The illegal mining persisted until November 2008, when the government deployed security forces to drive panners out of the fields, in a crackdown dubbed ‘Operation Hakudzokwi’ (don’t come back). Meanwhile, in August 2006, a diamond rush into Marange took place, attracting an estimated 10 000 illegal artisanal miners into the vast fields. Instead, the ZMDC laid claim to the entire claims initially granted to ACR.Ī court battle ensued, which resulted in ACR’s rights being upheld. The company unsuccessfully sought to exploit the Marange deposits in a joint venture with the state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC).
In June 2006, the Marange exploration rights were taken up by African Consolidated Resources. Thereafter, De Beers, through its prospecting company, Kimberlitic Searches, acquired two Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPO) for Marange in the early 2000s.īy the time the EPO expired in 2006, De Beers had taken a decision not to exploit the deposits. Geologists working for global diamond mining giant, De Beers, are credited with discovering the Marange alluvial diamond deposits around 2000.
Given the lingering suspicion that revenues from the Marange diamond fields had been looted by connected politicians, Mugabe’s claim was readily accepted and even assumed the level of a major confession.īut does the claim stand up to scrutiny? Marange, a history That means our people who we expected to be our eyes and ears have not been able to see or hear what was going on and lots of swindling, smuggling has taken place and the companies that have been mining have virtually, I want to say, robbed us of our wealth.That is why we have decided that this area should be a monopoly area and only the State should be able to do the mining in that area. “So where have our carats been going?The gems? You see, there has been quite a lot of secrecy in handling them and we have been blinded ourselves. I don’t think we have exceeded $2 billion or so and yet we think that well over 15 or more billion dollars have been earned in that area. “We have not received much from the diamond industry at all,” he said. Source: Google EarthĭURING his 92 nd birthday interview with the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) aired on March 5 2016, former president, Robert Mugabe, made the following claim: Talk about a Christmas, Valentine's Day, birthday, wedding, or other gift you or someone you love will never forget.Aerial view of Marange diamond fields. You'll also get to follow your diamond's journey through photos and updates during the mission. On the site, it says "for the first time in space history, a commercial space flight is sending a limited number of diamonds to space".Īfter the diamonds "launch" into space, sometime in the fall of 2022, they will indeed come back to earth around Christmastime of that year or in early 2023.
You can purchase one of these space-bound diamonds, that will set you back between $700 and $2 million, here. We needed something that mind-blowingly different to get everyone’s attention and we’ve always loved following SpaceX and the launches so my husband started reaching out to SpaceX and NASA to figure out if it was a possibility According to the Cedar Rapids Gazette, the Louisiana jewelry store owner Diana Rae High said Philip's Diamond Shop in Marion is teaming with Diana Rae Jewelry in Lafayette, Louisiana, to offer you the chance to purchase a diamond and send it off into the stratosphere.
It's more or less being done for attention. If you're scratching your head like I was at the purpose of this concept you're not alone, so let's get right to the point.
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