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THE SHEAHAN LITERATURE SERVICE
Diamonds, Kimberlites, and Related Geology
January 2014
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NEW SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE (by Source) REF # AUTHOR YEAR TITLE SOURCE REGION/LOCATION KEYWORDS
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1 D1401-01 Hazen, R.M. 2013 Paleomineralogy of the
Hadean eon: a preliminary species list.
American Journal of Science, Vol. 313, Nov. pp. 807-843.
Mineralogy
History
2 D1401-02 O'Neill, C.,
Debaille, V., Griffin, W.L.
2013 Deep earth recycling in the Hadean and constraints on surface tectonics.
American Journal of Science, Vol. 313, Nov. pp. 912-932.
Mantle
Tectonics
3 D1401-03 Huang, J-X.,
Griffin, W.L., Greau, Y., Pearson, N.J., O'Reilly, S.Y., Cliff, J., Martin , L.
2013 Unmasking xenolithic eclogites: progressive metasomatism of a key Roberts Victor sample.
Chemical Geology, in press available
Africa, South Africa
Deposit - Roberts Victor
4 D1401-04 Mangler, M.F.,
Marks, M.A,W,m Zaitzev, A.N., Eby, G.N., Markl, G.
2013 Halogens ( F, Cl and Br) at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano ( Tanzania): effects of magmatic differentation, silicate natrocarbonatite melt seperation and surface alteration of natrocarbonatite.
Chemical Geology, in press available
Africa, Tanzania
Carbonatite
5 D1401-05 Schron, W. 2013 Chemical fluid transport
( CFT): a window into Earth and its development.
Chemie der Erde, Vol. 73, 4, pp. 421-428.
Mantle
CFT
6 D1401-06 Palyanov, Y.N.,
Khokhryakov, A.F., Borzdov, Y.M., Kupriyanov, I.N.,
2013 Diamond growth and morphology under the influence of impurity adsorption.
Crystal Growth & Design, Vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 5411-21.
Technology
Diamond morphology
7 D1401-07 Mueller, P.A.,
Mogk, D.W., Henry, D.J., Wooden, J.L., Foster, D.A.
2013 The plume to plate transition: Hadean and Archean crustal evolution in the northern Wyoming province, USA.
Dilek & Furnes eds. Evolution of Archean crust and early life. Springer Publication, pp. 23-54.
USA
Mantle plumes
8 D1401-08 Solopova, N.A.,
Litvin, Yu.A., Spivak, A.V., Dubrovinskaia, N.A., Dubrovinsky, L.S., Urusov, V.S.
2013 The phase diagram of Na carbonate, an alkaline component of the growth medium of ultradeep diamonds.
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 451, 1, pp. 1106-1109.
Technology
UHP
9 D1401-09 Skublov, S.G.,
Melnik, A.E., Marin, Yu.B.,
2013 New data on the age ( U-Pb, Sm-Nd) of metamorphism and a
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 451, 1, pp. 1156-1164.
Russia
Eclogite
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Berezin, A.V., Bogomolov, E.S., Ishmurzin, F.I.
protolith of eclogite like rocks from the Krasnaya Guba area, Belomorian belt.
1 D1401-10 Sobolev, N.V.,
Logvinova, A.M., Efimova, E.S.
2013 Inclusions of Mn-rich eclogitic garnets in diamonds: evidence for recycling of the Earth's crust.
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 451, 1, pp. 1165-1167.
Technology
Diamond morphology
2 D1401-11 Ryabchikov,
I.D., Kaminsky, F.V.
2013 The composition of the lower mantle: evidence from mineral inclusions in diamonds.
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 453, 2, pp. 1246-1249.
Mantle
Diamond inclusions
3 D1401-12 Foster, K.,
Dueker, K., Schmandt, B., Yuan, H.
2013 A sharp cratonic lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary beneath the American Midwest and its relation to mantle flow.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, in press available
USA, Colorado
Geophysics - seismics
4 D1401-13 Lekic, V.,
Fischer, K.M. 2013 Contrasting lithospheric
signatures across the western United States revealed by Sp receiver functions.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, in press available
USA, Colorado Plateau
Geophysics - seismics
5 D1401-14 Raimondo, T.,
Hand, M., Collins, W.J.
2013 Compressional intracontinental orogens: ancient and modern perspectives.
Earth Science Reviews, in press available
Mantle
Geodynamics
6 D1401-15 Seno, T., Kirby,
S.H. 2013 Formation of plate
boundaries: the role of mantle volatization.
Earth Science Reviews, in press available
Mantle
Magmatism
7 D1401-16 Song, S., Niu,
Y., Zhang, C., Zhang, L.
2013 Continental orogenesis from ocean subduction, continent collision/subduction, to orogen collapse, and orogen recycling: the example of the North Qaidam UHPM belt, NW China.
Earth Science Reviews, in press available
China
UHP
8 D1401-17 Agrosi, G.,
Tempesta, G., Scandael, E., Harris, J.W.
2013 Growth and post-growth defects in a diamond from Finsch mine ( South Africa).
European Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 25, pp. 551-559.
Africa, South Africa
Deposit - Finsch
9 D1401-18 McClenaghan,
M.B., Plouffe, A., McMartin, I., Campbell, J.E.,
2013 Till sampling and geochemical analytical protocols used by the Geological Survey of
Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, Vol. 13, pp. 285-301.
Technology
Sampling
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Spirito, W.A., Paulen, R.C., Garrett, R.G., Hall, G.E.M.
Canada.
1 D1401-19 Plouffe, A.,
McClenaghan, M.B., Paulen, R.C., McMartin, I., Campbell, J.E., Spirito, W.A.
2013 Processing of glacial sediments for the recovery of indicator minerals: protocols used at the Geological Survey of Canada.
Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, Vol. 13, pp. 303-316.
Technology
Sampling
2 D1401-20 Tatsumi, Y.,
Suzuki, T., Ozawa, H., Hirose, K., Hanyu, T., Ohishi, Y.
2013 Accumulation of 'anti-continent' at the base of the mantle and its recycling in mantle plumes.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, in press available
Mantle
D layer
3 D1401-21 Wilson, S. 2013 Diamond exploitation in
Sierra Leone 1930 to 2010: a resource curse?
Geojournal, Vol. 78, 6, pp. 997-1012.
Africa, Sierra Leone
Economics
4 D1401-22 Jamieson, R.A.,
Beaumont, C. 2013 On the origin of
orogens. Geological Society of America Bulletin, Vol. 125, pp. 1671-1702.
Technology
Orogens
5 D1401-23 Evans, D.A.D. 2013 Recontructing pre-
Pangean supercontinents.
Geological Society of America Bulletin, Vol. 125, pp. 1735-1751.
Global
Gondwana
6 D1401-24 Stanley, J.R.,
Flowers, R.M., Bell, D.R.
2013 Kimberlite ( U-Th) He dating links surface erosion with lithospheric heating, thinning, and metasomatism in the southern African Plateau.
Geology, Vol. 4, pp. 1243-1246.
Africa
Geochronology
7 D1401-25 Willingshofer,
E., Sokoutis, D., Beekman, F., Cloetingh, S.
2013 Subduction and deformation of the continental lithosphere in response to plate and crust-mantle coupling.
Geology, Vol. 41, pp. 1239-1242.
Mantle
Subduction
8 D1401-26 Obayashi, M.,
Yoshimitsu, J., Noelt, G., Fukao, Y., Shiobara, H., Sugioka, H., Miyamachi, H., Gao, Y.
2013 Finite frequency whole mantle P wave tomography: improvement of subducted slab images.
Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 40, 21, pp. 5652-5657.
Mantle
Tomography
9 D1401-27 Liao, J., Gerya,
T., Wang, Q. 2013 Layered structure of the
lithospheric mantle changes dynamics of
Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 40, 22, pp. 5861-5866.
Mantle
Geophysics - seismics
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craton extension.
1 D1401-28 Costantini, L. 2013 Who's afraid of running
short of diamonds?
Idex Magazine, Dec. pp. 78-82.
Global
Economics
2 D1401-29 Russo, C. 2013 How to avoid damage to
gemstones ( jewellery) Pt. IV
Idex Magazine, Sept. pp. 74 - 84.
Technology
Gemstones
3 D1401-30 McCammon, C.,
Glazyrin, K., Kantor, A., Kantor, I., Kupenko, I., Narygina, O., Potapin, V., Vasily, P., Sinmyo, C., Chumakov, Ruffer, Sergueev, Smirnov, Dubrovinsky,
2013 Iron spin state in silicate perovskite at conditions of Earth's deep interior.
International Journal of High Pressure Research, Vol. 33, 3, pp. 663-672.
Mantle
Perovskite
4 D1401-31 Rasoamalala,
V., Salvi, S., Bexiat, D., Ursule, J-Ph., Cuney, M., De Parseval, Ph., Guillaume, D., Moine, B., Andriamampihantona, J.
2013 Geology of bastnaesite and monazite deposits in the Ambatofinandrahana area, central part of Madagascar: an overview.
Journal of African Earth Sciences, in press available
Africa, Madagascar
Bastnaesite
5 D1401-32 Pandev, O.P.,
Srivastava, R.P., Vedanti, N., Dutta, S., Dimri, V.P.
2013 Anomalous crustal and lithospheric mantle structure of southern part of the Vindhyan Basin and its geodynamic implications.
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, in press available
India, central
Geophysics - seismics
6 D1401-33 Guo, P., Niu, Y.,
Yu, X. 2013 A synthethis and new
perspective on the petrogenesis of kamafugites from West Qinling, China, in a global context.
Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Vol. 79, pp. 86-96.
China
Kamafugites
7 D1401-34 Butterworth,
N.P., Talsma, A.S., Muller, R.D., Seton, M., Bunge, H-P., Schuberth, B.S.A., Shephard, G.E.,
2014 Geological, tomographic, kinematic and geodynamic constraints on the dynamics of sinking slabs.
Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 73, pp. 1-13.
Mantle
Subduction
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Heine, C.
1 D1401-35 Chalapathi Rao,
N.V., Lehmann, B., Panwar, B.K., Kumar, A., Mainkar, D.
2013 Tokapal tuff facies kimberlite, Baston craton, central India: a nickel prospect?
Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 82, 6, pp. 595-600.
India, Central
Deposit - Tokapal
2 D1401-36 Gokarn, S.G.,
Rao, C.K., Selvaraj, C., Gupta, G., Singh, B.P.
2013 Crustal evolution and tectonics of the Archean Bundelkhand craton, central India.
Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 82, No. 5, pp. 455-460.
India
Tectonics
3 D1401-37 Dhote, P.S.,
Dongre, A.N., Subbarao, D.V.
2013 Petrochemistry of crater facies Tokapal kimberlite pipe, Bastar craton, central India and its orangeitic affinities.
Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 82, no. 5, pp. 484-494.
India
Orangeite
4 D1401-38 Howarth, G.H.,
Barry, P.H., Pernet-Fisher, J.F., Baziotis, I.P., Pokhilenko, N.P., Poikhilenko, L.N., Bodnar, R.L., Taylor, L.A., Agashev, A.M.
2014 Superplume metasomatism: evidence from Siberian mantle xenoliths.
Lithos, Vol. 184-187, pp. 209-224.
Russia
Metasomatism
5 D1401-39 Manuella, F.C. 2013 Can nanodiamonds
grow in serpentinite-hosted hydrothermal systems? A theoretical modelling study.
Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 77, pp. 3163-3174.
Technology
Nanodiamonds
6 D1401-40 Kaur, G.,
Mitchell, R.H. 2013 Mineralogy of the P2-
West 'kimberlite', Wajrakarur kimberlite field, Andhra Pradesh, India: kimberlite or lamproite?
Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 77, pp. 3175-3196.
India, Andhra Pradesh
Deposit - Wajrakarur
7 D1401-41 Madugalla,
T.B.N.S., Pitawala, H.M.T.G.A., Karunaratne, D.G.G.P.
2013 Use of carbonatites in the production of precipitated calcium carbonate: a case study from Eppawala, Sri Lanka.
Natural Resources Research., in press available
Sri Lanka
Carbonatite
8 D1401-42 Witze, A. 2013 Earth science: under
the volcano. Geophysicists are scouring the globe for evidence of mantle plumes - the presumed
Nature Geoscience, in press available
Mantle
Plumes
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source of some mega-eruptions.
1 D1401-43 Cowie, P.A.,
Scholz, C.H., Roberts, G.P., Faure Walker, J.P., Steer, P.
2013 Viscous roots of active seismogenic faults revealed by geologic slip rate variations.
Nature Geoscience, Vol. 6, 12, pp. 1036-1040.
Italy, Appenines
Ductile crust
2 D1401-44 Sakamaki, T.,
Suzuki, A., Ohtani, E., Terasaki, H., Urakawa, S.
2013 Ponded melt at the bounday between the lithosphere and asthenosphere.
Nature Geoscience, Vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 1041-1044.
Mantle
Magmatism - ponding
3 D1401-45 SRK Consulting
and friends
2014 PDAC Short course Primary diamond deposits: information required to support robust business decisions related to project acquisition and investment.
PDAC Short course, SC no. 7 March 1 (one day)
Global
Short course advertisement
4 D1401-46 Moulas, E.,
Podladchikov, Y., Aranovich, L., Kostopoulos, D.
2013 The problem of depth in geology: when pressure does not translate into depth.
Petrology, Vol. 21, 6, pp. 527-538.
Mantle
Dynamics
5 D1401-47 Perchuk, A.L.,
Shur, M. Yu., Yapaskurt, V.O., Podgornova, S.T.
2013 Experimental modeling of mantle metasomatism coupled with eclogitization of crustal material in a subduction zone.
Petrology, Vol. 21, 6, pp. 579-598.
Mantle
Subduction
6 D1401-48 Petts, D.C.,
Davis, W.J., Moser, D.E., Longstaffe, F.J.
2013 Age and evolution of the lower crust beneath the western Churchill Province: U-Pb zircon geochronology of kimberlite hosted granulite xenoliths, Nunavut.
Precambrian Research, Vol. 241, pp. 129-145.
Canada, Nunavut
Geochronology
7 D1401-49 Popkin, G. 2013 Earth's plate boundaries
may nurture diamond formation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1p. Brief overview
Mantle
Geodynamics
8 D1401-50 Palyanov, Y.N.,
Bataleva, Y.V., Sokol, A.G., Borzdov, Y.M., Kupriyanov, I.N., Reutsky, V.N., Sobolev, N.V.
2014 Mantle slab interaction and redox mechanism of diamond formation.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 110, 51, Dec. 17, pp.
Mantle
UHP, deep carbon cycle
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1 D1401-51 Dept of Earth &
Atmospheric Sciences
2013 Arctic Resources Geochemistry Laboratory. State of the Art instrumentation. Aim to determine diamond age, process of formation and place of origin.
University of Alberta, 1p. Canada, Alberta
Laboratory
2 D1401-52 Kopylova, M. 2013 Yakutian kimberlites:
from discovery to 55 years of mining.
Vancouver Kimberlite Cluster, Dec. 6, 1/2p. Abstract
Russia, Yakutia
History
3 D1401-53 George, T.,
Armstrong, J. 2014 Karowe mine - a
diamond development success story.
Vancouver Kimberlite Cluster, Jan. 24, 1p. Abstract
Africa, Botswana
History - Karowe
4 D1401-54 Gibson, S.A. 2014 Continental rifting and
mantle exotica. Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group meeting, Abstract only Held Jan. 6-8. See minsoc website
Mantle
Rifting
5 D1401-55 Harte, B.,
Dawson, J.B., Gurney, J.J.
2014 Field counts of mantle xenoliths from the Kaapvaal Craton: with memories of Barry Dawson.
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group meeting, Abstract only Held Jan. 6-8. See minsoc website
Africa, South Africa
Xenoliths
6 D1401-56 Mitchell, R.H.,
Dawson, J.B. 2014 Alkali carbonate melt
inclusions in volcanic carbonatites from Kerimasi, volcano, Tanzania.
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group meeting, Abstract only Held Jan. 6-8. See minsoc website
Africa, Tanzania
Carbonatite
7 D1401-57 Buisman, I.,
Sparks, R.S.J., Brown, R., Manya, S.
2014 Microanalysis of olivine chemistry of exceptionally young kimberlite of the Igwisi Hills, volcano, Tanzania.
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group meeting, Poster Held Jan. 6-8. See minsoc website
Africa, Tanzania
Igwisi
8 D1401-58 Faithfull, J.W.,
Hughes, J., Upton, B.J.G., Ellam, R.M., Ntaflos, T.
2014 An aillikite dyke from Sutherland, Scotland.
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group meeting, Poster Held Jan. 6-8. See minsoc website
Europe, Scotland
Aillikite
9 D1401-59 Klocking, M.,
White, N., Maclennan, J.
2014 A magmatic probe of lithospheric thickness variations beneath western North America.
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group meeting, Poster Held Jan. 6-8. See minsoc website
USA, Canada
Magmatism
10 D1401-60 Mattsson, H.B.,
Kervyn, M. 2014 Insights into a
carbonatite volcano, Kerimasi, N. Tanzania.
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group meeting, Poster Held Jan. 6-8. See minsoc website
Africa, Tanzania
Carbonatite
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D1401-61 Miller, W.G.R., Holland, T.J.B., Gibson, S.A.
2014 Multiple reaction oxygen barometry for mantle peridotite: an internally consistent thermodynamic model for reactions and garnet solid-solutions, with applications to the oxidation state of lithospheric mantle.
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group meeting, Poster Held Jan. 6-8. See minsoc website
Mantle
Thermobarometry
1 D1401-62 Rooks, E.E.,
Gibson, S.A. 2014 Evolution of the SCLM
beneath Pali Aike from mantle xenoliths.
Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group meeting, Poster Held Jan. 6-8. See minsoc website
South America, Patagonia
Xenoliths
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1 D1401-63 Afri-Can Marine
Minerals Corporation
2013 Afri-Can Marine reaches agreement for development and mining of Diamond Fields Mining Lease 111 and EPL 3403 off coast of Namibia.
Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation, Dec. 5, 2p.
Africa, Namibia
News item - press release
2 D1401-64 Allafrica
2013 Diamond miners must invest in plants. Chiadzwa
Allafrica.com, Dec. 10, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Marange
3 D1401-65 Allafrica
2013 Diamond mining firm Anjin retrenches 950.
Allafrica.com, Dec. 11, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Anjin
4 D1401-66 Allafrica
2013 Miners taking lustre from diamonds.
Allafrica.com, Dec. 11, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Marange
5 D1401-67 Allafrica
2013 Diamond miners unpaid for 10 months. Chiadzwa
Allafrica.com, Dec. 13, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - GyeNyame
6 D1401-68 Allafrica
2013 Liberia: diamonds smuggle busted.
Allafrica.com, Dec. 20, 1/4p.
Africa, Liberia
News item - legal
7 D1401-69 Allafrica
2013 Zanu-PF accused of trading mineral wealth for arms.
Allafrica.com, Dec. 5, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
8 D1401-70 Allafrica
2013 Board restructuring looms at ZMDC, Marange.
Allafrica.com, Dec. 6, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - ZMDC
9 D1401-71 Allafrica
2013 Diamond firms urged to scale up security. Chiadzwa
Allafrica.com, Dec. 6, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Mbada
10 D1401-72 Allafrica
2013 Zim ready to beneficiate gems. Diamond Technology Centre
Allafrica.com, Dec. 6, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - polishers
11 D1401-73 Allafrica
2013 Russia to start mining in Sudan. Ciberian
Allafrica.com, Dec. 7, 1/4p.
Africa, Sudan
News item - Ciberian
12 D1401-74 Allafrica
2013 Trouble at Marange, diamonds run out.
Allafrica.com, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Marange
13 D1401-75 Botswana
Diamonds Plc.
2013 Fundraising of 740,000 lbs
Botswana Diamonds Plc., Dec. 12, 1p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - press release
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D1401-76 Botswana Diamonds Plc.
2013 AGM and update ( Alrosa and drilling targets).
Botswana Diamonds Plc., Dec. 20, 2p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - press release
1 D1401-77 Cavan Ventures
Inc.
2013 Cavan to conduct diamond exploration in Saskatchewan. North of Pikoo
Cavan Ventures Inc., Nov. 27, 1p.
Canada, Saskatchewan
News item - press release
2 D1401-78 Cbc.ca
2013 Shear Diamonds seeks a buyer as Jericho mine languishes.
CBC.ca, Dec. 20, 1/2p. Canada, Nunavut
News item - Shear
3 D1401-79 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2013 Lemphane kimberlite resource increased by 80% to 48.6 Mt.
Creamers Mining Weekly, Dec. 10, 1/4p.
Africa, Lesotho
News item - Paragon
4 D1401-80 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2013 Newfield spreads reach to Sierra Leone. Allotropes Diamonds
Creamers Mining Weekly, Dec. 2, 1/2p.
Africa, Sierra Leone
News item - Newfield
5 D1401-81 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2013 Zimbabwe to raise tax on diamond mining from 10 to 15%, sets ambitious 2014 growth target.
Creamers Mining Weekly, Dec. 20, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
6 D1401-82 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2013 DiamondCorp sells first diamonds from Lace tailings for $ 43/ct.
Creamers Mining Weekly, Dec. 3, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - DiamondCorp
7 D1401-83 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2013 Trans Hex delivers improved average grades Somiluana
Creamers Mining Weekly, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
Africa, Angola
News item - Trans Hex
8 D1401-84 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2013 Rockwell Diamonds unearths a heavyweight precious gem. 287 ct
Creamers Mining Weekly, Nov. 27, 1p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Rockwell
9 D1401-85 De Beers
2013 De Beers auction sales introduces forward contracts.
De Beers, Dec. 3, 1p. Global
News item - press release
10 D1401-86 De Beers
2013 Mackenzie Valley Land and Water Board approves Gahcho Kue pioneer land use permit.
De Beers, Dec. 3, 1p. Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - De Beers
11 D1401-87 Delrand
Resources Limited
2013 Delrand updates DRC diamond exploration activity. Targeted area Bomali project for geophysics survey.
Delrand Resources Limited, Dec. 9, 2p.
Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo
News item - press release
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1 D1401-88 Diamcor Mining
Inc.
2013 Overview of highlights for period ending Sept. 30. Krone Endora
Diamcor Mining Inc., Nov. 29, 1p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - press release
2 D1401-89 Diamond Fields
International Ltd.
2013 Diamond Fields announces that all matters at AGM were approved.
Diamond Fields International Ltd., Dec. 11, 1p.
Africa, Namibia
News item - press release
3 D1401-90 Diamonds.net
2013 Firm to sue Belgium over decreased assessment of seized diamonds.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 10, 1/2p.
Europe, Belgium
News item - Lion's Diamond
4 D1401-91 Diamonds.net
2013 Dominion Diamond reports loss of $ 4 m, rough sales + 79%.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 11, 1/4p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - Dominion
5 D1401-92 Diamonds.net
2013 Two Dominion diamond excecutives join True North's board. Simpson and Pounds.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 12, 1/4p.
Europe, Greenland
News item - True North
6 D1401-93 Diamonds.net
2013 Trans Hex's diamond production drops in 1 H fell 39% to 21,849 cts.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 12, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Trans Hex
7 D1401-94 Diamonds.net
2013 Petra Diamonds sells two large stones for $ 12 million. 126.40 rough for $ 8.52 mln and 91.5 ct for $ 3.78 Mi
Diamonds.net, Dec. 13, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Petra
8 D1401-95 Diamonds.net
2013 De Beers Dec. sight estimated at $580 million
Diamonds.net, Dec. 17, 1/4p.
Global
News item - DTC
9 D1401-96 Diamonds.net
2013 Alrosa targets production of 36 m carats in 2014.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 17, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
10 D1401-97 Diamonds.net
2013 Paragon acquires Mothae processing plant.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 18, 1/4p.
Africa, Lesotho
News item - Paragon
11 D1401-98 Diamonds.net
2013 Kimberley Diamonds raises $ 11 million private share placement. Ellendale
Diamonds.net, Dec. 18, 1/4p.
Australia
News item - Kimberley
12 D1401-99 Diamonds.net
2013 Severalmaz prepares second phase at Lomonosov.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 2, 1/2p.
Russia, Arkangelsk
News item - Severalmaz
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Diamonds.net
2013 Smaller Surat firms await return of its workforce.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 2, 1/4p.
India
News item - Surat
2 D1401-101
Diamonds.net
2013 Maguwu discusses report on diamond trace corruption.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 20, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
3 D1401-102
Diamonds.net
2013 Zimbabwe's diamond industry has come a long way in its quest for legitamacy. And it still has a ong way …
Diamonds.net, Dec. 22, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
4 D1401-103
Diamonds.net
2013 Zimbabwe plans second Antwerp rough diamond tender.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 23, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Antwerp
5 D1401-104
Diamonds.net
2013 Divaik maintains ISO and OHSAS standards.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 24, 1/4p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - Diavik
6 D1401-105
Diamonds.net
2013 Living dirt poor amongst Angola's diamond wealth.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 4, 1p.
Africa, Angola
News item - history
7 D1401-106
Diamonds.net
2013 Martin Rapaport addresses synthetic diamonds. 4 D's differentiation, detection, disclosure and documentation
Diamonds.net, Dec. 4, 3p.
Global
News item - synthetics
8 D1401-107
Diamonds.net
2013 Namdeb agrees to extend talks on diamond deal with Anglo.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 5, 1/4p.
Africa, Namibia
News item - Namdeb
9 D1401-108
Diamonds.net
2013 Lukoil receives diamond export license in Russia.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
Russia, Arkangelsk
News item - Lukoil
10 D1401-109
Diamonds.net
2013 Marange miners near end of alluvial deposits, seek new areas to explore.
Diamonds.net, Dec. 9, 2p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Marange
11 D1401-110
Diamonds.net
2013 Artisanal council asks Zimbabwe to assist, not arrest miners.
Diamonds.net, Nov. 27, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
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Diamonds.net
2013 Mountain Province raises $ 28 million.
Diamonds.net, Nov. 27, 1/4p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - Mountain Province
1 D1401-112
Dominion Diamond Corporation
2013 Reports fiscal 2014 third quarter results.
Dominion Diamond Corporation, Dec. 11, 40p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - press release
2 D1401-113
Hindustan Times
2013 Approval from Indian government - Bunder. Locals earned little from Rio Tinto's diamond project.
Hindustan Times, Dec. 17, 1p.
India
News item - Rio Tinto
3 D1401-114
Idex Memo
2013 What do global diamond meetings do for you? A lot, actually.
Idex online, Dec. 12, 2p. Global
News item - industry
4 D1401-115
Idex Online
2013 Indian banks reluctant to lend due to loan defaults.
Idex online, Dec. 17, 1/4p.
India
News item - legal
5 D1401-116
Idex Online
2013 Kimberlite found in Antarctica, say researchers. Yaxley ( ANU) . Mining is banned.
Idex online, Dec. 19, 1/4p.
Antarctica
News item - Mount Meredith
6 D1401-117
Idex Memo
2013 The certification scam that will hurt. Lab grading standards.
Idex online, Dec. 19, 2p. Technology
News item - grading
7 D1401-118
Idex Memo
2013 Stop shouting at customers and start engaging with them … marketing.
Idex online, Dec. 26, 1p. Global
News item - marketing
8 D1401-119
Idex Online
2013 Namibia has extended negotiations on new diamond sales agreement with De Beers' parent Anglo to June 2014.
Idex online, Dec. 5, 1/4p. Africa, Namibia
News item - Namdeb
9 D1401-120
Idex Online
2013 Russia ends export tax on diamond supplies to Armenia.
Idex online, Dec. 5, 1/4p. Russia, Armenia
News item -legal
10 D1401-121
Idex Memo
2013 A tale of two cities: Moscow and Gabarone.
Idex online, Dec. 5, 3p. Russia, Africa, Botswana
News item - sightholders
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Idex Online
2013 India opens synthetic diamond detection facility at BDB ( Bharat Diamond Bourse)
Idex online, Dec. 8, 1/2p. India
News item - synthetics
1 D1401-123
Idex Memo
2013 Holiday forecast: cautious outlook.
Idex online, Nov. 27, 1p. Global
News item - economics
2 D1401-124
Kennady Diamonds Inc.
2013 Kennady Diamonds announces 2013 summer diamond recovery results from Kelvin kimberlite average 4.56 carats per tonne.
Kennady Diamonds Inc., Dec. 16, 4p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - press release
3 D1401-125
Lucara Diamond Corporation
2013 Lucara announces a significant increase in value of mineral resource at Karowe mine.
Lucara Diamond Corporation, Dec. 19, 2p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - press release
4 D1401-126
Metalex Ventures Ltd.
2013 Metalex announces progress on the U2 and Quebec diamond projects.
Metalex Ventures Ltd., Nov. 29, 1p.
Canada, Quebec
News item - press release
5 D1401-127
Mineweb
2013 Illegal miners infest Venezuela's Amazon
Mineweb.com, Dec .3, 1/2p.
South America, Venezuela
News item - legal
6 D1401-128
Mineweb
2013 Alrosa sees rough gem prices up 2% to 3% in 2014.
Mineweb.com, Dec. 18, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
7 D1401-129
Mineweb
2013 Zimbabwe plans sale of Marange diamonds in Antwerp.
Mineweb.com, Dec. 4, 1p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - ZMDC
8 D1401-130
Mining Magazine
2013 Save water and increase uptime. Double mechanical seals and tank systems … ref to a mine in Botswana
Mining Magazine, Nov. p. 28. 1/4p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - mining
9 D1401-131
Mining.com
2013 Diamond prices to jump next year - Alrosa.
Mining.com, Dec. 4, 1/2p. Global
News item - Alrosa
10 D1401-132
Mining.com
2013 Innovate or perish - Deloitte to the mining industry.
Mining.com, Dec. 4, 1/2p. Global
News item - Deloitte
11 D1401-133
Mining.com
2013 Zimbabwe's diamond mine workers want 250% pay hike.
Mining.com, Dec. 4, 1/4p. Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
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Mining.com
2013 Can the mining industry use zeppelins?
Mining.com, Dec. 4, 1/4p. Technology
News item - zeppelins
2 D1401-135
Mining.com
2013 Mining industry has paid Canada $ 71 billion in last ten years.
Mining.com, Dec. 4, 1/4p. Canada
News item - economics
3 D1401-136
National Post
2013 Inside Antwerp's secret, glittering, ultra-secure diamond HQ where 85% of the world's supply changes hands.
National Post, Dec. 9, 6p. Europe, Belgium
News item - Antwerp business
4 D1401-137
Pangolin Diamonds Corporation
2013 Pangolin Diamonds intersects 59 metres of kimberlite at one of the World's largest kimberlites in Botswana. Tsabong Magi-04
Pangolin Diamonds Corporation, Dec. 11, 1p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - press release
5 D1401-138
Pangolin Diamonds Corporation
2013 Pangolin Diamonds exploration update at its Malatswae project, Botswana.
Pangolin Diamonds Corporation, Dec. 17, 1p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - press release
6 D1401-139
Pangolin Diamonds Corporation
2013 Results of geobotanical anomaly GK6 in Jwaneng South project. Core samples indicate GK6 is not a kimberlite.
Pangolin Diamonds Corporation, Dec. 6, 2p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - press release
7 D1401-140
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
2013 Peregrine Diamonds closes $ 3 million private placement.
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., Dec. 19, 1p.
Canada, Nunavut
News item - press release
8 D1401-141
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.
2013 Peregrine's 222.1 tonne Chidliak sample at 2.7 ct/t.
Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., Dec. 3, 6p.
Canada, Nunavut
News item - press release
9 D1401-142
Kilalea, D.
2013 Dominion Diamond Corp. Q3 reflects soft rough diamond prices.
RBC Capital Markets, Dec. 11, 5p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - Dominion
10 D1401-143
Kilalea, D.
2013 Lucara Diamond Corp. Closing 2013 with positive resource update. Karowe
RBC Capital Markets, Dec. 20, 4p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - Lucara
11 D1401-144
Kilalea, D.
2013 Petra Diamonds ltd. Balance sheet distracts from grade enhancement potential.
RBC Capital Markets, Dec. 4, 18p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Petra
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Kilalea, D.
2013 Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. Permit allows for continued development of Gahcho Kue. ( winter road etc)
RBC Capital Markets, Dec. 4, 5p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - Mountain Province
1 D1401-146
Rockwell Diamonds Inc.
2013 Rockwell delivers record quarterly carat production with improved revenue from diamond sales for the sixth successive quarter and announces a new BEE partnership for its Middle Orange River operations.
Rockwell Diamonds Inc., Dec. 9, 3p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - press release
2 D1401-147
Stellar Diamonds Plc.
2013 Joint venture on Baoule diamond pipe in Aredor District of Guinea. Tassilman JV
Stellar Diamonds Plc., Dec 9, 3p.
Africa, Guinea
News item - press release
3 D1401-148
Sunergy, Inc.
2013 Sunergy raises $ 150,000 through a combination of loans and equity and management goes to West Africa commencing operations dredging for gold, diamonds and black sands to produce cash flow.
Sunergy, Inc., Dec. 3, 1p. Africa, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana
News item - press release
4 D1401-149
The New York Times
2013 Following the murky trail left by diamonds and cash. Antwerp traders….
The New York Times, Dec. 15, 2p.
Europe, Belgium
News item - legal
5 D1401-150
The New York Times
2013 Laurence Graff: the King of Diamonds decorated as order of British Empire …. History,
The New York Times, Dec. 9, 2p.
Global
News item - Graff
6 D1401-151
Tsodilo Resources
2013 Diamond exploration - brief paragraph on 36 soil samples over PL95/2012 southwest of Jwaneng mine.
Tsodilo Resources, Nov. 26, 1/4p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - press release
7 D1401-152
Business Mining
2013 De Beers takes the shine off synthetic diamonds. Not even call them diamonds
www.bdlive.co.za/businessmining, Dec. 3, 1p.
Technology
News item - synthetics
8 D1401-153
Independent Newspaper
2013 Is the world's biggest market about to
www.independent.uk, Dec. 7, 6p.
Europe, Belgium
News item - Antwerp
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crumble?
1 D1401-154
The Israeli diamond industry
2013 GIA to issue revised diamond certificates come 2014
www.israeli.il.co, Dec. 5, 1/4p.
Global
News item - GIA
2 D1401-155
The Israeli diamond industry
2013 Tiffany sees 1st diamonds from Lace tailings.
www.israeli.il.co, Dec. 5, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - DiamondCorp
3 D1401-156
The Israeli diamond industry
2013 Diamond polishers okayed to start work in Zimbabwe.
www.israeli.il.co, Dec. 5, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - polishers
4 D1401-157
Polished prices
2013 First Element announces tender of Zim goods in Antwerp. Marange
www.polishedprices.com, Dec. 10, 1/8p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - First Element
5 D1401-158
Polished prices
2013 Chinese investor to acquire ADB. ( Antwerp Diamond Bank)
www.polishedprices.com, Dec. 20, 1/4p.
Europe, Belgium
News item - Yinren
6 D1401-159
Polished prices
2013 Israel's diamond industry fighting imposition of money laundering controls - report.
www.polishedprices.com, Dec. 23, 1/4p.
Europe, Israel
News item - legal
7 D1401-160
Rough-diamond
2013 Gokhran procured rough diamonds worth RUB 3.52 billion from Alrosa.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 11, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Gokhran
8 D1401-161
Rough-diamond
2013 Next year, Alrosa Group plans to export 35.9 million carats of diamonds AGD - 1.2 million.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 11, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
9 D1401-162
Rough-diamond
2013 First Zimbabwe diamond tender in Antwerp.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 11, 1/4p.
Europe, Belgium
News item - Antwerp
10 D1401-163
Rough-diamond
2013 Afri-Can Marine, IDMH agree to develop diamond mining leases.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 11, 1/4p.
Africa, Namibia
News item - Afri-Can
11 D1401-164
Rough-diamond
2013 Alrosa may issue Eurobonds or draw a loan in 2014.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 12, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
12 D1401-165
Rough-diamond
2013 Smolensk Governor discussed the problems
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 12, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Kristall
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1 D1401-166
Rough-diamond
2013 Trans Hex produces over 49,000 ct at Angola's Somiluana.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 12, 1/4p.
Africa, Angola
News item - Trans Hex
2 D1401-167
Rough-diamond
2013 Uralalmaz has won auction for Silurian area Rassolninskaya depression in Perm Territory.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 12, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Uralalmaz
3 D1401-168
Rough-diamond
2013 De Beers Marange 'saga' refuses to die down…. De Beers taking diamonds for 15 years before notifying the state.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 12, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - De Beers
4 D1401-169
Rough-diamond
2013 Zim, Russian JV joyful over Chimanimani diamond deposit.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 13, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Econedra
5 D1401-170
Rough-diamond
2013 Zim mines minister dissolves diamond boards.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 13, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - ZMDC
6 D1401-171
Rough-diamond
2013 BlueRock Diamonds commences SA trial mining operations. K1 and K2 pipes Kareevlei.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 13, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - BlueRock
7 D1401-172
Rough-diamond
2013 Shawish - Lord of the rings.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 16, 1/4p.
Technology
News item - jewellery
8 D1401-173
Rough-diamond
2013 Botswana Diamonds raises 540 k to fund exploration projects with Alrosa.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 16, 1/4p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - Botswana
9 D1401-174
Rough-diamond
2013 Demand for fancy diamonds will grow - Sotheby's.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 16, 1/4p.
Global
News item - Sothebys
10 D1401-175
Rough-diamond
2013 Only one locally owned firm licenced to cut, polish Zim diamonds - DBAZ
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 16, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - DBAZ
11 D1401-176
Rough-diamond
2013 Petra pockets over $ 12 mln from sale of two 'exceptional stones'.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 16, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Petra
12 D1401-177
Rough-diamond
2013 Zim to annul Marange JV agreement with
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 16, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - GyeNyame
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GyeNyame
1 D1401-178
Rough-diamond
2013 Richland concludes tanzanite licence deal.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 16, 1/4p.
Africa, Tanzania
News item - Richland
2 D1401-179
Rough-diamond
2013 Trial mining recommended for Paragon's Lemphane kimberlite project.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 16, 1/4p.
Africa, Lesotho
News item - Paragon
3 D1401-180
Rough-diamond
2013 Anglo American (Cutifani) has no plans to offload De Beers. ( owns 85%)
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 17, 1/4p.
Global
News item - De Beers
4 D1401-181
Rough-diamond
2013 Andrey Sharanov from Skolkovo may head Alrosa's supervisory board. ( Chairman)
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 17, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
5 D1401-182
Rough-diamond
2013 Diamond line - Harry Winston's fairway. Leader in global jewellery market.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 18, 1/4p.
Global
News item - Harry Winston
6 D1401-183
Rough-diamond
2013 Need for CFCs for small diamond units in Gujarat. ( Common Facility Centres)
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 19, 1/4p.
India
News item - CFC
7 D1401-184
Rough-diamond
2013 Angola mining industry to reach $ 2.8 bln in 2017.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 19, 1/4p.
Africa, Angola
News item - economics
8 D1401-185
Rough-diamond
2013 Botswana, the future center of the diamond business in Africa?
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 19, 1/4p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - economics
9 D1401-186
Rough-diamond
2013 Severalmaz will provide 10% of total output generated by Alrosa starting from 2019.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 2, 1/4p.
Russia, Arkangelsk
News item - Alrosa
10 D1401-187
Rough-diamond
2013 Anjin grapples with high costs of mining conglomerates in Marange.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 2, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Anjin
11 D1401-188
Rough-diamond
2013 Who did the diamond gulag work for?
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 2, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Uralalmaz
12 D1401-189
Rough-diamond
2013 Alrosa elected new supervisory board.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 20, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
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Rough-diamond
2013 Kimberley raises $ 11 mln to fund Botswana, Australia diamond mines.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 20, 1/4p.
Africa, Botswana, Australia
News item - Kimberley
1 D1401-191
Rough-diamond
2013 Marange diamonds fetch 7.6 mln at trial Antwerp auction.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 20, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Marange
2 D1401-192
Rough-diamond
2013 Antwerp rough diamond exports increased in November.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 23, 1/4p.
Europe, Belgium
News item - exports
3 D1401-193
Rough-diamond
2013 IDE holds a fundraising drive at Bourse.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 23, 1/4p.
Global
News item - IDE
4 D1401-194
Rough-diamond
2013 Zim revises 2013 diamond output target downwards.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 23, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Marange
5 D1401-195
Rough-diamond
2013 Lucara lifts mineral resource value at Karowe.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 23, 1/4p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - Lucara
6 D1401-196
Rough-diamond
2013 Stellar raises 0.31 miln to finance Tongo kimberlite project.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 23, 1/4p.
Africa, Sierra Leone
News item - Stellar
7 D1401-197
Rough-diamond
2013 Richland seeks to restart tanzanite operations.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 23, 1/4p.
Africa, Tanzania
News item - Richland
8 D1401-198
Rough-diamond
2013 Zimbabwe diamond beneficiation association seeks $ 50 M for value addition.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 26, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - DBAZ
9 D1401-199
Rough-diamond
2013 Angolan government renews support for DDI
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 26, 1/4p.
Africa, Angola
News item - DDI
10 D1401-200
Rough-diamond
2013 Alrosa and AWDC signed a cooperation agreement.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 3, 1/4p.
Russia, Europe
News item - Alrosa
11 D1401-201
Rough-diamond
2013 Global diamond players flock to Zimbabwe.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 3, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - First Element
12 D1401-202
Rough-diamond
2013 Alrosa to increase diamond production in the Arkangelsk region.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 3, 1/4p.
Russia, Arkangelsk
News item - Alrosa
13 D1401-203
Rough-diamond
2013 Central African Republic asks KP lift diamond
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 3, 1/4p.
Africa, Central
News item - KP
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1 D1401-204
Rough-diamond
2013 Kristall to procure over 7,000 carats of rough diamonds worth up to RUB 106.47 m
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 3, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Kristall
2 D1401-205
Rough-diamond
2013 Brazil, China, Spain to map Angola's diamond potential.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 3, 1/4p.
Africa, Angola
News item - geology
3 D1401-206
Rough-diamond
2013 Diamonds mined in Namibia selling for over $ 1.8 mln.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 3, 1/4p.
Africa, Namibia
News item - diamonds notable
4 D1401-207
Rough-diamond
2013 De Beers launches war of semantics on synthetic diamonds.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 4, 1/4p.
Technology
News item - synthetics
5 D1401-208
Rough-diamond
2013 FCS can facilitate transactions with precious metals and stones. (Federal Customs Service)
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 4, 1/4p.
Technology
News item - FCS
6 D1401-209
Rough-diamond
2013 First diamonds from Lace tailings earn DiamondCorp over $ 270,000
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 4, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Diamondcorp
7 D1401-210
Rough-diamond
2013 De Beers introduces 'forward contracts'…. Auction sales.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 4, 1/4p.
Global
News item - De Beers
8 D1401-211
Rough-diamond
2013 First Element set to get vast diamond claims in Zim - report.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 4, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - First Element
9 D1401-212
Rough-diamond
2013 Alrosa posted results for Q3 and 9 months 2013.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 5, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
10 D1401-213
Rough-diamond
2013 Zimbabwe licences foreign diamond polishers.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 5, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - polishers
11 D1401-214
Rough-diamond
2013 KP should ignore CAR's plea to lift diamond exports ban.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 5, 1/4p.
Africa, Central African Republic
News item - KP
12 D1401-215
Rough-diamond
2013 Alrosa to consider acquisition of diamond deposit from Lukoil. Grib
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 6, 1/4p.
Russia, Arkangelsk
News item - LukOIL
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Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Jan 2014
INDUSTRY NEWS (by Source) REF # AUTHOR YEAR TITLE SOURCE REGION/LOCATION KEYWORDS
Page 14 (Industry News) © Sheahan Literature Service. Printed in Canada.
D1401-216
Rough-diamond
2013 Liberian artisanal miners feel burdened by diamond tax.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 6, 1/4p.
Africa, Liberia
News item - legal
1 D1401-217
Rough-diamond
2013 The DDRC inaugurated at Bharat diamond bourse…. Diamond Detection and Resource Centre)
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
India
News item - synthetics
2 D1401-218
Rough-diamond
2013 IDE launches awareness campaign on synthetic diamonds
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
Europe, Israel
News item - IDE
3 D1401-219
Rough-diamond
2013 Clean diamonds before auction, Zim tells miners.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - economics
4 D1401-220
Rough-diamond
2013 Marange diamond miners exhaust alluvial deposits, wants new claims.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Anjin
5 D1401-221
Rough-diamond
2013 Russian government to break Yakutia's monopoly on diamond exports. ( Lukoil)
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Lukoil
6 D1401-222
Rough-diamond
2013 South Africa's Northern Cape to host kimberlite diamond symposium & trade show.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - GSSA
7 D1401-223
Rough-diamond
2013 Alrosa might reduce rough stock by 1.5 - 2 m carats in 2014.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
8 D1401-224
Rough-diamond
2013 Alrosa will not proceed with a jewellery brand.
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 9, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
9 D1401-225
Rough-diamond
2013 We are interested in growth, but not just for the sake of getting more diamonds - Gannicott
www.roughdiamond.com, Dec. 9, 1p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - Dominion
10 D1401-226
Rough-diamond
2013 World Bank says diamonds key to Zim economic recovery.
www.roughdiamond.com, Nov. 27, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - WB
11 D1401-227
Rough-diamond
2013 Zim diamond polishers condemn poor rough supplies.
www.roughdiamond.com, Nov. 28, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - polishers
12 D1401-228
Rough-diamond
2013 Alrosa geologists to start work on Botswana diamonds in Orapa in
www.roughdiamond.com, Nov. 28, 1/4p.
Africa, Angola
News item - Alrosa