In October 2023 Mining Zimbabwe and other Media outlets were invited to the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) to have an appreciation of how the Diamond miner was faring in terms of production. We spoke to the Exploration Manager who took us through the history of the Umkondo basin. My name is Mr Hopewell Mvura I …
The exploitation and mining of rough diamonds by Chinese firm Anjin Diamond Company in the Chiadzwa area of Manicaland province has led to a sharp rise in malaria cases due to poor environmental ma…
The mining company displaced families from areas within the diamond mining conces- Percent of respondents 70 50 58 60 10 80 100 100 10 30 60 sion where mining operations would begin with subsequent …
As one of the only four diamond producing companies in Zimbabwe given authority to prospect/mine diamonds in terms of section 291 of the Mines and Minerals Act (Chapter 21: 05), it concentrates mining operations on two mining concessions at Chiadzwa, Marange, Manicaland Province of Zimbabwe.
ANJIN Investments will resume diamond extraction in July after being controversially barred from operating in the resource-rich Chiadzwa area in 2016, amid revelations the government has also issued licences to two new players, the Zimbabwe Independent has established. The miner, alongside Mbada Diamonds, Marange …
Diamond mining in Zimbabwe: A story of the people fighting state and corporate human rights abuses and their stranglehold on natural resources. Once again the power of international solidarity has helped secure the release of activists supporting the global fight for popular mining sovereignty and basic human rights. 24 activists from …
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Pvt) Ltd ( ZCDC ) is a diamond mining company wholly owned by the Government of Zimbabwe. The Company has mining operations in Manicaland in Mutare' s Chiadzwa area and in Chimanimani.
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The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Pvt) Ltd (ZCDC) is a diamond mining company wholly owned by the Government of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Mines …
From information about soldiers' plunder, soldiers' violence, and water pollution levels to issues of women's sexual assaults in the diamond-mining areas, information has been highly securitised; data circulation in Chiadzwa have been intercepted by overbearing state securocrats (military, Central Intelligence Organisation, police, and ...
The Chiadzwa diamonds attracted widespread attention due to human rights violations and illegal smuggling. When diamonds were discovered in 2006, thousands of artisanal miners descended on the diamond fields. In response, the government unleashed the army and police in brutal crackdowns to drive artisanal miners off the diamond fields.
According to a police report, in Marange, 15 ZNA soldiers armed with AK 47 rifles and accompanied by some 30 illegal diamond miners besieged Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) portal B ...
The fields, also known as the Chiadzwa diamond fields, are located about 90 kilometres (56 miles) southwest of the eastern border city of Mutare. ... Mbada by a South African company, and Diamond ...
When the Government moved in to restore sanity at Chiadzwa diamond fields following Operation Hakudzokwi in 2008, seven companies — Marange Resources, Anjin Investments, Diamond Mining Company (DMC), Gyne Nyame Resources, Jinan Mining, Kusena Diamonds and Mbada Diamonds — were licensed to mine, but did not …
THE exploitation and mining of rough diamonds by Chinese firm Anjin Diamond Company in the Chiadzwa area of Manicaland province has led to a sharp rise in malaria cases due to poor environmental management practices. The company has over the years left numerous unreclaimed pits and slime dams.
Nyota & Sibanda (2012) examined the development of new language forms during the extraction of diamonds by artisanal miners during the time of open access to diamond mining at Chiadzwa. ...
the diamond mining landscape of Chiadzwa in Zimbabwe, 2006-2009 ... and diamonds, the Company is focussed on developing these important strategic assets for the bene ... (Chiadzwa) place names, ...
Operations Overview. ZCDC operations involve the exploration, mining, processing and recovery of diamond. The operations portfolio consists of 8 mining concessions of which 3 are operating and 5 are under resource evaluation. The diamond product mix includes gem, near gem and boart. Currently extensive exploration is underway to improve on the ...
01 April 2020. Chiadzwa Community Diamond Project Update. Vast Resources plc, the AIM-listed mining company, notes that its announcement of 3 March 2020 confirmed that it had received official ...
This article examines the development of diamond mining and trading in Chiadzwa, a communal area in Marange, Zimbabwe. It also examines the nature of the state and its role in the early dynamics ...
According to Mpofu, the final goal is to grow annual output to 4.1 million carats in 2019 and to 10 million carats by 2025. Last year, ZCDC produced 2.8 million carats, with sales adding up to $47 ...
TINASHE MAKICHI. AIM-listed mining company, Vast Resources Plc is close to sealing an agreement with the government on the modalities around the undertaking of its Chiadzwa Community Diamond Project. The project is a proposed joint venture between Vast's majority-owned Katanga Mining Pvt Ltd and Zimbabwe …
0 383. By Business Reporter – Monday 22 June 2020. HARARE ( Mining Index) – MBADA Diamonds could soon be returning to the Chiadzwa Diamond Fields, four years after its diamond mining license was revoked by government. "Word going round is that Mbada Diamonds is going back to mine in Chiadzwa," said a source privy to the …
The central argument of the paper is that, whilst stakeholders have implemented programmes using the 'abstinence only' approach, the strategy is not only ineffective in addressing the needs of teenage women, but it also bypasses the political economy of Marange and the different experiences of young women as they negotiate with their …
ZCDC Background. Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Pvt) Ltd (ZCDC) was formed following the March 2015 Government decision to consolidate all diamond mining companies in Zimbabwe to form a wholly owned Government Company. The Government's objective was to ensure that there would be transparency, accountability and optimal …
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company is a Private Limited Company wholly owned by Defold Mine (Pvt) Ltd which has shareholding. The Company …
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 …
AIM-listed mining company, Vast Resources Plc is close to sealing an agreement with the government on the modalities around the undertaking of its …