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Original Post Date: 2004-01-23 Posted By: Jan
From the News Archives of: WWW.AfricanCrisis.Org
Date & Time Posted: 1/23/2004 7:14:48 AM
Zim: Mining Giants Plan Massive Diamond Prospecting
MINING giants, De Beers Zimbabwe Prospecting Limited and Circle Three Mining Corporation are proposing a massive diamond prospecting project that will see the two companies prospecting for the mineral in Gweru, Harare, Bulawayo and Kadoma mining districts.
The two mining companies intend to prospect for diamond in areas covering a total of 448 180 hectares.
Another company, African Gold Zimbabwe, has also undertaken to prospect for gold on two areas measuring 120 550 hectares within the Harare and Gweru mining districts.
De Beers Zimbabwe Prospecting Limited, Circle Three Mining Corporation and African Gold Zimbabwe have applied to the Mining Affairs Board for an exclusive prospecting order for 12 areas under the four mining districts.
In the latest issue of the Government gazette, the Mining Affairs Board said De Beers, Circle Three Mining and African Gold Zimbabwe intend to prospect for diamonds and gold over an area of approximately 568 730 hectares from the three areas.
“The applicants intend to prospect for diamond within the areas, which have been reserved against prospecting pending determination of this application.
“Prospecting authority is sought upon registered base mineral blocks within the reservation,” read part of the notice.
One of the two diamond prospecting projects to be undertaken by Circle Three Mining measures 65 000 hectares and is bounded by a line commencing on the Zimbabwe-Zambia border approximating five kilometres.
All areas, which have been earmarked for prospecting are within the 15 000 hectares and 65 000 hectares range and are mostly in the traditional mineral bearing areas of the country.
The proposal to prospect for diamond in the country comes at a time when the US$41 million Murowa Diamond Mine has started to operate following the successful relocation of 141 families which were on the mining site.
Mining is one of the sectors which has been depressed over the last five years but some of the players in the industry have said investors should look at non-traditional minerals.
An example that is often given is that of platinum, which is fast becoming the world’s most lucrative mineral.
The mining of diamond in Zimbabwe is also fast gaining pace and it is expected that some of the mining projects would create a lot of employment.
The Murowa Diamond Mine, which will be the largest diamond mine in the country, with a mining reserve of 22 million tonnes, will start operations next year.
Murowa will start production at 20 000 tonnes per annum.
Source: AllAfrica.com
URL: http://allafrica.com/stories/200401220244.htm…br>