Kagem awarded for mining excellence. – Gemfields

Gemfields is proud to co-own this mine, in Lufwanyama district, with the Zambian government and to have played a role in enabling its excellent work since acquiring 75% of it in 2008. The International Standards Organisation (ISO) is the highest world standards body, setting internationally recognised standards across industries that …

Zambia tax authority goes after Gemfields

Zambia tax authority goes after Gemfields Cecilia Jamasmie | August 17, 2018 | 9:05 am Africa Diamond Kagem mine is the world's single largest producer of emeralds, accounting for about 25% of ...

Kagem gives a boost to Zambian wildlife |Gemfields

Kagem Mining renews a 5-year partnership with Zambian Carnivore Programme to support the wildlife-based economy and conservation efforts in Zambia. Read more. ... Gemfields. The new round of funding for the ZCP amounts to USD 250,000 and follows on from the company's previous three-year commitment of USD 150,000, …

Women in Mining – Gemfields

It is a similar story at the Kagem mine in Zambia, owned by Gemfields in a model partnership with the Zambian government. Here, Mwangala Njahi, 22, is ready to take the sector by storm and leave a mark as one of Zambia's up and coming geologists. The young student is the first in the first generation of scholars under Kagem …

Emerald Heart of Africa: The Kagem Mine, Kafubu …

Open pit Kagem mine, Kafubu Mining Area, Zambia (source: Gemfields). The article describes the origins of the Zambian emerald, a growing competitor to the long-prized Colombian emerald. History of …

Key Management | Gemfields Group

With a deep understanding of the Zambian mining industry, he holds in-depth knowledge of mine safety regulations and the statutory framework, industrial relations, liaison, quality management systems and strategic cost management of large-scale mining operations. ... as he is known to all, joined Gemfields in 2006 at its Chibolele mine in ...

Gemfields earns $69.5m from latest ruby auction

Ruby and emerald miner Gemfields has announced that total auction revenues of $69.5-million were accrued after all 97 lots, comprising 239 591 ct of ruby, offered for sale at its latest auction of ...

Emerald cluster sets new record at Gemfields …

The Kafubu Cluster, discovered at its Kagem mine in Zambia in March 2020, set a new record as the most expensive single emerald item ever sold by Gemfields, the miner said without providing...

How Gemfields Is Bringing Ethical Sourcing to the Mining …

Gemfields is committed to ethical practices that give back to the community at its ruby mine location in Mozambique and its emerald vein in Zambia. Published on April 12, 2019 By Mark Ellwood

Grizzly Mining: World-Leading Emerald Producer based in Zambia

Emerald Gemstones. Over twenty times more rare than diamonds, Emeralds are formed through volcanic activity over 3 billion years ago, their characteristic deep green colour comes from the presence of chromium and vanadium. In the dazzling world of gemstones, emeralds stand out as timeless treasures that combine beauty, rarity, and rich symbolism.

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Gemfields is a world-leading responsible miner of coloured gemstones. The operator and 75% owner of both the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia (believed to be the world's single largest producing ...

Gemfields finds largest emerald ever at Zambia mine

Africa-focused Gemfields (LON: GEM) (JSE: GML) has found the largest emerald ever mined at its Kagem mine in Zambia — a 7,525-carat (1,505g) gemstone …

Gemfields achieved its second-highest auction revenues …

Gemfields' 75%-owned Kagem emerald mine, in Zambia, experienced a general improvement in both the quality and quantity of premium emeralds recovered in recent months, the company points out.

Kagem pays USD 5 Million dividends to IDC | Gemfields

This is the second year that the Lufwanyama-based mine has paid a dividend to the IDC – proof that Zambia's emeralds really are returning value to their host country and upholding the mission of Kagem and its parent company and majority owner, Gemfields: to ensure that coloured gemstones are a force for good. "Kagem's Zambian …

Kagem Mining Limited (Emerald) | Gemfields Group

Kagem holds an asset portfolio of nine mining and three exploration licences in Zambia, with the primary operations being Chama, Chibolele and Fibolele. The …

Green light: A look behind the scenes at Zambia's Kagem, …

This is the beating heart of Zambia's 41-square-kilometre Kagem mine, a joint venture between Gemfields, a leading supplier of responsibly sourced coloured gemstones, and the government of Zambia. About 25 per cent of the world's emeralds originate here. About 25 per cent of the world's emeralds come from Kagem. Courtesy …

A first for women in Zambia – Gemfields

The Kagem emerald mine – majority owned by Gemfields in partnership with the Zambian government – has taken a leap forward, encouraging women to come forward for training and employment as heavy equipment operators. ... A Memorandum of Understanding was formally signed between the Lufwanyama-based mine and the …

Gemfields introduces its largest high-quality emerald yet – …

Discovered at the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia in March 2020, the Kafubu Cluster is a colossal cluster of emeralds. Close inspection of the 37,555-gram (187,775 carat) cluster reveals that it contains very little matrix or other minerals, meaning the piece is almost entirely made up of emeralds, which, given its sheer size and …

Emerald Mine in Zambia. As the first recorded

Gemfields is the 75% owner and operator of the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia, the world's single largest producing emerald mine. In July 2009, Gemfields commenced a formal auction programme for Zambian emeralds mined at the Kagem emerald mine. To date, the Company has held 19 auctions of

Our Auctions | Gemfields

Over the last decade, gemstone production at Gemfields' Kagem emerald mine has tripled while the prices received have increased more than six-fold. The proceeds from every auction are fully repatriated to the Montepuez ruby mine ruby mine in Mozambique and Kagem emerald mine in Zambia, with taxes due to the respective governments paid on …

Five reasons Zambia's emeralds are in the global spotlight

Gemfields confirmed that the stones were extracted by Kagem, and that the proceeds of the auction would therefore be fully repatriated to the Zambia-based company, with the applicable royalties paid to the government. Zambia's Kagem Mine – where both Inkalamu and Insofu were discovered – is the world's single-largest producer of emeralds.

Gemfields Group | Gemfields Foundation

Gemfields. Gemfields is a world-leading responsible miner of coloured gemstones. The operator and 75% owner of both the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia (believed to be the world's single largest producing emerald mine) and the Montepuez ruby mine in Mozambique (one of the most significant recently discovered ruby deposits in the world ...

A Visit to the Kagem Open-pit Emerald Mine in Zambia

It is a subsidiary of Pallinghurst, another publicly traded company with very strong experience in platinum mining. Gemfields owns 75 percent of the Kagem operation. The other 25 percent is owned by the Zambian government. The Kagem mine is the only operating emerald mine in Zambia that shares a percentage ownership with the …

Gemfields' 'emerald' profits up 137 percent, says report

Gemfields, which owns 75 percent equity in Kagem Mining Limited, ramped up its production of emeralds during the last six months of 2013 raising its revenue to US$66 million compared to US$28 million generated during the same period, it said in an interim report seen by mining news Zambia.

Kagem agrees pay rise for workers | Gemfields

Kagem's newly signed agreement with the Mine Workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) and the National Union of Miners & Allied Workers (NUMAW) will see a 10% pay increase for all unionised employees in 2024, followed by another 10% in 2025. The education allowances granted by Kagem to its employees will also rise, from ZMW 1,500 …

A Visit to the Kagem Open-pit Emerald Mine in …

Gemfields is a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange. It is a subsidiary of Pallinghurst, another publicly traded company with very strong experience in platinum mining. Gemfields …

Gemfields finds largest emerald ever at Zambia mine

Africa-focused Gemfields (LON: GEM) (JSE: GML) has found the largest emerald ever mined at its Kagem mine in Zambia — a 7,525-carat (1,505g) gemstone named Chipembele, which means "rhino" in ...

Powering education in rural Zambia, together

Building a solar-powered computer lab, funded by Gemfields Foundation (the charitable arm of Kagem's 75% owner, Gemfields) and a new classroom block, funded by Kagem, to support Kapila Primary's growing student numbers. ... Mining for Zambia is an industry website aimed at promoting a better understanding of the Zambian mining …