GEM AND ROCK VENTURES CO. LTD. has been undertaking gemstones (mainlytanzanite) mining, trading in gemstones, lisensed, diamond dealers and lapidary workshop.
That of late GEM AND ROCK VENTURES CO. LTD. has decided and resolved to expand its mining business and in particular in Diamond prospecting, Mining and Trade. Though the company has been dealing with Diamond buying and selling, this was a very small scale. The company has found that it is now high time it expanded its diamond business not on buying and selling but also mining the same. Thus the Company has acquired some mining plots in Shinyanga Region for that purpose. It intends to acquire more mining plots in other areas within Tanzanite.
DIAMOND INDUSTRY IN TANZANIA
Diamond production in East Africa is totally limited to the shield area of Tanzania just South of Lake Victoria principally in the Shinyanga Region. The famous Diamond mining well known in Tanzania is the Williamson Diamond Mining, of late known as Mwadui Mining Company.
Diamonds have also been mined in Tanzania from five other area in Shinyanga Region which include Mabuki Mine in Kwimba District, Kisumbi Mines, Usongo Mine and Uduhe or Premier Diamond Mine located in Maswa District. A fifth deposit is that of Kahama pipe. There is also a large Kimberlite pipe on the western area of Singida Region.
That Williamson Diamonds Ltd. also established a lapidary industry in Iringa which was well known as Iringa Diamond cutting Industry. Thus diamonds were cut and polished before being exported to other countries.
GEM AND ROCK VENTURES LTD. has a lapidary workshop in Arusha Tanzania With the expansion of business to Diamond Mining it will create more jobs and more profit for the company. However in order to enter into Diamond Mining the Company need more funds for buying modern mining equipments
PROSPECTS:- GEM AND ROCK VENTURES CO. LTD.
prospects in Diamonds mining are very high. As per the history of Diamonds mining in Tanzania has it, diamonds were first discovered in Tanzania at Mabuki, which is approximately 60 kilometres Southeast of Mwanza on the Southern shores of Lake Victoria just before the beginning of the First World War.Tanzania’s serious entry into diamond business began in 1940 when Canadian geologist, Dr. John T. Williamson discovered rich diamond bearing gravel in association with a kimberlite pipe at Mwadui, 19 kilometers Northeast of Shinyanga. Since then diamond business in Tanzania has been expanding though at a low pace. Thus to – date. Diamonds have been by far the most valuable of Tanzania’s mineral export. Tanzania diamonds are spectacular due to their beautiful pink colour as evidence by the Williamson and De Young, diamond experts. Thus Diamonds business in Tanzania have very high prospects.
GEM AND ROCK VENTURES CO. LTD. thus invites interested companies, individuals to a joint venture business. The Company is ready to expand its company by increasing its shares and/or enter into joint ventures and/or partnership with any foreign and/or local companies.
NEW RUBY/SAPPHIRE MINING:-
We have Ruby/Sapphire mining Plots at Winza – Mpwapwa Dodoma Region and in the process of opening a buying centre. Discovered in December 2007 these rubies from “Winza are better looking than Synthetics due to their exceptional clarity and colour. Their quality is superior to the “Burmese” Rubbies which are usually more included.
