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Gemfields plc (AIM: GEM), the world’s single largest coloured gemstones mining and marketing company, is pleased to announce the publication of a Competent Persons Report (“CPR”) produced by SRK Consulting (UK) Limited (“SRK”) on the Kagem Emerald Mine (“Kagem” or the “Mine”) in Zambia, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Government of Zambia. The CPR includes Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates and accompanying statements prepared in accordance with JORC Code (2012) based on an extended life of mine (“LoM”) plan prepared by Gemfields and SRK.