De Beers has denied any involvement in the buying or selling diamonds illegally mined in South Africa.
As noted by Tom Tweedy (Tom Tweedy), representative of De Beers, it would be a violation of the provisions of the Kimberley Process (KP).
"The illicit trade in diamonds is a serious problem, and we would like to know who makes these deals," - quoted him as saying IOL.
"Extraction of diamonds is not on De Beers territories, and any company that meets the KP requirements, does not want to have anything to do with the illegal activity of this kind. No one can get without the necessary permits, and the Department of Mineral Resources (Department of Mineral Resources, DMR ) South Africa agrees, "- added to the company.
An unnamed illegal diamond miner noted that it prefers to sell its diamonds De Beers, which "pays better."
"If I find something, I have a number where I can call, and the person with the documents come with me to the meeting, but I still prefer to sell (diamonds) De Beers, because they pay better." - says prospector in an interview with IOL.
"The police come and speak to us from time to time, but until then, until they find you in possession of stolen copper, they leave us alone. De Beers also do not mind what we do, until we come into their territory "- he adds.
Hundreds of miners started their own operations for extraction of diamonds outside the Kimberley region in September 2014 after they were expelled from the neighborhood with De Beers mining site project.
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The investment project "diamond operations on the basis of the Upper Muna ore field" sold by the company "ALROSA", approved at the meeting of the Sub-Commission on the implementation of investment projects in the Far East, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister - President Plenipotentiary in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev. On Tuesday reported Ministry for Development of Russian Far East.
The investment project is being implemented in 2015, the planned volume of private investment is 62.98 billion. Rubles. Investor sought public infrastructure support to build a temporary road from the city to the successful Upper Muna field with a total length of 150 km. Limit the amount of requested grants - 8.5 billion rubles.
Output on a designed capacity is planned for 2019 (design capacity - 3 million tons of ore per year). Balance reserves of diamonds are estimated at 38.3 million carats. Term development of the deposit - up to 2043. The project is implemented at their own expense "ALROSA". As a result of realization of the investment project will create 713 new jobs.
Expected tax revenues and contributions from the project for ten years are estimated at 46.4 billion rubles, including 15.5 billion rubles - to the federal budget. The project's contribution to the gross regional product will be 5.84 billion rubles.
The investor plans to build their own infrastructure facility until 2018, and offset by grants costs incurred, provided that the rules of the grant, approved by Resolution of the Russian Government dated 9 July 2015 number 693.
According to the Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation on development of Far East Sergei Kachaeva, "development of the project Upper Muna ore field in Yakutia 1 ruble of budget investment project gives 7.4 rubles of private investment. Federal budget investments will pay off for 10 years, almost double. "
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