MARANGE, Zimbabwe, Dec 15 – A Chinese mining group has denied violating human rights at Zimbabwe’s Marange diamond fields where unlicensed small-scale miners have clashed with security forces in the past.
The Anjin group told Reuters on a rare visit that it planned to boost output at the high-security mining area, where even giant Baobab trees sport surveillance cameras.
Marange, 400 km east of Harare, has generated controversy since 20,000 small-scale miners invaded the area in 2008 and were forcibly removed by soldiers and police.
Human rights groups say up to 200 people were killed during the process, charges denied by Harare.
Source: Reuters Africa newsletter
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