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 [...]

More Diamonds Found In Ghana – Peace fm Online

Posted November 7th, 2008

More Diamonds Found In GhanaPeace fm Online, Ghana - 3 hours agoParamount Mining Corporation is recovering a substantial amount of diamonds from testing a hard rock source on its Osenase project, in Ghana. …

Source:More Diamonds Found In Ghana – Peace fm Online

Scientists Turn Tequila into Diamonds (PhysOrg)

Posted November 7th, 2008

(PhysOrg.com) — Whoever thought that science was a dry subject might change their mind after learning about a new discovery in which tequila is turned into diamonds. A team of Mexican scientists found that the heated vapor from 80-proof (40% alcohol) tequila blanco, when deposited on a silicon or stainless steel substrate, can form diamond [...]

Collectors Universe Diamond Subsidiary Selected for Pilot Program for Botswana Diamonds (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Posted November 5th, 2008

Collectors Universe, Inc. , a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value collectibles, diamonds and colored gemstones, today announced the Company’s diamond subsidiary was selected for a pilot program to identify and certify polished diamonds that were cut and polished in the country of Botswana, the largest producer [...]

Diamonds North Provides Update on Mini-Bulk Sample Processing – Market Wire (press release)

Posted November 5th, 2008

Diamonds North Provides Update on Mini-Bulk Sample ProcessingMarket Wire (press release) - 14 hours ago4, 2008) – Diamonds North Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:DDN) reports that the processing of the mini-bulk sample from the Tuktu-1, 2, 3 and Qavvik-4, …Darnley Bay Resources Limited: Private Placement-Debt Conversion … MarketWatchall 18 news articles

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