In July 2007, the Namibian arm of Diamond Trading Company announced competitive selection among the country’s diamond cutting factories to be included into the first list of NDTC sightholders. At that time, Hard Stone Processing (Pty) Ltd (HSP) was already working in Namibia as an independent manufacturer and its factory successfully occupied a strong position among the leading sightholders turning into one of the three top diamond cutting companies in Namibia. Its CEO Burhan Seber gave this interview to Rough&Polished.
Botswana diamond miner, Debswana recently said that the temporary dip in diamond prices will likely see the company producing just below its target of 25 million carats for 2011. However, Esther Kanaimba-Senai, the Group’s Manager for Corporate and Public Affairs, told Rough&Polished in an interview that Debswana was not in trouble.
Malca-Amit is a full service courier company with a 21 year record of providing the highest quality personalised service and the most efficient logistic solutions for diamonds, jewelry, gold, coins, bank notes, and valuable documents. Our correspondent in Brussels caught up with Nigel Paxman, CEO of the Malca-Amit Group of Companies, to find out more about this company.Reports say Zimbabwe has short-listed about 20 companies to extract diamonds at the troubled Marange field but only five were being seriously considered.
ZimOnline reports that the short-listing of the firms came at the back of plans by Zimbabwe to grant small scale indigenous miners licenses to mine gems from the diamond field.
“We have received some 20 applications from various firms to mine diamonds in (Marange),” a senior government official was quoted as saying.
“The applications are now under consideration. Of the 20 applications, four or five applications are seriously under consideration at this stage. We are not sure when the process will be completed, but (Mines Minister Obert) Mpofu has already got the documents.”
Currently, two firms Mbada Diamonds and Canadile Miners – both joint ventures the government’s Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) formed with two South African firms last year – are mining diamonds at Marange.
The ZMDC controls some 69 000 hectares of the vast diamond field.
The joint ventures were formed “in line” with standards set by the Kimberley Process.
Mathew Nyaungwa, Rough&Polished from Namibia
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