Poor farmers invoke land law to get their hands on South Africa's richest diamond mine Daily Telegraph
The residents of the dusty township of Taaibosch may soon be declared joint proprietors of South Africa's richest diamond mine.
SouthernEra Diamonds recovers 0.17 carat Stone Monument diamond property, Northwest Territories, Canada Mineweb
By: This is a company press release. Toronto and London, October 2, 2006 - SouthernEra Diamonds Inc. (TSX: SDM; AIM: SRE) is pleased to report on microdiamond results for the new kimberlite pipes, NIC and SONJA, discovered during the spring 2006 drilling program on the Monument Diamond Project at Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Nare Diamonds Limited recovers 66 carat diamond and completes 4th Diamond Sale Mineweb
By: This is a company press release. Another exceptional diamond was recovered at Nare’s Schmidtsdrift operation last week. The 66 carat gemstone is rectangular in shape and of very high quality. The diamond has not been valued, but it is expected to yield significant value.
Australia And Southern Africa Short-Listed For Giant Radio Telescope SpaceDaily
by Staff Writers Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2006 Australia and Southern Africa have been short-listed as the countries to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a giant next-generation radio telescope being developed by scientists in 17 countries.
South Africa: Emerging Markets AllAfrica.com
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin's recent two-day state visit to SA indicates Russia's eagerness to move into Africa's commercial space. The move indicates Moscow's new commercial emphasis towards Africa to counter the increasing presence of China and India on the continent.
Tanzania: De Beers Offer $2m to Diamond Miners AllAfrica.com
De Beers, the world's leading diamond mining and marketing company producing over 40% of the world's global gem diamonds in over 13 countries, has offered US$2million to improve lives of informal diamond miners in Tanzania.
SouthernEra Diamonds reports recovery of 0.17 carat stone monument diamond property, Northwest Territories, Canada CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance
SouthernEra Diamonds Inc. is pleased to report on microdiamond results for the new kimberlite pipes, NIC and SONJA, discovered during the spring 2006 drilling program on the Monument Diamond Project at Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Rich Finds in South Africa Mines for Petra Diamonds Resource Investor
Petra diamonds has announced a 21.8% increase in production at its South African mines.
Diamond drilling to commence at Etruscan's Diba gold discovery in Mali, West Africa CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance
Etruscan Resources Inc. reported that the Company expects to commence its diamond drilling program on the Diba gold discovery in Mali, West Africa within the next week. Boart Longyear has delivered the diamond drill rig to site and crews are awaiting completion of repairs to the access road to move the drill to the first setup.
South Africa: Investec Using 'Lifeline Loan to Rip Off JCI' -- Shareholder AllAfrica.com
BANKING group Investec is facing a bruising revolt from JCI shareholders over the punishing terms of a R460m loan it made to Brett Kebble's former company a year ago following unexpected opposition from JCI's mysterious 20% shareholder Monty Koppel.

Diamonds, Gold, and South Africa
South Africa now produces only 15% of the world's diamonds, not enough on and is now the single largest diamond mine in the world, producing 34 million
GOLDSHEET Mining Directory - Diamond Mining Resources
Mountain Lake Resources - 25% interest in diamond mine in the Ventersdorp District of South Africa (JV with Etruscan Resources)
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly Online, South African Mining News
The South African diamond industry does not have a bright future without new resource discoveries, Botswana Jwaneng diamond mine faces lower output
allAfrica.com: South Africa: De Beers Buys More African Diamonds
In a presentation in March, African Diamonds management said its AK6 discovery was likely to be the next high-value diamond mine in Botswana.
InfoMine - Mining Intelligence and Technology
la Corne diamond project in Saskatchewan, buying out South African diamond miner million plan to build the Meadowbank open-pit gold mine in Nunavut.


Creamer Media's Mining Weekly Online, South African Mining News
The South African diamond industry does not have a bright future without new resource discoveries, Botswana Jwaneng diamond mine faces lower output
allAfrica.com: South Africa: De Beers Buys More African Diamonds
In a presentation in March, African Diamonds management said its AK6 discovery was likely to be the next high-value diamond mine in Botswana.
allAfrica.com: South Africa: Sale of Stake in Letseng Diamond Mine
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience.
InfoMine - Mining Intelligence and Technology
la Corne diamond project in Saskatchewan, buying out South African diamond miner million plan to build the Meadowbank open-pit gold mine in Nunavut.
Show Mines of South Africa: Premier Diamond Mine
Show Caves of the World is a site about underground sights open to the public, like caves and mines, all over the World.
An MBendi Profile - Organisation: De Beers Investments
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Diamonds - News - Times Topics - The New York Times - Narrowed by
A small three-week-old mining company has found a rare 235-carat diamond in a South African mine that had been shut after its previous owners went bankrupt.
Kimberley, Northern Cape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The largest company to operate a diamond mine in South Africa was the De Beers Company, owned by Cecil Rhodes. Very quickly, Kimberley became the largest