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Article

22 Jan 2010

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Zimbabwean

Govt sends evaluators to Chiadzwa: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s government has sent evaluators to assess diamond production at the controversial Chiadzwa fields in bid to monitor production and comply with the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme...officials said last week. "The idea is for the government to monitor every production done so that there is proper accountability of day to day production [said a senior government official]...Chiadzwa is one of the world’s most controversial diamond fields with reports that soldiers sent to guard the field...committed gross human rights abuses including murder against illegal miners who had descended on the field. [refers to Mbada Diamonds (joint venture Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, Core Mining), African Consolidated Resources]