Jacob "The Jeweler" implicated in illegal gold mining op in Africa

The man responsible for creating some of the most gaudy and ridiculous pieces of jewelry in hip hop is now facing allegations of illegal mining in Africa. The Observer reports:

Investigations by the Sunday Observer found that, in Swaziland, Jacob and Co. has been given a license to prospect for gold in the Northern Hhohho region.

According to the license, the company has been given permission to prospect 22 million hectares of the Northern Hhohho Mountains.

However, it has been ascertained that the company has now been instructed to stop carrying out the prospecting after it was found to be engaged in an illegal mining of gold at Lufafa Mountain.

To explore for gold is a process where you work on an area to ascertain how much gold is available and the quality thereof, no mining is involved.

During the prospecting, a source said, whatever gold that they would come across is supposed to be forwarded to the Central Bank because it belongs to the King.

Government is reported to have been informed that what the team from Jacob and Co. was no longer prospecting but mining.

This observation is said to have been raised by people living around the Lufafa Mountain who saw the amount of machinery at the company’s site.