Zimbabwe Plans to Double Rough Diamond Production

The state’s Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC), the official holder of the Chiadzwa diamond concession and Chinese investors jointly own Marange Resources.

According to Marange Resources chairman Tshinga Dube, a former army officer, they are aiming to achieve this production level by December.

“When I took over as the chairperson in March 2012, we were producing an average 47,000 carats per month, but the figure has more than doubled and we are now producing 100,000 carats monthly. The focus has since changed and we are now targeting producing 200,000 carats per month by December,” Dube said.