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Felicia Tomillah (Making the Most of the Internet)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:28:00 GMT

Fraud. One out of five! Greetings My name is Mrs. Felicia Tomillah, from the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. I am the widow of the Late Mr. Fredrick Tomillah, the managing director of Sierra Leone diamond mining co-operation. I am currently living in a refugee centre. At the moment, my family have been unfortunate to find ourselves caught up in a very obstinate position. I know you...

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Diamond Industry Faces Diminished Reserves (The Shebeen)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:43:50 GMT

The decline in land-based diamond mining has affected the quality of rough diamonds supplied to site holders in the country. Full article ......

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Oppenheimer widow attacked (Pretoria News)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:24:55 GMT

Bridget Oppenheimer, widow of De Beers diamond mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer, was robbed at knifepoint in her Milkwood Estate residence, Umhlanga...

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Diamond Industry Faces Diminished Reserves (All Africa)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:19:59 GMT

The decline in land-based diamond mining has affected the quality of rough diamonds supplied to site holders in the country.

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ALRS] sold diamonds worth more than $31 million at a special international auction Monday, the auction (Russia News Net)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:37:22 GMT

MOSCOW, August 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's largest diamond producer Alrosa [RTS: ALRS] sold diamonds worth more than $31 million at a special international auction Monday, the auction's organiz...

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Russian diamond firm Alrosa (Russia News Net)

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:24:27 GMT

MOSCOW, July 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's largest diamond producer, Alrosa [RTS: ALRS], said Wednesday its net profit calculated to Russian Accounting Standards fell 41% year-on-year in the first half ...

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RADWIN Chosen by ALROSA, Russia's Largest Diamond Manufacturer (PR News Wire )

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:30:00 GMT

RADWIN Wireless Broadband Systems Operate in -55 Degrees TEL-AVIV, Israel, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- RADWIN (), a leading global provider of advanced wireless broadband solutions, today announced that ALROSA, Russia's largest diamond mining and manufacturing company with a 25% share of the world's rough diamond production, has deployed its wireless systems for VPN connectivity. RADWIN's partner in...

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$25million of Diamonds auctioned in Moscow [Nick Bick] (Ecademy: user blogs)

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:42:55 GMT

One of Russia's largest diamond monopoly, Alrosa, has just auctioned off more than $25 million in rough diamonds. The auction took place at the Russian Diamond Chamber in Moscow, at the 8th International diamond auction for special sized diamonds. Alrosa were quoted as saying, that all 112 parcels, containing 863 diamonds weighing a total of 14,350 carats, were sold. The auction included nine diamonds...

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Gary Ralfe retires from De Beers (Mail & Guardian)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:16:00 GMT

Gary Ralfe, one of the faces most often associated with diamond mining giant De Beers, on Wednesday announced his retirement.

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De Beers reports rise in diamond sales (Mail & Guardian)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:23:00 GMT

Diamond mining giant De Beers on Wednesday reported a 10% rise in total sales to $3,74-billion for the half-year ended June.

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Identification of Accidents or Incidents in Diamond Mining Industry : Research Proposal Example (Thinking made Easy)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:58:14 GMT

Introduction: Mining is a noble job but it is risky one and very rampant to South Africa. Mining is important in a sense that it will help to boost our economy but unfortunately many miners are risking their lives or died in mining. This study provides a framework on how...

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Russian diamond firm Alrosa posts 6% net profit fall in 2007 (Russia News Net)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:47:51 GMT

MOSCOW, July 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's largest diamond producer, Alrosa [RTS: ALRS], said on Monday its net profit calculated to International Financial Reporting Standards fell 6% year-on-year ...

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From Mrs.Julia (Stevie Wonder's Personal Blog)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:43:00 GMT

Dear Sir, I am Mrs.Julia Khalifa From Kingdom of Bahrain,I am married to Dr.Clifton Khalifa the assassinated former assistant director of Sierra Leone gold and diamond mining corporation. Presently I livein Republic of Ivory Coast with my son I am suffering from cancer of the heart for many years,My doctor told me that in the next four months that my health may be in denger because of...

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Rio Tinto Applies for Diamond Mining Lease in India, an Industrial Info News Alert (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:30:17 GMT

BANGALORE, INDIA -- 07/09/08 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) (London), the world's third-largest diamond mining group, has applied for a diamond mining lease at its Bunder project in Bundelkhan..

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Industrial Info Resources: Rio Tinto Applies for Diamond Mining Lease in India, an Industrial Info News Alert (Market Wire - Manufacturing and Production)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:30:00 GMT

BANGALORE, INDIA (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP) (London), the world's third-largest diamond mining group, has applied for a diamond mining lease at its Bunder project in Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh. The company has spent more than $19 million to evaluate the mine and plans to invest an additional $34 million...

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Firestone Diamonds upbeat about its Orapa diamond finds (Palapye.com News Blog)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:17:08 GMT

source: Standay Standard by Sunday Standard Reporter 08.07.2008 9:08:03 A Firestone Diamonds plc, the AIM-quoted diamond mining and exploration company, last week announced “positive results” from bulk sampling at its BK11 project near Orapa as its sampling results showed to high quality diamonds of about US $ 200 per carat while the operating costs for that were substantially...

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Angola: Polishing Factory to Sell Diamonds (All Africa)

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:14:34 GMT

A session of exhibition and free diamonds sale, for anyone interested, will be held next Sunday from 10am to 03pm, at the head offices of the National Diamond Company of Angola (ENDIAMA), in an initiative of the polishing factory, Angola Polishing Diamonds.

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DEAR SIR, (Dadny crocodile =))

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:35:00 GMT

DEAR SIR, My name is Miss Rosemary Biros. The daughter of Late General Alexandre Biros the former Director of military intelligences and special acting General Manager of the Sierra Leone Diamond mining cooperation(SLDMC ). I am contacting you to seek your good assistance to transfer and invest USD 15.8 million belonging to my late father which he deposited in a Vault Company in Abidjan....

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Namdeb in Bid to Save Oranjemund (All Africa)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:17:41 GMT

Oranjemund is hanging on a thread of an environmental impact assessment on two projects for land-based diamond mining that Namdeb hopes would infuse life and extend the lifespan of the Oranjemund land mining area.

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Diamond Prospecting Community to Benefit From Social Projects (The Shebeen)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:08:23 GMT

Communities that carry out illegal diamond mining on the border between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will benefit from social...

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