South Africa: Petra Diamonds Cuts Exploration Budget By $20 Million (AllAfrica.com)

Posted December 23rd, 2008

Johannesburg — MINING and exploration company Petra Diamonds is cutting $20m from its annual diamond exploration budget, mostly by reducing its activities in Angola.
Source:South Africa: Petra Diamonds Cuts Exploration Budget By $20 Million (AllAfrica.com)

MetalCORP and Kennecott (a Rio Tinto company) Sign Agreement on … – FOXBusiness

Posted December 23rd, 2008

MetalCORP and Kennecott (a Rio Tinto company) Sign Agreement on …FOXBusiness - 8 hours agoThe GUP project agreement includes the North Rock and Cousineau mining claims and rights to all commodities (diamonds and base or precious metals). …MetalCORP Signs Option Agreement With Kennecott on GUP Project … RTT Newsall 15 news articles

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S.F. first lady sparkles with borrowed diamonds (San Francisco Chronicle)

Posted December 23rd, 2008

Diamonds really are a girl’s best friend – especially for Mayor Gavin Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who has a cozy jewelry exchange going on with a couple of San Francisco’s swankiest diamond purveyors. At her Montana wedding this past summer, the…
Source:S.F. first lady sparkles with borrowed diamonds (San Francisco Chronicle)

Zimbabwe army guns down 12 people searching for diamonds (ZWNEWS.com)

Posted December 2nd, 2008

Harare – An army helicopter shot and killed at least 12 impoverished Zimbabweans as they scrabbled in the earth looking for diamonds. The group were gunned down as they dug for stones in the ground in the latest brutal attack under Robert Mugabe’s regime.
Source:Zimbabwe army guns down 12 people searching for diamonds (ZWNEWS.com)

Jeweller ups stake in Gem Diamonds (Independent Online)

Posted December 2nd, 2008

According to Gem Diamonds, London-based jeweller and art collector Laurence Graff has raised his holding in the company by 3 percent to 8.2 percent.
Source:Jeweller ups stake in Gem Diamonds (Independent Online)

Saturday Interview Hoping to Sell the Emotion of Love (and Rings) – New York Times

Posted December 2nd, 2008

Saturday Interview Hoping to Sell the Emotion of Love (and Rings)New York Times, United States - 11 hours agoYes, we want to sell diamonds. Yes, we want to sell jewelry. But at the end of the day, it’s about love. In tough economic times, what’s more important than …Zale Launches New Patented ‘Celebration Diamond’ Diamonds.netall 2 news [...]