Gemfields says unrest could disrupt Mozambique ruby mine
Gemfields said in a statement that "groups associated with the illegal mining and trading of rubies have taken advantage of the political unrest".
Canadian miner Stornoway Diamonds (TSX: SWY) is developing a project in north-central Quebec which is expected to become the province’s first diamond mine.
The Renard kimberlite project forecasts its plant commissioning to begin in Dec. 2015 with commercial production running full on in June 2016.
The provincial government issued the 20-year mining lease in the fall of 2012. All season-road access to the project was completed in early 2013.
See the full slideshow of rough diamond samples from the project.
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