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,
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
diamond mining company MIBA fell to only 2.2 million carats. The other industrial compa-ny in the sector, Sengamines, went out of pro-duction. No breakdown is available between semi
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
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 estimated 80% of artisanal miners extracting the
Keywords: black market, diamonds, kim berley process, organised crime, trade, un report Introduction Diamonds have fuelled three of Africa’s most brutal wars. A 2001 United Nations
mining sector increased by 16.9% in compared with an increase of 7.8% in 2017. in , the mining sector accounted for 76% of the growth in the GDP (Banque Centrale du Congo,
20241119;Congo. Ghana. Guinea. Lesotho. Namibia. Sierra Leone. Tanzania. Zambia. Zimbabwe. Today, only 38 diamond mining companies operate globally, with De Beers, a
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,
2017424;Under the 2003 multinational Kimberley Process Certification Scheme meant to stop diamond sales—like those from UNITA—from funding conflict, every shipment of rough
Diamond mining, especially in Africa, has long been associated with conflict, weak governance and the concept of a “resource curse” – a term referring to the situation where a country’s
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
31;But they have also played a relevant social role, since diamond mining in the DRC is an activity performed by significant shares of the rural population, looking for a way to
627;The concept of conflict diamonds or “blood diamonds” emerged in the late 1990s when it became evident that several violent civil wars in Africa were connected to mining and
2015827;Congolese workers search for rough diamonds Kangambala mine in Lunged, in the south west region of Kasai in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the heart of the diamond
119;The research shows that diamond mining communities experience economic hardship due to the decline of diamond production, leading to workforce migrations towards
Diamond Mining is a risky venture. First, a diamond mining company must locate a diamond deposit. and the Congo. The film “Blood Diamonds” dramatises the excavation process in
31;To this end, we evaluate land and water resources consumption associated with diamond mining from 2001 to , cross-referencing high-resolution data on mines, land use
2015827;In the Democratic Republic of Congo, almost all diamond mining is done by hand. It’s a labor-intensive process that requires hauling away layers of dirt and rock,
Cross-reference of data on mining permits with data on deforestation, land cover, conflicts, and high-resolution hydrological simulations. Comparison between the cross-referenced data with
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
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
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
Map of mining in the DRC Rubaya coltan mines. The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Industrie minière de la République Démocratique du Congo) is a major
Diamond mining, especially in Africa, has long been associated with conflict, weak governance and the concept of a “resource curse” – a term referring to the situation where a country’s
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