Biti calls for diamond deposit audit

The Zimbabwe Guardian.com reports that the Zimbabwean Finance Minister has called for a valuation of the country’s diamond deposits.

The story is quoted as saying:

Biti cited a number of other issues in Zimbabwe’s diamond sector that should be addressed by the Zimbabwe government, including Kimberley Process certification; the process of handing out mining contracts; standards for policing mining and alleged smuggling; and compensating communities whose members have been relocated by the diamond mining industry.

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