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Zimbabwe Earns $852m From Mineral Exports
Zimbabwe’s mineral exports during the first eight months of this year have surpassed total sales achieved in the whole of 2009 by nearly 30 percent, according to figures released by the umbrella group of the country’s mining companies on Thursday.
More Possible Diamond Deposits Found in Three Zimbabwe Districts
A Zimbabwean cabinet minister has disclosed that preliminary studies pointed to the existence of large deposits of diamonds in three of the country’s districts and the government was setting up a body to speed up exploration activities to determine...
Diamond Sale in Zimbabwe a False Economic Dawn
An auction of Zimbabwean diamonds has created an air of expectation that the country’s economic plight will be eased or even improved, but the stones realized as little as a fifth of their value, and most of the proceeds are expected to benefit...
Rapaport Diamond Trading Network Bans Gems From Zimbabwe’s Marange Fields
The New York-based Rapaport Diamond Trading Network has banned gems from Zimbabwe’s controversial Marange fields and threatened to expel any of its members who violate the ban.
World Federation of Diamond Bourses Praises the Kimberley Process’ Handling of Zimbabwe
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) has praised the Kimberley Process (KP) for scoring a “convincing victory” in its fight against conflict diamonds following a compromise deal between the industry watchdog and Zimbabwe over the resumption...
Zimbabwe Ready to Ignore Ban And Sell Marange Diamonds
President Mugabe of Zimbabwe has warned that the country will go ahead with the sale of diamonds even if the industry watchdog, the Kimberly Process (KP), does not authorize exports of gems from the controversial fields in the east of the country.
ZIMBABWE: Conflict Over Diamonds
A statement by Zimbabwe’s mining minister, Obert Mpofu, that the Cabinet had approved the sale of diamonds from the controversial Marange fields has been dismissed by another minister as “lies”. “It was clear from the meeting that...
Diamond Players Split Over Zimbabwe’s Marange Exports
International talks over whether to allow Zimbabwe to export diamonds from the controversial Marange fields resumed Thursday in Israel after members of the industry watchdog failed to reach consensus during a marathon session on Wednesday. Members of...
