New diamond mining operations in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
diamond mining
on
development spree!
Alrosa,
the world leader in diamond production, announced the launching of operations
in the Republic of Zimbabwe. With support of the government of Zimbabwe, the company
will develop new mining operations in the country. This was announced during
the recent most President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s visit to Moscow.
"Today
we see opportunities for a new stage of our partnership.. We are ready to
develop new joint projects for diamond exploration and extraction. We also seek
to support Zimbabwe in the development of its diamond-mining industry in line
with industry’s best practices.
We
are happy to share with our partners a wealth of experience in the field of
mineral exploration and diamond mining, including the industry self-regulation
and responsible business ", said Alrosa CEO Sergey Ivanov.
Negotiations
held in 2018 by Alrosa and the leadership of the Republic of Zimbabwe resulted
in a decision to start operations in the country and open Alrosa’s subsidiary.
This company will implement projects for exploration and mining operations with
a view to establish joint diamond and other ore mining enterprises.
In
this regard, Alrosa (Zimbabwe) Limited was established on December 6, 2018 in
the city of Harare. Within the next month Alrosa’s experts, including
geologists and mining engineers will arrive in the country to start the
operations.
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