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Global Rough Production Rebounds in 2021
Diamond production recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 as the market bounced back and mining nations in Africa expanded
News Jul 07, 2022 Rapaport News
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Output Slumps at Zimbabwe’s Murowa Mine
Diamond production at the RZM Murowa mine in Zimbabwe fell 43% year on year in the third quarter as operations
News Dec 01, 2021 Rapaport News
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Zimbabwe to Take Helm at Kimberley Process
The Kimberley Process (KP) has elected Zimbabwe as the organization’s future leader — and the Civil Society
News Nov 15, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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Breakfast of Champions
Slowly but surely, the diamond and jewelry industry is moving away from Zoom calls and back
Features Oct 07, 2021 Avi Krawitz
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The Importance of a New Conflict-Diamond Definition
Rapaport Magazine recently carried an article by Farai Maguwu, founding director of the Centre for Natural Resource Governance
News Sep 05, 2021 Rapaport News
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Atrocities Haunt Zimbabwe’s Marange Fields
In the corridors of the Kimberley Process (KP) intersessional and plenary meetings, smartly dressed men and women
News Aug 25, 2021 Farai Maguwu
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Diamond Production Plunges in 2020
Global rough-diamond production slumped last year, new data showed, as miners slashed output in response to the Covid-19
News Jul 08, 2021 Rapaport News
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Tensions Rise over Definition of Conflict Diamonds
A recent global meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) ended in controversy as Chinese delegates allegedly clashed with a representative
News Jul 05, 2021 Joshua Freedman
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Zimbabwe’s Murowa Mine Sees Output Fall
Production of rough diamonds at the Murowa mine in Zimbabwe declined 15% in 2020 amid a move to lower-grade resources.Output came
News Apr 13, 2021 Rapaport News
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Zimbabwe Eyes Overseas Rough Tenders
Zimbabwe’s state-owned diamond miner is planning tenders outside the country in an effort to attract more buyers, Bloomberg reported
News Dec 02, 2019 Rapaport News
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Zimbabwe to Take Smaller Cut of Diamond Sales
Zimbabwe plans to reduce the percentage of sales diamond miners must pay to the state, aiming to encourage companies
News Nov 18, 2019 Rapaport News
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Global Diamond Production Value Rises
Global rough-diamond output grew 2% to $14.47 billion last year, reflecting higher production in Botswana, according to data the
News Jul 07, 2019 Rapaport News
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Botswana Denies Zimbabwe Loan Report
The president of Botswana has repudiated claims that the country planned to loan Zimbabwe $600 million to support
News Mar 03, 2019 Rapaport News
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Vast to Mine Zimbabwe’s Marange Fields
Vast Resources has been invited to mine at the Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe as part of a joint venture. The
News Feb 17, 2019 Rapaport News
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Zimbabwe Plans Production Hike in 2019
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) expects a 46% jump in its rough-diamond production in 2019. The nation’s rough-diamond
News Feb 11, 2019 Leah Meirovich
Alrosa to Launch Zimbabwe Operations
Alrosa to Restart Zimbabwe Operations
Alrosa will resume diamond-mining operations in Zimbabwe after a two-year break from the country. The Russian miner
News Jan 15, 2019 Rapaport News
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Zimbabwe Ventures into Higher-Value Mining
The Zimbabwe government has installed a crushing plant at its Marange diamond deposit as it aims to shift from alluvial
News Dec 24, 2018 Rapaport News
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Marange Critical to Zimbabwe Reforms, Says NGO
Global Witness is calling for improved transparency in Zimbabwe’s diamond sector, pitching it as a test case for the new
News Dec 09, 2018 Rapaport News
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The Diamond Trade’s Provenance Challenge
Several traceability programs have launched in the past two years, marking a shift in the way the diamond
Analysis Oct 31, 2018 Avi Krawitz
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Zimbabwe Output Soars in First Half
Zimbabwe’s state diamond producer recorded a 44% increase in output in the first half of 2018 following investments in mining
News Jul 22, 2018 Rapaport News
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