Un projet de la Fondation Jeweltree: Future Hope Diamond Mining Ltd
By Mike Angenent
En Novembre 2009 nous avons visité une queue minière à Kimberley en Afrique du Sud où “l'exploitation minière illégale” qui se passait. Les gens ont essayé de faire une salle de tamisage à travers le gravier, l'espoir d'un trouvaille.
Depuis la queue n'était pas leur propriété (mais De Beers) “exploitation minière” il est illégal.
There had been positive negotiations with De Beers years ago which resulted in the “mineurs” getting training and help with the establishing of a company, Future Hope Diamond Mining ltd.
Change in management, unforeseen circumstances and skeptical local miners created conditions which resulted in negotiations that had such positive potential, but in the end they resulted in to nothing.
After our visit, we tried to persuade some companies to purchase the tailing and set up a community mining program that would benefit the miners. The economic situation or inexperience of the companies with projects in SA made it difficult to proceed further.
Finally we wrote a letter to De Beers’ Chairman and (surprisingly) received a positive signal. Now the miners are again negotiating with De Beers and the company has decided to give 1/3rd of the tailing to the local community.
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