ACR Diamond Mining Company Accuses Mpofu of "Misleading" Nation
Post Date: 28 Dec 2010 Viewed: 434
African Consolidated Resources, a British diamond mining company, has accused Zimbabwe's Mines Minister Obert Mpofu of misrepresenting the status of its mining operations in Zimbabwe and has reiterated that there was no irregularity in the acquisition of its mining claims, The Zimbabwean reports.
"The board of ACR wishes to confirm categorically that none of [the mining licenses] were acquired fraudulently," ACR CEO Andrew Cranswick said last week.
Cranswick also stated that ACR had received no notification from Mpofu that the minister was cancelling its license to mine rough diamonds.
In September of this year, Zimbabwe's Ministry of Mines withdrew its appeal against a September 9 court ruling that upheld the claim by the African Consolidated Resources (ACR) mining company to the country's Marange diamond fields, the company announced.
The decision was handed down by Zimbabwe's High Court on September 7, 2010, based on the judge's finding that ACR's original claim had been made "fraudulently and with intent to mislead."