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Zimbabwe Production 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
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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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Mugabe: Diamond Companies ‘Robbed’ Zimbabwe of its Wealth
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe said illicit trade in the nation’s diamonds has cost its economy more
News Mar 07, 2016 Rapaport News
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Mbada Diamonds Allowed to Reclaim Marange Assets
One of the diamond miners told by the Zimbabwean government to cease operations at the nation’s Marange fields has
News Mar 03, 2016 Rapaport News
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Miner Plans to Sue Zimbabwe over Marange Ban
The Diamond Mining Company (DMC), one of the companies ordered to stop operations in Zimbabwe’s Marange fields by the
News Feb 25, 2016 Rapaport News
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Zimbabwe to Consolidate Marange Miners by the End of 2015
The seven diamond mining companies operating in Zimababwe's Marange diamond fields will be consolidated into a single government-owned
News Jul 29, 2015 Rapaport News
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Zimbabwe to Collect Diamond Revenue at Point of Sale
Zimbabwe's Mines and Mining Development Minister, Walter Chidhakwa, told a parliamentary portfolio committee that the government
News Aug 06, 2014 Jeff Miller
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Mining Firms Ignore Traditional Life, Violate Rights of Villagers
The President of the Chiefs' Council, Chief Fortune Charumbira of Zimbabwe, told a mining indaba hosted by Zimbabwe Environmental
News Jun 23, 2014 Jeff Miller
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Zimbabwe Diamond Tender in Dubai Achieves $29M
The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) reported that its inaugural Zimbabwe diamond tender, held from March
News Apr 07, 2014 Jeff Miller
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Zimbabwe Diamond Tender Kicks Off in Dubai
The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) reported that over 105 participants registered as buyers for tendered goods
News Mar 24, 2014 Deena Taylor
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Epstein Elaborates on Long Term Partnership Between Antwerp, Zimbabwe
Press Release: Ari Epstein, the CEO of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), delivered a strong message
Press Release Mar 14, 2014 AWDC
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Marange Diamond Tender in Antwerp Achieves $11M
Press Release: Over the past week, Antwerp hosted a diamond tender offering rough diamonds from five
Press Release Dec 20, 2013 Zimbabwe
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Legitimizing Marange
Zimbabwe’s diamond industry has come a long way in its quest for legitimacy. And it still has a long
Analysis Dec 20, 2013 Avi Krawitz
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Villagers Believe They Were Sacrificed for Diamonds
Almost 500 families in the Marange area of Zimbabwe were relocated to Arda Transau by diamond miner Anjin Investments,
News Jun 03, 2013 Jeff Miller
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Report Cites Continued Abuse at Marange Mines
Residents and artisanal miners in Zimbabwe's Marange region are still experiencing human rights abuses at the hands
News Apr 21, 2013 Deena Taylor
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Botswana Diamonds Acquires Mozambique Exploration License
Botswana Diamonds acquired an additional license to evaluate diamond prospects on the Save River in Mozambique, close to Zimbabwe's border.The
News Apr 11, 2013 Deena Taylor
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Botswana Diamonds Enters Option Agreement With Morminas
Botswana Diamonds entered into an option agreement with a Mozambican company, Morminas, a subsidiary of EIP Group of Portugal to evaluate
News Mar 19, 2013 Jeff Miller
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