ZCDC working on diamond value addition plan

ZCDC Chief Executive Officer Mr Mark Mabhudhu   An ambitious plan to ensure Zimbabwe generates more revenue from diamonds through value addition and beneficiation, has been set in motion while a massive global marketing of the gems will also be pursued from next year.  Critically, revenue from the sale of diamonds will be channeled towards […]

US$12bn mining industry achievable

Minister of Mines and Mining Development Hon. Winston Chitando   WHEN President Emmerson Mnangagwa in October last year launched a roadmap to achieve a US$12 billion mining industry by 2023 most people and economic analysts dismissed it as a highly ambitious statement of intent. The roadmap was described as hollow on how such an ambitious […]

A ring with 7,801 diamonds sets new World Record

The design is based on a rare Himalayan flower and has 46 “petals” of diamonds   A super lavish ring, aptly named “The Divine”, now holds the new Guinness World Record for most diamonds set in one ring. The ring, set with 7,801 diamonds, will be auctioned in the future, according to IDEX Online. The […]