Gemfields Press Statement
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Date29 Jan 2019
Gemfields confirms today that it has agreed, on a no-admission-of-liability basis, the settlement of all claims brought by English law firm Leigh Day on behalf of individuals living in the vicinity of Montepuez Ruby Mining Limitada’s (MRM) mining concession in northern Mozambique. The settlement figure is GBP 5.8 million comprising the sum to be distributed to the claimants by Leigh Day and their legal expenses. In its voluntary statement dated 12 February 2018, Gemfields recognised that, in the past, instances of violence have occurred on and around the MRM licence area, both before and after Gemfields’ arrival in Montepuez.