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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
Large rough diamond in the hand of diamond expert
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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Zimbabwe Forecasts Surge in Diamond Output
Zimbabwe’s rough-diamond production will more than triple to 11 million carats in 2025, according to the nation’s state-owned mining
News Jun 05, 2018 Rapaport News
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Zimbabwe Looks to Reform Marange Sales
Zimbabwe’s state diamond company is planning to introduce contract sales as part of a strategy to revive operations and bring greater
News Apr 10, 2018 Joshua Freedman
Zimbabwe to Resume Diamond Sales 150
Zimbabwe to Hold First Diamond Sale in a Year
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) will auction 1.56 million carats of diamonds over the next two
News Feb 25, 2018 Rapaport News
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Marange Subject to Zimbabwe’s Indigenization Law
The diamond industry will be one of only two sectors to which Zimbabwe’s “indigenization” law will still apply
News Dec 13, 2017 Rapaport News
Marange mine
Antwerp Refutes Global Witness’s Zimbabwe Claims
Belgium’s diamond industry has refuted allegations by non-profit organization Global Witness that illicit goods from Zimbabwe
News Sep 14, 2017 Rapaport News
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Bin Sulayem Seeks Mugabe's Views on KP
The chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) Ahmed Bin Sulayem met Robert Mugabe to understand the Zimbabwe
News Sep 29, 2016 Rapaport News
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