Zimbabwe Independent reports that the security service ZCDC was not able to stop the illegal diamond miners or worked with them to receive a portion of their earnings.
"There is a tendency to return to the illegal production, because every day more and more people are finding their place in the diamond fields," - said an unnamed source.
"State security deposits also cooperating with the illegal miners, who are asking from $ 200 to $ 800 US, so they mined diamonds for a certain number of hours, and share the income earned," - he continues.
Executive director of Zimbabwe's Natural Resources Management Center (Centre for Natural Resource Governance) Farai Maguwu (Farai Maguwu) said that every day until 1000 illegal miners come to the diamond fields of Marange.
"When the government stopped the activities of seven diamond firms and implemented ZCDC, in the new consolidated companies did not have any opportunity to engage in production in the first few months, they were treated with a residual ore Mbada Diamonds.", - he said.
As the chairman of association of Marange Community Development Trust Mudiva Malvern (Malvern Mudiwa), the last straw was the fact that the equipment Mbada Diamonds were sold at auction, and the security service was unable to do anything, creating a situation of permissiveness.
ZCDC was formed last year after the government refused to renew the license for production of diamond companies that have worked in Chiadzwa (Chiadzwa).
However Mbada Diamonds, Anjin and Jinan are suing the government, while the Marange Resources, Diamond Mining Company, Gye Nyame, Kusena and Rera Diamonds obeyed the decision.
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Lucara Diamond dial sold its "exclusive" diamond weighing 812.77 carats, type IIa, extracted from the mine cars (Karowe) in Botswana in November last year for $ 63.1 million.
Uilyam Lemb (William Lamb), President and CEO of Lucara , said in a statement sent to Rough & Polished, that for the sale of the diamond, called the "Constellation" (Constellation), the company cooperated with Nemesis International DMCC.
Lucara also retain a 10 percent share of net profit from the sale of diamonds produced from the stone.
"We are very pleased with the result from the sale of this magnificent 813-carat diamond, as well as the opportunity to receive part of the profits from the sale of diamonds created from it," - continues to Lamb.
Price diamond weighing 813 carats was the highest ever received in the uncut stone, he adds.
"This achievement reinforces our reputation in the jewelry industry as one of the most important sources of the highest quality diamonds," - concluded the Lamb.
Meanwhile, Lucara arranges the sale of the diamond "Lesedi La Rona" weighing 1109 carats through the auction house Sotheby's on 29 June.
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