Sentences with phrase «alluvial diamonds»

Unlike diamonds deep in the earth, alluvial diamonds are found only a few inches or feet from the surface over wide ranging territory and are mined with ease.

Dr Bawumia know very well that part of the reasons why the Zimbabwean people are languishing in poverty with low infrastructure development in many parts of its rural zones is this wholesale handing out of the country's mineral resources over the last three decades costing the country millions of jobs.Is Dr Bawumia aware that Zimbabwe has runout of alluvial diamonds at a time when the country has been allowed to sell its gems on the global market.

Shares in Perth - based junior Lucapa Diamond Company have surged on news it has signed a 35 - year licence to mine alluvial diamonds at the Lulo diamond concession in Angola.

This includes greenfield kimberlite indicator mineral testing, alluvial diamond mineral resource... →

During the 1990s, and into this decade, rebel armies in parts of Africa exploited alluvial diamond fields to finance wars against legitimate governments.

For millions of years diamonds have been carried to the Atlantic by the Orange River, creating one of the richest alluvial diamond fields in the world on the West Coast.

Not exact matches

* Before lifting the diamond embargo, ensure that the Liberian government and UN have full administrative and political control of the country, that there is in operation a system of controls in alluvial areas, and that the Kimberly Process has conducted an independent and impartial in - country review of the control mechanisms put in place.