The international community has taken several steps to address the issue of blood diamonds. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, established in 2003, aims to prevent the trade in
between legal and illegal became practically irrelevant in the Congo’s parallel economy. Illegal diamond mining and smuggling were – and remain – especially important to those who do not
119;The research shows that diamond mining communities experience economic hardship due to the decline of diamond production, leading to workforce migrations towards
20241119;Congo. Ghana. Guinea. Lesotho. Namibia. Sierra Leone. Tanzania. Zambia. Zimbabwe. Today, only 38 diamond mining companies operate globally, with De Beers, a
Dan Gertler (Hebrew: דן גרטלר; born 23 December 1973) is an Israeli billionaire businessman in natural resources and the founder and president of the DGI (Dan Gertler International) group
Gravity Mining Corporation is an independent, gold mining company with a diverse, high-quality portfolio of operations, projects and exploration activities across Democratic Republic of
relating to alluvial diamond mining made by the Kimberley Process sub-group on alluvial mining. The CEEC should build on an initial meeting that was held to discuss these issues in February
relating to alluvial diamond mining made by the Kimberley Process sub-group on alluvial mining. The CEEC should build on an initial meeting that was held to discuss these issues in February
The Republic of Angola is a study in contrasts. Home to the eighth largest economy on the African continent and the third largest in Sub-Saharan Africa, the country is a natural resource
Diamond mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and weaknesses of the Kimberley Process Report #83. 2 Swedwatch is a religiously and politically independent organisation that
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), established to increase transparency in the diamond sector and to prevent diamond conflicts. • Data available for the period between 2004
This paper is intended to trace the evolution of conflict diamond mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the success of international effort by means of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to eliminate conflict by
A major contributor to the instability of the Congo is the presence of large state owned diamond-mining companies. The largest state-owned diamond mining company, MIBA, was founded in
Swedwatch has visited the DRC’s isolated diamond regions in order to investigate the occurrence of child labour in the mines. The results of the study, published in the report ”Childhood Lost –
Diamond Mine In Democratic Republic of Congo. Production Volume: 8,347,462 carats. Value: $64,963,508.80. Production Volume: 10,780,285 carats. Value:
1017;The Kimberley Process also claims that the proportion of conflict diamonds in the international market is 0.2%, compared to around 20% during the Sierra Leone civil war, which took place from 1991 to 2002, and
20241228;In the first quarter of 2024, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported diamond exports totaling 1,970,188.55 carats, generating revenues of USD 17.96 million,
617;Figure 1: Raw Diamonds, diamond mine in Angola, and Map of Diamond Production (Kimberly Process) Left: Raw diamonds with a human hand to scale. Right: small
DRC is the second largest diamond producer with approximately 700 million carats in proven reserves. Gold is the most important extracted resource for ASM in the country with an
between legal and illegal became practically irrelevant in the Congo’s parallel economy. Illegal diamond mining and smuggling were – and remain – especially important to those who do not
2024823;According to GlobalData, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world’s fourth-largest producer of diamonds in , with output down by 0.05% on . Over the
2020106;The diamond mining process is not the same everywhere, as will be shown below. in cooperation with the government of Democratic Republic of Congo). The largest
For nearly two decades, IMPACT has worked to end the trade of conflict diamonds. In 2000, we published The Heart of the Matter: Sierra Leone, Diamonds and Human Security—one of the
Diamond mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and weaknesses of the Kimberley Process Report #83. 2 Swedwatch is a religiously and politically independent organisation that
Diamond Mine In Democratic Republic of Congo. Production Volume: 8,347,462 carats. Value: $64,963,508.80. Production Volume: 10,780,285 carats. Value: $76,722,018.02. Although the Democratic
20161221;The results of the study, published in the report ”Childhood Lost – Diamond mining in the Republic of the Congo and weaknesses of the Kimberley Process”, are
Diamonds Mine located in Murfreesboro, Arkansas which is largely mined by recreational prospectors. Russia has an important presence in the diamond mining industry and the