Mercuria eyes equity in African assets, new metals boss says
“You will see us very present in Africa and putting our money where our mouth is in respect of the Copperbelt,” Kostas Bintas said.
The world’s top diamond producer by output, Alrosa (MCX:ALRS), and the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company have signed a joint venture agreement to develop diamond deposits in Zimbabwe.
Under the terms of the agreement between the state-owned companies, Alrosa will get a 70% controlling stake for the development of greenfield projects while ZCDC will get the remaining 30%.
Official information states that Russian specialists have been working in Zimbabwe for more than three months now
Starting in the fall of 2019, the JV will focus on
In a media statement, Alrosa and ZCDC said the joint venture will be able to work not only with the licenses ZCDC has today, particularly those in the Chimanimani region, but also in the entire country. “In case a new prospective area is discovered, the company will contact directly the Zimbabwe Ministry of Mines and Mining Development requesting a new license for this area,” the press release reads.
In December 2018, Alrosa established an affiliated company in the African country, Alrosa (Zimbabwe) Limited, for the implementation of projects in mineral prospecting, exploration and mining operations with a view to creating joint diamond-mining and other mining enterprises.
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david
i have never seen heartless people like the chines and russians they always support evil regimes in africa they see the problems in zim but all they do is give arms to zanupf and loot minerals russians and chinese are very dishonest in dealing with africa