The Marange diamond rush

In the mid-2000s a diamond rush fever gripped Zimbabweans as reports surfaced that huge diamond deposits had been discovered in the Chiadzwa area in Zimbabwe’s eastern province of Manicaland.

The Marange diamond fields are an area of widespread small-scale diamond production in Chiadzwa, Mutare West, Zimbabwe. 'Although estimates of the reserves contained in this area vary wildly, some have suggested that it could be home to one of the world's richest diamond deposits, the euphoria casued by the dis