Diamond deal looks SLAM DUNK...30 Sep 2020 12:42
By Business Reporter – Wednesday 30 September 2020
HARARE (Mining Index) – A SECRET partner is alleged to be part of a diamond joint venture involving AIM listed, Vast Resources Enterprise (VRE) with a community represented by chief Marange, Mining Index has established.
According to a source, the JV between the Vast Resources and the Marange community is not only a tripartite agreement involving the British investor/Chiadzwa Mineral Resources (CMR) and the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC).
The source further alleged the secret partner as the most dominant voice in the Katanga joint venture (JV) that determines the future and operationalisation of the deal.
“Vast Resources wants to do a joint venture with the community represented by chief Marange. All I can say at this point is that in the Vast Resources deal, the most influential man in Zimbabwe is involved through one of his sons, but the story has not yet been made public, or may never be made public” said a source who requested anonymity.
On 26th September 2019, VRE concluded an official joint venture with Chiadzwa Mining Resources (Pvt) Limited, a company designated to represent Chiadzwa Community interests in the Concession.
Vast now waits to sign a second JV between Katanga ZCDC.
While the delay in concluding the Vast Resources JV is not known, similar mining deals involving international investors from the East were concluded without effort.