Sub group on alluvial diamond production

Assistance was provided to alluvial gemstone mining at Orissa in India.

A. Alluvial gold mining in the Amazon, Brazil . 7 13 6

The mandate of the ad hoc Subgroup on Alluvial Production was renewed.

16. Waterlogging affects some irrigated lands in the alluvial plains and interior basins.

Plenary heard the first report of the ad hoc sub group on alluvial production established by the Gatineau Plenary meeting in October 2004, and adopted a Declaration setting out recommendations for effective internal controls over alluvial diamond mining.

Their alluvial plain and basin areas are affected by waterlogging, salinization and lowering of the water table.

The North China Plain () is based on the deposits of the Yellow River and is the largest alluvial plain of eastern Asia.

In Laos, alluvial gold targets were evaluated and testing of sluice recovery of gold from the Mekong River is about to begin.

Plenary agreed to renew the mandate of the ad hoc sub group on alluvial production, which is to report at regular intervals on the progress achieved towards implementing the recommendations.

In July and August, following the discovery of diamond deposits in Sanquin District, Sinoe County, some 20,000 people moved into the area, where they started illegal alluvial diamond mining activities.

The intersessional meeting and the KP plenary in Moscow have clearly highlighted the importance of finding a solution to specific problems of alluvial producer Participants for the attainment of the KP objectives.

A wide range of open cast alluvial sites of all sizes, from class C bucket and spade enterprises to extensive, high investment class B operations with the potential for development to class A

Plenary noted that the Declaration should guide efforts to improve the traceability of alluvial production, as well as help potential donors channel capacity building assistance to further the effective implementation of the Certification Scheme.

In the east, along the shores of the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea, there are extensive and densely populated alluvial plains, while on the edges of the Inner Mongolian plateau in the north, broad grasslands predominate.

7. Garimpos (small scale informal mining sites (alluvial primary colluvial)), which cause substantial environmental damage, occur at about 2,000 different locations in Brazil. Approximately half of them are concentrated in the central Amazon region, mostly along river systems.

Requests for assistance were evaluated for the following countries the Democratic People apos s Republic of Korea, for hard rock and alluvial gold Namibia, for base and precious metals Myanmar, for base metals, gold and diamonds and Mongolia, for gold.

Broad depressions are to be found on the edges of the plateau, which form lakes Tanganyika, Mweru and Bangweulu in the north, the Luangwa River in the east, Kafue Basin and the alluvial plains of the Zambezi River in the south and west.

The archipelagic nature of our State, its many bays and cays and the mountainous terrain and rich alluvial soil of mainland Saint Vincent are characteristics that attract many visitors to our shores and provide scarce foreign exchange to assist us in the development of our country.