The loss of land and a gender hierarchy among other factors are forcing some young – with parental consent – to forsake school and turn to work on diamond mines in the Marange region of eastern Zimbabwe
23 Jan 2017 In February last year President Mugabe announced that the eight mining companies operating in the Marange diamond fields in the east of the
Security forces and state owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Co on Feb 22 took over the deposits in Marange the biggest source of diamonds by volume in 2013 according to industry analyst Paul Zimnisky The seizure came as President Robert Mugabe said that illicit trade in the stones has cost the economy which has halved in size since 2000
24 May 2012 The Marange diamond fields sprawling across 250 square miles of forces hold key positions in Marange 39 s diamond mining companies
6 Apr 2016 The Zimbabwean leader defended last week 39 s dramatic eviction of nine diamond mining companies from the Marange area including Chinese nbsp
Mergers in Zimbabwe s diamond sector set to evade human rights due diligence Background Diamond mining in Zimbabwe had been operating at a minimum level before the commencement of large scale alluvial diamond mining in Marange in 2010
Marange May Not Be The Worlds Largest Diamond Producer For Much Longer Wednesday February 19 2014 11 57 Marange is currently ranked the largest diamond producing deposit on earth ranging over 300 square miles in Chiadzwa a ward in the Mutare District of Zimbabwe see Figure 1 Estimated to have produced almost 17 million carats in 2013
10 Sep 2017 It blames the government which owns at least 50 percent of the diamond mining companies in Marange and selected each of its partners
23 Feb 2017 The State controlled resources firm formed after government took over all diamond mining companies in Marange has failed to make an
30 Oct 2015 Mines and Mining Development Minister Walter Chidhakwa has said that diamond mining licences for companies operating in the Marange
THE MARANGE DIAMOND FIELDS OF ZIMBABWE AN OVERVIEW October 2011 We have begun to see how this mineral wealth can become a curse –as it so often has been
The regime of President Robert Mugabe has been accused of profiting from the Marange diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe garnering illicit funds that could be used to bolster his oppressive security forces Now critics are alleging the government is failing to stop mining waste pollution that is sickening livestock and local villagers
22 May 2017 Zimbabwe merged all diamond mining companies into the ZCDC in Some of the diamond miners in the Marange area had resisted this and nbsp
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MUTARE Civil society organizations working in the extractive sector in Zimbabwe s Manicaland province have called on the government to consider as a matter of urgency halting all mining operations in Marange to allow independent auditing of all firms mining in the controversial fields to avoid
The Marange diamond fields are an area of widespread small scale diamond production in While some diamond mines produce rough valued at over 1000 per carat The 7 companies currently operating are Marange Resources Anjin nbsp
11 Mar 2016 The international diamond mining company covertly expropriated the mining companies and the state launched the Zimunya Marange
10 Sep 2017 Political elites and security services have captured the companies mining Zimbabwe 39 s Marange diamond fields and siphoned off billions even nbsp
4 Mar 2016 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has accused foreign mining Last month companies operating in the Marange diamond fields were
· A torture camp run by Zimbabwe s security forces is operating in the country s rich Marange diamond fields BBC Panorama finds
30 Aug 2011 Johannesburg – Zimbabwe police and private security guards employed by mining companies in the Marange diamond fields are shooting
Johannesburg – Zimbabwe police and private security guards employed by mining companies in the Marange diamond fields are shooting beating and unleashing attack dogs on poor local unlicensed miners The evidence gathered by Human Rights Watch contradicts claims
Former Finance minister Tendai Biti says diamond producers operating in Marange were a cabal of looters and could have spirited away over 14 billion in seven years
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 eight countries including Latin America South Africa and Zimbabwe were arrested in Marange Zimbabwe on 10 November 2017 while visiting a diamond mining area
Government on Monday given all diamond mining companies in Marange a 90 day ultimatum to remove equipment after ordering them to halt operations with nbsp
Abuse displacement pollution the legacy of Zimbabwe s Marange diamonds by Andrew Mambondiyani on 15 March 2016 Eastern Zimbabwe s Marange diamond fields discovered in 2006 have been touted by experts as the world s biggest diamond find in generations In 2008 government forces ruthlessly drove out illegal diamond miners killing
Zimbabwe has announced plans to reduce the number of diamond mining companies operating in the Marange diamond fields to just one – a move
19 Feb 2014 Marange is currently ranked the largest diamond producing deposit on Figure 3 Companies currently mining in Marange all of which are
Mapping ecological conflicts and spaces of resistance
16 Mar 2012 Zimbabwe Inside Marange diamond fields 03 14 All four mining companies Marange Mbada Anjin and DMC have been certified to sell
19 Feb 2014 Marange is currently ranked the largest diamond producing deposit on Figure 3 Companies currently mining in Marange all of which are nbsp
Government triggered the diamond rush in Marange in 2006 in a bid to get political mileage a report by the Human Rights Watch HRW revealed at the time In a 2009 report Diamonds in the Rough Human Rights Abuses in the Marange Diamond Fields of Zimbabwe HRW accused government of abetting illegal mining at the
Following the violent takeover by the army of the Marange diamond fields in 2008 Global Witness exposed links between some of the mining companies operating there and members of the
· Deadly Diamonds 2009 Could Zimbabwe be suspended from the global diamond trade in the aftermath of the massacre at the Marange diamonds fields For simila
Residents of the diamond producing area complain that mining security operations have restricted their freedom and many of them have been relocated against their will without adequate compensation As the diamond world continues to argue over stones from the rich Marange alluvial field in eastern
3 1 0 Introduction The Government of Zimbabwe entered into diamond mining partnerships with private investors following the formalizations of mining operations at Marange diamonds fields east
30 Jun 2014 More than 400 mine workers are being laid off by Chinese diamond mining companies operating in Marange Zimbabwe due to deposits
Harare – The Zimbabwe government has ordered seven diamond companies in the Marange area of eastern Zimbabwe to immediately stop all mining activities a month after complaining about their opaque operations Mines and Mining Development Minister
ZCDC re orients diamond valuation plan as it seeks right market price At some point experts claimed that the Marange diamond fields contained between 2 and 7 billion carats of raw diamonds and that Zimbabwe was sitting on over 25 percent of the known diamond deposits in the world
3 May 2017 After months of wrangling the Zimbabwe government finally took over the diamond mining operations of private companies in the Marange
The Marange diamond fields are an area of widespread small scale diamond production in Chiadzwa Mutare West Zimbabwe Although estimates of the reserves contained in this area vary wildly some have suggested that it could be home to one of the world s richest diamond deposits The hugely prolific fields are regarded by some experts as the world s biggest diamond in carats not by value
Conflict Diamonds in Zimbabwe Global Witness Global Witness Following the violent takeover by the army of the Marange diamond fields in 2008 Global Witness exposed links between some of the mining companies operating there and members of the military and secret police The involvement in the
Political elites and security services have captured the companies mining Zimbabwe 39 s Marange diamond fields and siphoned off billions even as the nbsp
A week after winning a court order to be allowed to continue mining a British mining company has been denied permission to return to its claim in the Marange Communal lands in Manicaland province where a diamond rush began three months ago Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA this is
Miner Plans to Sue Zimbabwe over Marange Ban The Diamond Mining Company DMC one of the companies ordered to stop operations in Zimbabwe 39 s
23 Jul 2014 The diamonds are dripping with blood as the battle between formal mining companies and illegal panners continues unabated Morgan
Despite numerous human rights violations in the Marange diamond fields the area is not classified as producing blood diamonds But by any ordinary definition it should be The diamonds are dripping with blood as the battle between formal mining companies and illegal panners continues unabated
15 Mar 2016 Photo by CRD Until recently five companies have held licenses to mine the diamonds Marange Resources Anjin Investments Jinan Mining
Local communities were supposed to reap the benefits of rich resources since Zimbabwe s Marange diamond fields were opened up to formal mining in 2009 Four years on impoverished locals are still waiting Even in winter areas surrounding the Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe can be very hot
MINES minister Walter Chidhakwa continues to watch helplessly as army generals and other security services chiefs plunder the Marange diamond fields a leading resources activist has claimed
Zimbabwe 39 s diamond trade should be funding development the largest mining companies operating in Zimbabwe 39 s controversial Marange diamond fields are nbsp
1 map of zimbabwe and the marange diamond fields near mutare in eastern 12 organogram 2 restructuring of marange resources by the zimbabwe mining
Diamond mining firms in Marange will this week lay off more workers in an exercise which will result in more than 400 job losses
16 Mar 2016 The government shutdown mining activities in Marange diamond fields and others last month claiming that the companies had no licenses to
THE Centre for Natural Resource and Governance CNRG and Marange community members will this Saturday launch a petition to force the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Mining Company ZCDC to stop mining activities in the area until there are guarantees that
10 Sep 2017 Political elites and security services have captured the companies mining Zimbabwe 39 s Marange diamond fields and siphoned off billions even
Political elites and security services have captured the companies mining Zimbabwe 39 s Marange diamond fields and siphoned off billions even as the
The controversy over Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe has received much global attention This new report by Sokwanele brings together a wide ranging overview of events meetings human rights abuses and environmental degradation rampant in the mineral rich area
8 Feb 2016 Amid frequent drought people in Marange had hoped the diamond National law requires mining companies to help local communities
Human Rights Watch researchers interviewed 10 miners in Mutare and towns close to the Marange diamond fields who and the mining industry in Marange need to
13 Feb 2012 Several directors of one of the largest mining companies operating in Zimbabwe 39 s controversial Marange diamond fields are drawn from the
The question of whether and how diamonds from Zimbabwe s rich Marange field should enter world markets has driven a wedge through the Kimberley Process The meeting in Kinshasa was called in a bid to resolve that internal conflict but some observers see little reason for optimism The current
24 Feb 2016 DIAMOND mining companies ordered by government to stop gem mining operations in Marange are weighing their options while some have nbsp
22 Feb 2016 Companies have been told to leave behind equipment and vacate in the diamond rich Marange area to halt mining effectively immediately
4 Apr 2016 Companies that were mining diamonds in Chiadzwa and villagers from the 50 million payment that they pledged to the Zimunya Marange nbsp
Based on an analysis of the world s 54 largest diamond mines see bottom figure global diamond production will reach an estimated 135 5M million carats in 2015 which compares with an estimated 131 1M carats produced in 2014
More changes to Marange s production are anticipated The deposit is vast covering more than 400 square miles but the shallow easily mined areas are nearly depleted and mining companies will have to dig deeper much deeper to extract diamonds
14 Jan 2017 Marange and to Arda Transau where families affected by diamond consolidation began in 2015 when the mining companies lost their nbsp
Marange diamonds lose global shine New THE Marange fields consist of widespread alluvial mining where diamonds have been deposited on the earth s surface and can be
Close Marange mines Zimbabwe orders diamond mines shut says not nationalising New state owned company will now hold all the diamond claims in the country
6 Apr 2016 The Zimbabwean leader defended last week 39 s dramatic eviction of nine diamond mining companies from the Marange area including Chinese
26 Jan 2017 A blog on Parliament 39 s visit to the Chiadzwa Marange diamond fields of the previous diamond mining companies to be absorbed into ZCDC
Report Feb 13 2012 Diamonds A Good Deal for Zimbabwe Several directors of one of the largest mining companies operating in Zimbabwe s controversial Marange diamond fields are drawn from the Zimbabwean military and police
13 Feb 2012 Several directors of one of the largest mining companies operating in Zimbabwe 39 s controversial Marange diamond fields are drawn from the nbsp
· Inside Marange diamond mines – Some experts believe the Marange diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe are among the largest discovery of diamonds in generations Hide Caption 1 of 7 Photos Marange diamond mine Inside Marange diamond mines – Vehicles moving earth in a mine owned by Marange Resources one of the four companies operating in
The Marange diamond deposit spanning over 300 miles in Eastern Zimbabwe was stated as the largest diamond mine in the world in 2013 producing almost 17 million carats or approximately 13 of global supply The diamond field is controlled by Zimbabwe government affiliate Zimbabwe Mining
101 SOCIO CULTURAL DYNAMICS OF INFORMAL DIAMOND MINING IN CHIADZWA ZIMBABWE Obvious Katsaura School of Architecture and Planning University of the Witwatersrand
Zimbabwe wants a single diamond mining company to operate in Marange and it looks like the frontrunner is one with close links to Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe has announced plans to reduce the number of diamond mining companies operating in the Marange diamond fields to just one –
HUNDREDS of menacing police officers armed to the teeth with shotguns and brandishing rifles lay in ambush at the foot of one of the mountains adjacent to a mining area in Marange where illegal miners hid after dodging details on patrol to gain adventurous access to the Chiadzwa diamond fields
Gemstone finds in the country s wild east have brought spies and paranoia and turned Mutare into frontier town
4 Mar 2016 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe accuses foreign mining Last month companies operating in the Marange diamond fields were nbsp
Chamber of Mines Zimbabwe panies operating in zimbabwe mining industry The Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe COMZ is a private sector voluntary organization established in 1939 by an Act of
12 Dec 2012 The Marange diamond story has been one sad episode after another Three of the four companies mining diamonds in Marange are joint
12 Dec 2012 The Marange diamond story has been one sad episode after another Three of the four companies mining diamonds in Marange are joint nbsp
3 Mar 2016 Mugabe made his comments a week after the ministry of mines ordered all mining companies to halt work and leave the Marange fields saying
THE Marange fields consist of widespread alluvial mining where diamonds have been deposited on the earth s surface and can be easily collected with rather light mining equipment shovels sieves and even bare hands The mining at Marange contrasts with the worlds other large scale diamond
3 Mar 2016 quot Companies that have been mining diamonds have robbed us of our wealth that is The largest diamond mine in Marange Mbada Diamonds nbsp