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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Fourteen tons of smuggled gold, rubies and other gems have been illegally exported from Mozambique since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n

Mozambique is home to some of the world\u2019s largest gemstone deposits, often mined by artisanal miners with no access to official markets.<\/p>\n

Gold, rubies, garnets and tantalite \u2013 used to create surgical steel \u2013 have been exported by smuggling networks since January, Fernando Maquene.<\/p>\n

A senior official in the Ministry of Mineral Resources told Radio Mozambique:<\/p>\n

We are looking for ways to fight the expansion of criminal networks that plunder our territory and our strategic resources, so that these resources can generate income to develop local communities.<\/p>\n

The illegal gem trade is largely concentrated in northern Mozambique, where an Islamist insurgency has forced some 800 000 people to flee their homes.<\/p>\n

According to a report released in early November by the Swiss think tank Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), mining gems and selling them on illicit markets, sometimes through corrupt local officials, has become a means of survival for many displaced people.<\/p>\n

The province of Cabo Delgado, the most affected by the insurgency, is home to the Montepuez ruby mine, which currently supplies more than half of the world market for new rubies.<\/p>\n

More: africanews.com<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Fourteen tons of smuggled gold, rubies and other gems have been illegally exported from Mozambique since the beginning of the year. Mozambique is home to some of the world\u2019s largest gemstone deposits, often mined by artisanal miners with no access to official markets. 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