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Zimbabwe Diamond Deposits Running Out

The country's alluvial diamond deposits in the eastern highlands are reportedly running out and reports also suggest that companies mining in the area lack the technical expertise to extract deeper gems.

  • Zimbabwe:   Diamonds Deposits Run Out

    New Zimbabwe, 9 December 2013

    ALLUVIAL diamond deposits at Marange have run out and companies there have neither the expertise nor the resources to crush the hard rock deeper underground to search for new… Read more »

Denford Magora

Marange Diamond Fields in Zimbabwe.

  • Zimbabwe:   Diamond Miners Hit Hard Rock

    The Herald, 9 December 2013

    Companies mining diamonds in Chiadzwa claim they have hit a hard rock and that alluvial deposits of the precious stone are fast running out, while extracting deep conglomerate gems… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Global Diamond Players Flock to Zimbabwe

    Zimbabwe Independent, 29 November 2013

    INTERNATIONAL diamond players, including Botswana registered company First Element Diamond Services (First Element), are flocking to Zimbabwe for opportunities to exploit the… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Marange Diamond Revenues Falling, Minister

    New Zimbabwe, 24 November 2013

    THE Government will summon companies operating in Marange to explain the dip in diamond revenues, a government minister has revealed. Deputy mines minister, Fred Moyo, said… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Fidelity Urged to Offer Competitive Gold Prices

    Zimbabwe Standard, 8 December 2013

    FIDELITY Printers and Refineries, a gold buying unit of the central bank, needs to be recapitalised to enable it to offer competitive prices that would kill the black market, a new… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   World Gem Buyers to Flood Zim

    The Herald, 13 November 2013

    WORLD diamond buyers are set to flood Zimbabwe for trade in the wake of the removal of sanctions on the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation and its joint venture partners in… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Govt to Reorganise Mining Sector

    The Herald, 1 November 2013

    GOVERNMENT intends to reorganise the gold and diamond industry to unlock value in the mining sector and promote the creation of jobs along the value chain, says Finance and… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Mining Boom Unstoppable

    The Herald, 19 September 2013

    It is a hot Sunday afternoon and five workmen are assembling a giant excavator in unison. It is a well choreographed play. Each of them has to perform his part with precision… Read more »

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