Four mining and prospecting companies. ZCDC is the largest of the four companies now operating the Zimbabwe diamond mining sector. Described as a private firm, it is nonetheless 100-percent owned by Defold Mine (Pvt) Ltd., which is a government-controlled corporation. It currently has operations in the Chiadzwa area and in nearby Chimanimani.
The Marange diamond area is now secured against illegal mining activities, and four companies are commercially exploiting the resource. Families that have been disturbed …
Dams in the area are silting as a result of the indiscriminate activity of the mining companies and it has been noted that the Odzi River has been polluted and silted by the operations of Canadile. ... Militarised diamond mining and trading at Marange has resulted in loss of life, human rights abuses, corrupt practices and the enrichment of a ...
Until recently five companies have held licenses to mine the diamonds: Marange Resources, Anjin Investments, Jinan Mining, Mbada Diamonds, and Diamond …
There are four diamond companies operating in the area. With a large delegation of government minders in tow, CNN was first taken to visit Marange …
At least $2 billion of diamonds from Zimbabwe's Marange fields have been stolen by people linked to President Robert Mugabe's party, a diamond watchdog has said, although the state mining firm ...
In September 2012, ZELA and five Marange residents filed a lawsuit against Anjin Investments, Marange Resources, and Diamond Mining Corporation. In response, the defendants challenged the application by bringing a special plea alleging that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter and it ought to be heard by the Environmental …
The government took over all diamond mining in Marange through a state owned company, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC). But in …
The Marange diamond area is now secured against illegal mining activities, and four companies are commercially exploiting the resource. Families that have been disturbed by the mining activities have been re-settled. The discovery of diamonds at Chiadzwa in Marange triggered an unprecedented
Chiadzwa Community Concession, Marange. Overview. Gallery. The Chiadzwa Diamond Fields located in Marange are widely regarded as the richest alluvial diamond deposits …
The prospecting rights to Marange were initially held by a subsidiary of De Beers, which made a discovery in 2000, however the economics were too low for the company to pursue development and ...
The chapter reviews labour management issues in Marange Diamond Mines. The mines were centre for illegal mining, human rights abuses and unfair labour practices. There is need of labour laws to protect workers and fight the abuse of employee rights. ... In 2014 more than 400 mine workers were being laid-off by Chinese diamond …
The country received KP certification in order to sell Marange diamonds in March 2011, despite contestations among other KP members. The major diamond companies operating in the region include Anjin (a Chinese company), Mbada Diamonds, Marange Resources, and Diamond Mining Company (Dubai Based Company).
At the moment seven companies have been licensed to mine diamonds in Marange since 2009. These companies are Mbada Diamonds, Marange Resources, Anjin Investments, Diamond Mining Company, Jinan ...
The major diamond companies operating in the region include Anjin (a Chinese company), Mbada Diamonds, Marange Resources, and Diamond Mining Company (Dubai Based Company). The Government of Zimbabwe, through the Zimbabwe Mining Development Cooperation (ZMDC), entered into joint venture agreements – 50/ 50 …
In 2016, ex-president Mugabe banned the companies that were mining in Marange and his allies have claimed he knew that the army, which was benefiting from underworld diamond trade, was planning ...
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 ...
The government took over all diamond mining in Marange through a state owned company, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC). But in 2019, only Anjin Investments was allowed to …
In 2016, many of these operations were acquired by the government-controlled Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC). Marange diamonds are typically large (5–7 ct apiece; figure 2) …
Leading efforts to extract diamonds in the Marange diamond field is the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Pvt) Ltd (ZCDC). ... (ZCDC) is a diamond mining company wholly owned by the Government of …
The Diamond mining companies in Marange as part of their CSR promised to invest back into the society especially in terms of social welfare through the construction of bridges, rehabilitation of roads, and provision of health centres among others. With these companies and the government on a 50-50 percentage sharing, it …
Despite the fact that a British-registered company, Africa Consolidated Resources, held ... an Exclusive Prospecting Order for the area, the government soon claimed sole mining rights to Marange and, in an effort to gain political capital, opened it up to all who wished to mine ... Marange diamond fields, I will explore the growing relationship ...
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.
Families displaced by diamond mining and those living close to Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields continue to sink deeper into poverty as the curse of the controversial gems persists. Diamonds were discovered in Marange, eastern Zimbabwe, in 2006, but more than a decade after formal mining started, thousands of …
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 …
The behavior of companies is critical if Zimbabwe's diamond sector can be reshaped as a responsible and reputable industry. And so to the chosen diamond mining companies. Anjin is making something of a comeback, given its previous operations in Marange. It was one of the mining companies expelled from the diamond fields under …
Marange's multi-billion dollar diamond reserves have brought hope to a country suffering from years of economic collapse. According to the Mines and Mining Development Ministry, the diamond …
The arrival of large-scale diamond mining activities brought hope and enthusiasm to many women within and around Marange, Mutare District, Zimbabwe. ... 2010), environmental justice (Bose, 2004), and negotiations with mining companies (O'Faircheallaigh, 2013). There is, however, little attention paid to how mining affects …