them. Alluvial diamonds were first mined in Marange in 2006 and in 2009. Eight companies were issued with Special Grants to mine diamonds in Marange and in Chimanimani.
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Challenging State-Sanctioned Evictions & Diamond Mining in …
In 2010, the community of Marange faced forced relocation due to diamond mining operations. Initially 136 families were earmarked for relocation; the number of families has since risen to 4,321. The companies involved in mining projects included Mbada Diamonds, Diamond Mining Corporation, Canadile, Anjin, Jinan, Rera Diamonds and …
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Element Africa: Diamonds, oil, coltan, and more diamonds
MARANGE, Zimbabwe — Diamond mining in Zimbabwe's Marange region is causing increased siltation and pollution of the Odzi and Save rivers in the country's east. Hundreds of small-scale ...
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Diamond mining in Zimbabwe: A story of the people …
And diamond mining in Zimbabwe is no exception. In 2001 diamonds were first discovered in the Marange area in Eastern Zimbabwe. Since then these diamond field has been beset by conflict, bloodshed, …
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Towards policy solutions to the risks of Chinese investments in
The first companies to receive concessions in the Marange diamond fields were Chinese companies, Anjin Investments and Sino Zimbabwe Development (Pvt) Ltd working in close connection with ZANU-PF political and security elite and Marange Resources (Pvt) Ltd, wholly owned by the parastatal, the Zimbabwe Mining …
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THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL …
Ushonje Mountain Range (which became the major diamond mining area) was once protected under customary and traditional law. 1.4 Political Context When the artisanal diamond mining started in Chiadzwa in 2006, Zimbabwe was suffering an acute economic depression arising from a polarised political environment between the
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Diamonds in the rough: Human rights abuses in the Marange diamond
The new government could generate significant amounts of revenue from the diamonds, perhaps as much as US$200 million per month, if Marange and other mining centers were managed in a transparent ...
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Illegal diamond mining in Zimbabwe | openDemocracy
3 November 2011. Illegal diamond mining in the rich diamond area of Marange in Zimbabwe is more widespread than has been previously reported, my two-month long investigation has revealed. Despite ...
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Post-displacement livelihoods in mining communities: The politics …
Since the discovery of diamonds at Chiadzwa in Marange, much research has been done on and about diamond mining in Chiadzwa and the human rights violations that ensued (Maguwu, 2013; Human Rights Watch), as well as the politics of the Kimberley Processing certification of the 'bloody diamonds' of Marange (Saunders, 2014; Nichols, …
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Chiadzwa Community Concession, Marange – Vast …
Chiadzwa Community Concession, Marange. Overview. Gallery. The Chiadzwa Diamond Fields located in Marange are widely regarded as the richest alluvial diamond deposits globally. In September 2019, the Company announced it has signed a Joint Venture Agreement with Chiadzwa Mineral Resources (Pvt) Ltd ("CMR"), a company designated to represent ...
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An Inside Job | Global Witness
Diamond Mining Corporation (DMC) was formed as joint venture by the Government of Zimbabwe with a private investor. This is despite evidence suggesting that the individuals behind the company were involved in extensive smuggling of Marange diamonds for several years before diamonds could be legally exported under the …
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Mining Weekly
Zimbabwe's biggest diamond producer has shifted almost all of its sales to Dubai, targeting cutters, polishers and traders and eliminating middlemen. Zimbabwe …
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The impact of diamond mining on local communities in Africa
The survey further established that young men from Marange resort to sneaking into the diamond fields for artisanal diamond mining. This enables them to earn an income of between USD 200 and USD 500 per month. Artisanal diamond mining is however forbidden by law.
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The Chiadzwa Diamond Debacle…. A story no one will ever tell!
In terms of carats produced, the Marange field is the largest diamond producing project in the world, estimated to have produced 16.9 million carats in 2013, or 13% of global rough diamond supply ...
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GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF ZIMBABWE SUMMER …
exploration guide currently for alluvial diamonds in Marange as has been explained earlier at the Marange deposits. Visit plant Stop 2. Diamond Mining Corporation (DMC) The deposit lies west of the outcropping Marange conglomerates. The deposit is generally the recent alluvium. Visit plant. Stop 3. Birchenough Bridge Conglomerates.
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OPEN LETTER ON THE IMPACT OF MINING ON THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN MARANGE
Since 2010, when diamond mining was formalised in Marange area, mining activities has put the education system in Marange at a very precarious position. For instance, in 2010 the Diamond Mining Company (DMC) was given a concession that surrounds two schools namely Chiadzwa primary school and Chiadzwa Secondary …
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What to Know About the 2023 Chicago Responsible Jewelry …
That and the session on Marange women. Wheeler: We did a session on sex trafficking in the Marange [diamond-mining] region of Zimbabwe with the nonprofit Marange Women's Alliance. One of the women now lives in exile in the U.K. It was the first chance for many people to hear firsthand how sex trafficking is working within the …
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New OFAC SDN Designations Under Zimbabwe Sanctions
Marange Resources is involved in the mining and sale of diamonds from the Marange diamond fields. Mbada Diamonds is a joint venture between the Zimbabwean government's mining arm, the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, and two South African companies, Grandwell Holdings and Core Mining. Mbada Diamonds is also …
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Inside Zimbabwe's controversial Marange diamond field
CNN granted exclusive access to the controversial Marange diamond fields. High voltage barbed wire fences surround the diamond mines, where workers are …
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THE UNENDING CURSE OF ZIMBABWE'S MARANGE …
Diamonds were discovered in Marange, eastern Zimbabwe, in 2006, but more than a decade after formal mining started, thousands of people in the vicinity of …
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