The Endiama E.P. (Empresa de Diamantes de Angola)

The National Diamonds Company of Angola, Endiama E.P is a company of public funds constituted in 1981. It acts with a dual nature: state and entrepreneurial. The company is situated at the Edificio Endiama in Luanda.
In the first aspect, the company was created under the decree # 6/81, by the Commission of the Council of Defence and Security with a fund of 667.897.000,00 Kwanzas at the time, to function as the national concessionary of the mining rights in the diamonds domain.
As a company, the social object of Endiama E.P is prospecting, research, recognition, mining, transforming and diamond trading.
Throughout the last decade, Endiama E.P uses an organizational model with the characteristics of a Holding, possessing already many branches and participating with social capital, in other companies.
ENDIAMA E.P also extends its activity to business sectors that go beyond diamondiferous mining. Its head-offices was built in the Angolan capital, Luanda, at Major Kanhangulo street.

The Head Offices of Endiama

The headquarters of Endiama E.P is made up of six floors. The research, conception, co-ordination and management of its project were under the responsibility former Research and Projects Department of Endiama E.P. This organ was equally in charge of supervising the execution of works.
The construction of the building where hundreds of professionals work today, was under the aegis of the Portuguese construction firm, Soares da Costa.
When it was decided to construct the building, Endiama E.P had an Administration Council made up of the following members:

In order for it to be more stable and safe, since it was built above a water table below half a metre deep, it was decided to erect the Endiama E.P head offices using a conventional structure with peculiarly characteristics.
The Endiama E.P headquarters was inaugurated on 8 June 1995, by former Prime Minister, Marcolino Jose Carlos Moco, whose unveiled decoration slab.

The president of Endiama E.P - Dr. Manuel Arnaldo Calado.

Executive Directors:

The executive framework of the National Diamond Company of Angola, Endiama E.P, has twelve directors.

They are in charge of the following departments:
- Department of Geology and Mining Development - Enge Miguel Paulino
- Department of Shares Management - Dr. Andre Costa
- Department of Property and General Services - Sr. Joro Sousa Vianney
- Department of Finances and Accounts - Dr. Henrique Videira
- Human Resources Department - Dra. Maria Gomes
- Department of Planning and Investment - Dr. Alberto Fansony
- Department of Legal Issues - Dra. Teresa Dias
- Department of Communication and Image - Sr. Sebastião Panzo
- Department of Engineering Projects and Construction - Enge Osvaldo Van Dúnem
- Department of Health Services - Dra. Conceisro Pitra
- Internal Auditory Department - Dr. Angelo Tavira
- Information Technology Department - Enge Emanuel Saturnino

Companies of the Group:

- Catoca - The Mining Society of Catoca Lda, located in Angola’s Lunda Sul Province, was officially established on 16 September 1993 and has the following shareholders: The National Diamond Company of Angola - Endiama (Angolan firm of public capital).
Almazzi Rossi - Sakha, S.A. Alrosa (Russian public firm),
Daumonty Financing Company B.Vgrupo Lev Leviev (Israeli private firm),
Odebrecht Mining Services Inc. (Brazilian private firm),
The social goal of Catoca is prospecting, mining, treatment and trading of diamonds of the kimberlite deposits of the Catoca Chimney. More on http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/catoca.php
- SDM - Mining Development Society, SARL (http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/sdm.php)
- SML - Lucapa Mining Society (http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/sml.php)
- Chitotolo – Society in Participation (http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/chitotolo.php)
- Fucaúma - The Fucaúma Project is an association between Endiama E.P, the South African Trans Hex and a consortium of local companies. Endiama E.P holds 38 % of the shares.
- Luarica - The Luarica Project is an association in participation between Endiama, main shareholder with 40%, Trans Hex 35% South African company, Micol 12.5% and Som-Veterang both Angolan private companies. (http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/emp.php?cat=luarica)
- Luó - Camatchia-Camagico Mining Society.
LUÓ – Camatchia-Camagico Mining Society, S.A.R.L., was officially founded on March 2003 resulting from a "joint venture" between the National Diamond Company of Angola, E.P. (Endiama, E.P.), Hipergesta Company – Management of Enterprises & Trade, Angodiam – Society of Exploring and Trading of Diamonds, S.A.R.L. and Escom-Alrosa, Limited, which appears due to an association between a company of the Espírito Santo empire (Escom Mining, Inc.) and Alrosa, Russian public mining copany. (http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/luo.php)
- Chimbongo
- Alfa 5 - The diamondiferous industry has a main partner as a guarantee of security of regions where industrial diamondiferous mining are carried out.
- Yetwene - Yetwene project, located at the Camissombo diamond mining region, Lunda Norte province, was re-inaugurated on 17 Jule 2004, this way resuming its activity after a long period of interruption due to war.
The association in participation groups the Lucapa Mining Society, one of the associates of Endiama-EP that holds 50% of this project's capital and has the following partners: Mining B.V. of the Israeli Lev Leviev group, the investor of the project.

Subsidiary companies:

- Sodiam – on http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/sodiam.php
- Endiama P & P - on http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/emp.php?cat=pp
- Enditrade - on http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/emp.php?cat=enditrade
- FB - Fundação Brilhante - on http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/emp.php?cat=fb
- CSE - Clínica Sagrada Esperança - on http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/emp.php?cat=cse
- ADA - Air Diamantes Angola - on http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/emp.php?cat=ada
- GDSE - Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança - on http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/emp.php?cat=gdse

You can find more information about Endiama Diamond Corporation on http://www.endiama.co.ao/eng/