Diamonds – Kimberley Process committee in Mozambique on evaluation mission

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Diamonds – Kimberley Process committee in Mozambique on evaluation mission

2:16 CAT | 12 Jul 2016

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At the invitation of the government, a committee has come to Mozambique to evaluate the country’s compliance with Kimberley Process membership requirements. In an interview with Noticias, National Director of Mines Elias Daúde says that Mozambique has approved a set of legal instruments which will enter into force on 20 November this year in support of the country’s Kimberley Process application.

Among these are a decree which regulating the marketing of diamonds, precious metals and gems, and another establishing a supervisory Kimberley Process Management Unit.

The Mozambique government has confirmed the existence of diamonds in Massangena district, in Gaza province, and says research work in this region involving national and foreign companies is ongoing.

“Mozambique is a country rich in almost all types of mineral resources,” Naude said, “including diamonds. But unfortunately we have not had the good fortune to make a thorough study and start exploration yet. There are, however, companies doing research in Massagena and this has resulted in the discovery of diamonds,” he said.

The provinces of Niassa, Tete, Manica, Zambezia, Sofala, Inhambane, Gaza and Maputo are identified as those hosting diamonds research and prospecting projects, with the whole of the Save valley believed to be prone to the occurrence of diamonds. Daúde however maintains that almost every company involved in diamond research is concentrating on the Gaza area.

Daúde stressed the importance of adherence to the Kimberley process, without which diamonds cannot be sold legally, no matter how large a quantity the country has.

For the Kimberley process requirements, you may want to visit: https://www.kimberleyprocess.com/node/1122

Source: AIM