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THE SHEAHAN LITERATURE SERVICE Diamonds, Kimberlites, and Related Geology August 2013 Highlights The Sheahan Literature Service is dedicated to advancing research driven mineral exploration by increasing the awareness and availability of scientific publications and technical resources. Sheahan Literature Services Patricia Sheahan Email: [email protected] "You have to choose between trusting to the 'natural' stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the government. And, with due respect to these gentlemen, I advise you, as long as the capitalist system lasts, to vote for gold." George Bernard Shaw "How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book." Thoreau "A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity, and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight." Robertson Davies "The lover of books is a miner,searching for gold all his life long.He finds his nuggets, his heart leaps in his breast;he cannot believe in his good fortune." Kathleen Norris, in "These I Like Best" (1941) D1308-05 Guiliani, A., Phillips, D., Fiorentini, M.L., Kendrick, M.A., Maas, R., Wing, B.A., Woodhead, J.D., Bui, T.H., Kamenetsky, V.S. Mantle oddities: a sulphate fluid preserved in a MARID xenolith from the Bultfontein kimberlite ( Kimberley South Africa).Earth and Planetary Science Letters, D1308-08 Jagoutz, O., Schmidt, M.W. The composition of the foundered complement to the continental crust and re-evaluation of fluxes in arcs.Earth and Planetary Science Letters, D1308-13 Wiggers de Vries, D.F., Pearson, D.G., Bulanova, G.P., Smelov, A.P., Pavlushin, A.D., Davies, G.R. Re-Os dating of sulphide inclusions zonally distributed in single Yakutian diamonds: evidence for multiple episodes of Proterozoic formation and protracted timescales of diamond growth.Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, D1308-15 Ward, J.D., De Wit, M.C., Revitt, A.W., Abson, J.P. Geological and economic aspects of the Proterozoic Umkondo Group diamond placer near Marange, Zimbabwe.Geoforum 2013, D1308-17 Brown, R.J., Valentine, G.A. Physical characteristics of kimberlite and basaltic intraplate volcanism and implications of a biased kimberlite record.Geological Society of America Bulletin,

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THE SHEAHAN LITERATURE SERVICE

Diamonds, Kimberlites, and Related Geology

August 2013

Highlights

The Sheahan Literature Service is dedicated to advancing research driven

mineral exploration by increasing the awareness

and availability of scientific publications and

technical resources.

Sheahan Literature Services Patricia Sheahan

Email: [email protected]

"You have to choose between trusting to the 'natural' stability of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members of the government. And, with due respect to these gentlemen, I advise you, as long as the capitalist system lasts, to vote for gold."

George Bernard Shaw

"How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book." Thoreau

"A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity, and once more in old age, as a

fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight."

Robertson Davies

"The lover of books is a miner,searching for gold all his life long.He finds his nuggets, his

heart leaps in his breast;he cannot believe in his good fortune."

Kathleen Norris, in "These I Like Best" (1941)

D1308-05

Guiliani, A., Phillips, D., Fiorentini, M.L., Kendrick, M.A., Maas, R., Wing, B.A., Woodhead, J.D., Bui, T.H., Kamenetsky, V.S.

“Mantle oddities: a sulphate fluid preserved in a MARID xenolith from the Bultfontein kimberlite ( Kimberley South Africa).”

Earth and Planetary Science Letters,

D1308-08 Jagoutz, O.,

Schmidt, M.W. “The composition of the foundered complement to the continental crust and re-evaluation of fluxes in arcs.”

Earth and Planetary Science Letters,

D1308-13 Wiggers de

Vries, D.F., Pearson, D.G., Bulanova, G.P., Smelov, A.P., Pavlushin, A.D., Davies, G.R.

“Re-Os dating of sulphide inclusions zonally distributed in single Yakutian diamonds: evidence for multiple episodes of Proterozoic formation and protracted timescales of diamond growth.”

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,

D1308-15 Ward, J.D., De

Wit, M.C., Revitt, A.W., Abson, J.P.

“Geological and economic aspects of the Proterozoic Umkondo Group diamond placer near Marange, Zimbabwe.”

Geoforum 2013,

D1308-17 Brown, R.J.,

Valentine, G.A.

“Physical characteristics of kimberlite and basaltic intraplate volcanism and implications of a biased kimberlite record.”

Geological Society of America Bulletin,

THE SHEAHAN LITERATURE SERVICE

Diamonds, Kimberlites, and Related Geology

August 2013

Highlights

The Sheahan Literature Service is dedicated to advancing research driven

mineral exploration by increasing the awareness

and availability of scientific publications and

technical resources.

Sheahan Literature Services Patricia Sheahan

Email: [email protected]

D1308-41 Gibson, S.A.,

McMahon, S.C., Day, J.A., Dawson, J.B.

“Highly refractory lithospheric mantle beneath the Tanzanian Craton: evidence from Lashaine pre-metasomatic garnet bearing peridotites.”

Journal of Petrology,

D1308-45-54 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

Data Information 2012 Charts

D1308-63 Melton, G.L.,

Stachel, T., Stern, R.A., Carlson, J., Harris, J.W.

“Infrared spectral and carbon isotopic characteristics of micro- and macro diamonds from the Panda kimberlite, Central Slave Craton, Canada).”

Lithos,

D1308-68 Schodde, R. “Giant ore deposits: why they are

important! Paper presented to Think Tank session .. Searching the deep earth. NOTE Date”

Minex Consulting,

D1308-69 Schodde, R. “Global mineral exploration trends.” Minex Consulting,

D1308-70 Schodde, R.

“Depth of cover charts…. Paper for the Australian Academy of Science think tank report. NOTE Date”

Minex Consulting,

D1308-71 Schodde, R.

“Long term outlook for the global exploration industry… - gloom or boom?”

Minex Consulting - presentation to GSAF Geoforum Conference July

Kind Regards,

Pat Sheahan

Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Aug 2013

NEW SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE (by Source) REF # AUTHOR YEAR TITLE SOURCE REGION/LOCATION KEYWORDS

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1 D1308-01 Ziberna, L.,

Klemme, S., Nimis, P.

2013 Garnet and spinel in fertile and depleted mantle: insights from thermodynamic modelling.

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 166, 2, pp. 411-421.

Mantle

Periodotites, Hales discontinuity

2 D1308-02 Diamond

Intellgence Briefs

2013 Mark Cutifani's diamond dilemma: De Beers losing trust of midstream stakeholders - and their bankers.

Diamond Intelligence Briefs, No. 766, July 3, pp. 8053-8059.

Global

Focus - De Beers

3 D1308-03 Gladkochub,

D.P., Kostrovitskii, S.I., Donskaya, T.V., De Waele, B., Mazukabzov, A.M.

2013 Age of zircons from diamond bearing lamproites of the East Sayan as an indicator of known and unkonwn endogenous events in the south Siberian craton.

Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 450, 2, June pp. 597-601.

Russia, Sayan

Lamproites

4 D1308-04 Faccenna, C..

Becker, T.W., Jolivet, L. Keskin, M.

2013 Mantle convection in the Middle East: reconciling Afar upwelling, Arabia indentation and Aegean trench rollback.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, in press available

Arabia

Convection

5 D1308-05 Guiliani, A.,

Phillips, D., Fiorentini, M.L., Kendrick, M.A., Maas, R., Wing, B.A., Woodhead, J.D., Bui, T.H., Kamenetsky, V.S.

2013 Mantle oddities: a sulphate fluid preserved in a MARID xenolith from the Bultfontein kimberlite ( Kimberley South Africa).

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, in press available

Africa, South Africa

Deposit - Bultfontein

6 D1308-06 Weiss, Y.,

Griffin, W.L., Navon, O.

2013 Diamond forming fluids in fibrous diamonds: the trace element perspective.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, in press available

Canada, Northwest Territories, Africa, Guinea, South Africa

HDFs

7 D1308-07 Yuan, K.,

Beghein, C. 2013 Seismic anisotropy

changes across upper mantle phase transitions.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, in press available

Mantle

Deep water cycle

8 D1308-08 Jagoutz, O.,

Schmidt, M.W. 2013 The composition of the

foundered complement to the continental crust and re-evaluation of fluxes in arcs.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 371-372, June pp. 177-190.

Mantle

Geochronology

9 D1308-09 Isles, D., 2013 Geological Ebook, Technology

Geophysics - aeromag not

Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Aug 2013

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Rankin, L. interpretation of aeromagnetic data.

[email protected] approx. $ 100.

specific to diamonds but interest

1 D1308-10 Litvin, Yu.,

Vasilev, P., Bobrov, A., Okoemova, V., Kuzyura, A.

2012 Parental media of natural diamonds and primary mineral inclusions in them: evidence from physicochemical experiment.

Geochemistry International, Vol. 50, 9, pp. 726-759.

Technology

Diamonds inclusions

2 D1308-11 Soldati, G.,

Koelemeijer, P.., Boschi, L., Deuss, A.

2013 Constraints on core-mantle boundary topography from normal mode splitting.

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Vol. 14, 5, pp. 1333-1342.

Mantle

Heterogeneity

3 D1308-12 Panina. L.

Motorina, I. 2013 Meimechmites,

porhyritic alkaline picrites, and melanephelinites of Siberia: conditions of crystallization, parental magmas, and sources.

Geochemisty International, Vol. 51, 2, pp. 109-128.

Russia

Alkaline rocks

4 D1308-13 Wiggers de

Vries, D.F., Pearson, D.G., Bulanova, G.P., Smelov, A.P., Pavlushin, A.D., Davies, G.R.

2013 Re-Os dating of sulphide inclusions zonally distributed in single Yakutian diamonds: evidence for multiple episodes of Proterozoic formation and protracted timescales of diamond growth.

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, in press available

Russia, Yakuyia

Deposit - Mir, 23, Udachnaya

5 D1308-14 Lynn, M. 2013 Exploration of the

Lemphane kimberlite in Lesotho.

Geoforum 2013, 17ppt. Available

Africa, Lesotho

Deposit - Lemphane

6 D1308-15 Ward, J.D., De

Wit, M.C., Revitt, A.W., Abson, J.P.

2013 Geological and economic aspects of the Proterozoic Umkondo Group diamond placer near Marange, Zimbabwe.

Geoforum 2013, 32ppt. Available

Africa, Zimbabwe

Deposit - Marange area

7 D1308-16 Sud, N. 2013 The state in the era of

India's sub-national regions: liberalization and land in Gujarat.

Geoforum Journal, in press available

India

Legal, land development

8 D1308-17 Brown, R.J.,

Valentine, G.A. 2013 Physical characteristics

of kimberlite and basaltic intraplate volcanism and implications of a biased kimberlite record.

Geological Society of America Bulletin, in press available

Global

Kimberlite volcanism and erosion depths

9

Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Aug 2013

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D1308-18 Spencer, C.J., Hawkesworth, C., Cawood, P.A., Dhuime, B.

2013 Not all supercontinents are created equal: Gondwana-Rodinia case study.

Geology, Vol. 41, pp. 795-798.

Rodinia

Gondwana

1 D1308-19 Condie, K.C.,

Aster, R.C. 2013 Refinement of the

supercontinent cycle with Hf, Nd and Sr isotopes.

Geoscience Frontiers, in press available

Mantle

Geochronology

2 D1308-20 Kilaru, S.,

Karunakar Goud, B., Kumar Rao, V.

2013 Crustal structure of the western Indian shield: model based on regional gravity and magnetic data.

Geoscience Frontiers, in press available

India

Geophysics

3 D1308-21 Mishra, D.C.,

Kumar, M.R. 2013 Proterozoic orogenic

belts and rifting of Indian cratons: geophysical constraints.

Geoscience Frontiers, in press available

India

Geophysics

4 D1308-22 Rajaram, M.,

Anand, S.P. 2013 Aeromagnetic

signatures of Precambrian shield and suture zones of Peninsular India.

Geoscience Frontiers, in press available

India

Geophysics

5 D1308-23 Roberts, N.M.W. 2013 The boring billion? Lid

tectonics, continental growth and environmental change associated with the Columbia supercontinent.

Geoscience Frontiers, in press available

Mantle

Columbia

6 D1308-24 Yoshida, M.,

Santosh, M. 2013 Mantle convection

modeling of the the supercontinent cycle: introversion, extroversion or a combination?

Geoscience Frontiers, in press available

Mantle

Convection

7 D1308-25 Kawai, K.,

Yamamoto, S. Tsuchiya, T., Maruyama, S.

2013 The second continent: existence of granitic continental materials around the bottom of the mantle transition zone.

Geoscience Frontiers, Vol. 4, 1, pp. 1-6.

Mantle

Granites

8 D1308-26 Piper, J.D.A. 2013 Continental velocity

through Precambrian times: the link to magmatism, crustal accretion and episodes of global cooling.

Geoscience Frontiers, Vol. 4, 1, pp. 7-36.

Mantle

Magmatism

9 D1308-27 Murphy, J.B.,

Nance, R.D. 2013 Speculations on the

mechanisms for the Geoscience Frontiers, Vol. 4, 2, pp. 185-194.

Mantle

Geodynamics

Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Aug 2013

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formation and breakup of supercontinents.

1 D1308-28 Young, G.M. 2013 Precambrian

supercontinents, glaciations, atmospheric oxygenation, metazoan evolution and an impact that have changed the second half of Earth history.

Geoscience Frontiers, Vol. 4, 3, pp. 247-261.

Mantle

History

2 D1308-29 Tsuchiya, T.,

Kawai, K., Maruyama S.

2013 Expanding-contracting Earth.

Geoscience Frontiers, Vol. 4, 3, pp. 341-347.

Mantle

Core dynamics

3 D1308-30 Nance, R.D.,

Murphy, J.B. 2013 Origins of the

supercontinent cycle. Geoscience Frontiers, Vol. 4, pp. 439-448.

Mantle

Convection

4 D1308-31 Konopasek, J.,

Kosler, J., Slama, J., Janousek, V.

2013 Timing and sources of pre-collisional NeoProterozoic sedimentation along the SW margin of the Congo Craton, (Kaoko Belt, NW Namibia).

Gondwana Research, in press available

Africa, Namibia

Sedimentology

5 D1308-32 Hofmeister,

A.M., Criss, R.E. 2013 How irreversible heat

transport processes drive Earth's interdependent thermal, structural and chemical evolution.

Gondwana Research, Vol. 24, 2, pp. 490-500.

Mantle

Geothermometry

6 D1308-33 Wang, J.,

Hattori, K., Xie, Z.

2013 Oxidation state of lithospheric mantle along the northeastern margin of the North China craton: implications for geodynamic processes.

International Geology Review, Vol. 55, no. 11, pp. 1418-1444.

China

Geodynamics

7 D1308-34 Nandini, C.V.,

Sanjeevi, S., Bhaskar, A.S.

2013 An integrated approach to map certain paleochannels of south India using remote sensing, geophysics, and sedimentological techniques.

International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 34, no. 19, pp. 6507-6528.

India

Paleochannels

8 D1308-35 Gose, W.A.,

Hanson, R.E., Harmer, R.E., Seidel, E.K.

2013 Reconnaissance paleomagnetic studies of Mesoproterozoic alkaline igneous complexes in the Kaapvaal craton, South Africa.

Journal of African Earth Sciences, Vol. 85, pp. 22-30.

Africa, South Africa

Geophysics - magnetics

9

Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Aug 2013

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D1308-36 Chalapathi Rao, N.V., Lehmann, B., Balaram, V.

2013 Platinum group elements (PGE) geochemistry of Deccan orangeites, Bastar craton, central India: implication for a non-terrestrial origin for irridium enrichment at the K-Pg boundary.

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, in press available

India

Orangeites

1 D1308-37 Zuo, R. 2013 ITRAX: a potential tool

to explore the physical and chemical properties of mineralized rocks in mineral resource exploration.

Journal of Geochemical Exploration, in press available

Technology

Economics - not specific to diamonds

2 D1308-38 Smith, D.C.,

Godard, G. 2013 A Raman spectroscopic

study of diamond and disordered sp3-carbon in the coesite bearing Straumen eclogite pod.

Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Vol. 31, 1, pp. 19-33.

Europe, Norway

Coesite

3 D1308-39 Dobrzhinetskay

a, L., Faryad, S.W., Hoinkes, G.

2013 Mineral transformations in HP-UHP metamorphic terranes.

Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Vol. 31, 1, pp. 3-4.

Mantle

UHP

4 D1308-40 Dobrzhinetskay

a, L., Wirth, R., Green, H.W., Schreiber, A., O'Bannon, E.

2013 First find of polycrystalline diamond in ultrahigh pressure metamorphic terrane of Erzgebirge, Germany.

Journal of Metamorphic Geology, Vol. 31, 1, pp. 5-18.

Europe, Germany

UHP

5 D1308-41 Gibson, S.A.,

McMahon, S.C., Day, J.A., Dawson, J.B.

2013 Highly refractory lithospheric mantle beneath the Tanzanian Craton: evidence from Lashaine pre-metasomatic garnet bearing peridotites.

Journal of Petrology, Vol. 54, 8, pp. 1503-1546.

Africa, Tanzania

Lashaine peridotites

6 D1308-42 Kiseeva, E.S.,

Litasov, K.D., Yaxley, G.M., Ohtani, E., Kamenetsky, V.S.

2013 Melting and phase relations of carbonated eclogite at 9-21 GPa and the petrogenesis of alkali rich melts in the deep mantle.

Journal of Petrology, Vol. 54, 8, pp. 1555-1583.

Mantle

Eclogites

7 D1308-43 Pandey, O.P.,

Vedanti, N., Srivastava, R.P., Uma, V.

2013 Was Archean Dharwar craton ever stable? A seismic perspective.

Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 81, 6,

India

Geophysics - seismics

8 D1308-44 Chalapathi Rao,

N.V., Sinha, A.K., Kumar, S., Srivastava, R.K.

2013 K rich titanite from the Jharia ultrapotassic rock, Gondwana coal fields, eastern India,

Journal of the Geological Society of India, Vol. 81, 6, pp.

India

Petrology

Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Aug 2013

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and its petrological significance.

1 D1308-45 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

2013 Annual global summary: 2012 production, imports and KPC counts.

June 19, 1p. spread sheet, 1p. Chart

Global

Production

2 D1308-46 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

2013 Global summary: 2012 Quarterly KP certificate count table.

June 19, 1p. Spread sheet, 1p. Chart

Global

Production

3 D1308-47 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

2013 Global summary: 2012 Quarterly export table

June 19, 1p. spread sheet, 1p. Chart

Global

Production

4 D1308-48 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

2013 Global summary: 2012 Quarterly import table

June 19, 1p. spread sheet, 1p. Chart

Global

Production

5 D1308-49 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

2013 Global summary: 2012 semi-annual production.

June 19, 1p. spread sheet, 1p. Chart

Global

Production

6 D1308-50 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

2013 Annual global summary: 2012 production in carats - volume cts percent

June 19, 1p. spread sheet, 1p. Chart

Global

Global summary

7 D1308-51 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

2013 Counts - imports by KPC count, exports KPC count

June 19, pie charts, 1p two pie charts

Global

Exports

8 D1308-52 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

2013 2012 exports by volume and value

June 19, pie charts, 1p two pie charts

Global

Exports

9 D1308-53 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

2013 2012 imports by volume and value

June 19, pie charts, 1p two pie charts

Global

Imports

10 D1308-54 Kimberley

Process Certificate Scheme

2013 2012 Production June 19, pie charts, 1p two pie charts

Global

Production

11 D1308-55 Mattson, H.B.,

Nandedkar, R.H., Ulmer, P.

2013 Petrogenesis of the melilititic and nephelinitic rock suites in the Lake Natron- Engaruka monogenetic

Lithos, in press available Africa, Tanzania

Alkaline rocks

Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Aug 2013

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volcanic field, northern Tanzania.

1 D1308-56 Rawlinson, N.,

Salmon, M., Kennett, B.L.N.

2013 Transportable seismic array tomography in southeast Australia: illuminating the transition from Proterozoic to Phanerozoic lithosphere.

Lithos, in press available Australia

Geophysics - seismics

2 D1308-57 Ruiz-Cruz,

M.D.,Sanz de Galdeano, C.

2013 Coesite and diamond inclusions, exsolution microstructures and chemical patterns in ultrahigh pressure garnet from Ceuta ( Northern Rif, Spain).

Lithos, in press available Europe, Spain

UHP

3 D1308-58 Ziaja, K., Foley,

S.F., White, R.W., Buhre, S.

2013 Metamorphism and melting of picritic crust in the early Earth.

Lithos, in press available Mantle

Picrites

4 D1308-59 Nilsson, M.K.M.,

Klausen, M.B., Soderlund, U., Ernst, R.E.

2013 Precise U Pb ages and geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic mafic dykes from southern West Greenland: linking the North Atlantic and the Dharwar cratons.

Lithos, Vol. 174, pp. 255-270.

Europe, Greenland, India

Geochronology

5 D1308-60 Tait, J.,

Straathof, G., Soderlund, U., Ernst, R.E., Key, R., Jowitt, S.M., Lo, K., Dahmada, M.E.M., N'Diaya, O.

2013 The Ahmeyim Great Dyke of Mauritania: a newly dated Archean intrusion.

Lithos, Vol. 174, pp. 323-332.

Africa, Mauritania

Geochronology

6 D1308-61 Kouyate, D.,

Soderlund, U., Youbi, N., Ernst, R., Hafid, A., Ikeene, M., Soulaimani, A., Betrand, H., El Janati, M., Rkha, C.

2013 U Pb baddeleyite and zircon ages of 2040 Ma, 1650 Ma and 885 Ma on dolerites in the West African Craton ( Anti-Atlas inliers) : possible links to break up of Precambrian supercontinents.

Lithos, Vol. 174, pp. 71-84.

Africa

Geochronology

7 D1308-62 El Bahat, A.,

Ikenne, M., Soderlund, U., Cousens, B., Youbi, N., Ernst, R., Soulaimani, A., El Janati, M.,

2013 U PB baddeleyite ages and geochemistry of dolerite dykes in the Bas Draa inlier of the Anti-Atlas of Morocco: newly identified Ma event in the West

Lithos, Vol. 174, pp. 85-98.

Africa, Morocco

Geochronology

Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Aug 2013

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Hafid, A. African craton.

1 D1308-63 Melton, G.L.,

Stachel, T., Stern, R.A., Carlson, J., Harris, J.W.

2013 Infrared spectral and carbon isotopic characteristics of micro- and macro diamonds from the Panda kimberlite, Central Slave Craton, Canada).

Lithos, Vol. 177, pp. 110-119.

Canada, Northwest Territories

Deposit - Panda

2 D1308-64 London Mining

Journal 2013 Funding: a lenders view

…. Is the industry in crisis?

London Mining Journal supplement, 1p.

Global

Economics

3 D1308-65 London Mining

Journal 2013 Reshaping the mining

industry. London Mining Journal supplement, 3p.

Global

Economics

4 D1308-66 London Mining

Journal 2013 Meeting the equity gap. London Mining Journal

supplement, 4p. Global

Economics

5 D1308-67 Upton, B.G.J.,

Macdonald, R., Odling, N., Ramo, O., T., Baginski, B

2013 Kungnaat, revisited. A review of five decades of research into an alkaline complex in South Greenland, with new trace element and Nd isotopic data.

Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 77, 4, pp. 523-550.

Europe, Greenland

Kungnaat

6 D1308-68 Schodde, R. 2010 Giant ore deposits: why

they are important! Paper presented to Think Tank session .. Searching the deep earth. NOTE Date

Minex Consulting, 19p. Australia, Global

Deposit thoughts - not specific to diamonds

7 D1308-69 Schodde, R. 2012 Global mineral

exploration trends. Minex Consulting, 26p. Global

Economics - exploration trends

8 D1308-70 Schodde, R. 2010 Depth of cover charts….

Paper for the Australian Academy of Science think tank report. NOTE Date

Minex Consulting, 8p. ppt.

Australia

Depth for deposit interest

9 D1308-71 Schodde, R. 2013 Long term outlook for

the global exploration industry… - gloom or boom?

Minex Consulting - presentation to GSAF Geoforum Conference July, 53p.

Global

Economics - exploration outlook

10 D1308-72 Hernlund, J. 2013 Mantle fabric

unravelled?

Nature Geoscience, Vol. 6, pp. 516-518.

Mantle

Flow patterns, texture

11 D1308-73 Choi, C.Q. 2013 Jets of molten rock

push Earth's tectonic plates.

NBC News, June 26, 2p. Mantle

Tectonics

12

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D1308-74 Kogarko, L.N., Ryabchikov, I.D.

2013 Diamond potential versus oxygen regime of carbonatites.

Petrology, Vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 316-335.

Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Cherigovka Massif, Chagatai

1 D1308-75 Li, Z-X., Evans,

D.AD., Halverson, G.P.

2013 Neoproterozoic glaciations in a revised global paleogeography from the breakup of Rodinia to the assembly of Gondwanaland.

Sedimentary Geology, Vol. 294, pp. 219-232.

Rodinia

Review

2 D1308-76 Keeney, L., 2013 A geometallurgical

methodology suitable for resource definition.

SEG Newsletter, No. 94, pp. 18-19.

Technology

Geometallurgy - not specific to diamonds but orebody interest

3 D1308-77 Simakin, A.G. 2013 Numerical modelling of

the late stage of subduction zone transference after an accretion event.

Terra Nova, in press available

Mantle

Subduction

4 D1308-78 Walker, S. 2013 Eyes aloft - airborne

drones extend remote sensing and interpretation capabilities. Buddy Doyle comments.

www.e-mj.com, July pp. 44-45.

Technology

Accuas - UAV sourced data

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1 D1308-79 Actua

2013 Lutsel K'e Youth make friends with science.

Actua, July 17, 1p. Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - Diavik

2 D1308-80 Afri-Can Marine

Minerals Corporation

2013 Afri-Can Marine closes private placement.

Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation, July 18, 1p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - press release

3 D1308-81 Afri-Can Marine

Minerals Corporation

2013 Afri-Can Marine announces a private placement.

Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation, June 28, 1p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - press release

4 D1308-82 Brazil Minerals,

Inc.

2013 Brazil Minerals, Inc.'s Duas Barras diamond mine increases sales of rough gems 155% quarter to quarter.

Brazil Minerals, Inc., July 1, 1p.

South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais

News item - press release

5 D1308-83 Brazil Minerals,

Inc.

2013 Adds Premier Brazilian mining counsel to board of advisors.

Brazil Minerals, Inc., July 10, 1p.

South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais

News item - press release

6 D1308-84 Brazil Minerals,

Inc.

2013 Launches its proprietary diamond sales portal .. Rough gems.

Brazil Minerals, Inc., July 11, 1p.

South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais

News item - press release

7 D1308-85 Brazil Minerals,

Inc.

2013 Brazil Minera, Inc's Duas Barras granted export license.

Brazil Minerals, Inc., July 18, 1p.

South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais

News item - press release

8 D1308-86 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2013 Diamcor finds two more special diamonds at flagship SA project. Krone-Endora 15.16 and 13.38 cts diamonds

Creamers Mining Weekly, July 11, 1/4p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - Diamcor

9 D1308-87 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2013 South African firm starts erecting diamond plant at Zim mine. ( no name for mine)

Creamers Mining Weekly, July 12, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Tenova Bateman

10 D1308-88 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2013 Diamcor completes second tender from South African flagship. Krone-Endora

Creamers Mining Weekly, July 2, 1/2p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - Diamcor

11 D1308-89 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2013 Trans Hex workers strike as wage talks

Creamers Mining Weekly, July 22, 1p.

Africa, South

News item - Trans Hex

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deadlock. NUM and lower Orange River region operations.

Africa

1 D1308-90 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2013 Mackenzie Valley board decision a 'step forward' for NT diamond mine. Gahcho Kue

Creamers Mining Weekly, July 22, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - De Beers. Mountain Province

2 D1308-91 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2013 India jewellers turn to diamonds, nonresidents to beat gold policy woes.

Creamers Mining Weekly, July 5, 1p.

India

News item - economics

3 D1308-92 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2013 Rockwell Diamonds Q1 revenue climbs.

Creamers Mining Weekly, July 8, 1p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - Rockwell

4 D1308-93 De Beers and

Mountain Province Diamonds

2013 Gahcho Kue joint venture and North Slave Metis Alliance sign impact benefit agreement.

De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds Ltd., July 10, 2p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

5 D1308-94 De Beers and

Mountain Province Diamonds

2013 Gahcho Kue receives Environmental Impact Review Board approval.

De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds Ltd., July 22, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

6 D1308-95 De Beers and

Mountain Province Diamonds

2013 Gahcho Kue joint venture and the government of the Northwest Territories sign socio economic agreement.

De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds Ltd., June 28, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Trritories

News item - press release

7 D1308-96 Diadem

Resources Ltd.

2013 Diadem application to securities commissions for partial revocation of cease trade orders and approval for private placements aggregating $ 200,000.

Diadem Resources Ltd., July 22, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

8 D1308-97 Diamcor Mining

Inc.

2013 Diamcor recovers additional "special" diamonds at Krone-Endora.

Diamcor Mining Inc., July 11, 1p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - press release

9 D1308-98 Diamcor Mining

Inc.

2013 Diamcor tenders and sells 3, 123.32 carats from its Krone-Endora at Venetia project.

Diamcor Mining Inc., July 2, 2p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - press release

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D1308-99 Diamonds.net

2013 Rio Tinto Diamonds launches consumer advertising campaign in India…. More details.

Diamonds.net, July 1, 1p. India

News item - Rio Tinto

1 D1308-100

Diamonds.net

2013 Brazil Minerals opens Beta version of diamond sales portal. Duas Barras

Diamonds.net, July 11, 1/4p.

South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais

News item - Brazil Minerals

2 D1308-101

Diamonds.net

2013 Okavango Diamond Company pilot rough auction nets $ 20 million.

Diamonds.net, July 12, 1/4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - OKavango

3 D1308-102

Diamonds.net

2013 Okavango Diamond Co.'s Pilot rough auction nets $ 20 M.

Diamonds.net, July 12, 1/4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Okavango

4 D1308-103

Diamonds.net

2013 ASIC monitors mysterious bid for Merlin Diamonds. Gutnick

Diamonds.net, July 12, 1p.

Australia

News item - Merlin

5 D1308-104

Diamonds.net

2013 Diavik completes first stage of data integration project. Pitram automated data collection .

Diamonds.net, July 16 1/4p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - Diavik

6 D1308-105

Diamonds.net

2013 Firestone Diamonds raises $ 6 mln for Liqhobong development.

Diamonds.net, July 16, 1/2p.

Africa, Lesotho

News item - Firestone

7 D1308-106

Diamonds.net

2013 Dominion Diamond 2Q production reaches 1 Million carats.

Diamonds.net, July 16, 1/4p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - Dominion

8 D1308-107

Diamonds.net

2013 As Surat shrivels, Gujarat sparkles with diamonds.

Diamonds.net, July 16, 1/4p.

India

News item - Gujarat

9 D1308-108

Diamonds.net

2013 Rio Tinto's 2 Q diamond production +47% Argyle, Murowa

Diamonds.net, July 16, 1/4p.

Australia

News item - Rio Tinto

10 D1308-109

Diamonds.net

2013 Standard & Poor's affirms Botswana's credit rating.

Diamonds.net, July 16, 1/8p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - economics

11 D1308-110

Diamonds.net

2013 Widows Sue Mbada Diamonds for death of husband.

Diamonds.net, July 17, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Mbada, ZMDC

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Diamonds.net

2013 De Beers appoints Cutifani as chairman.

Diamonds.net, July 18, 1/4p.

Global

News item - De Beers

1 D1308-112

Diamonds.net

2013 Kimberley Diamonds reports production, pays off Ellendale early.

Diamonds.net, July 19, 1/2p.

Australia

News item - Kimberley Diamonds

2 D1308-113

Diamonds.net

2013 Paragon Diamonds issues new ordinary shares … previously announced subscription offering.

Diamonds.net, July 19, 1p.

Africa, Lesotho

News item - Paragon

3 D1308-114

Diamonds.net

2013 Alrosa expands to Africa, Sotheby's Yakutia.

Diamonds.net, July 20, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

4 D1308-115

Diamonds.net

2013 Kimberley Diamonds to acquire eDiamond trading platform. Ellendale E4 mine

Diamonds.net, July 22, 1/2p.

Australia

News item - Kimberley Diamonds

5 D1308-116

Diamonds.net

2013 Tsvangirai claims Mpofu mishandled $ 2 Billion from diamond revenue.

Diamonds.net, July 22, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Marange

6 D1308-117

Diamonds.net

2013 Stellar Diamonds to raise $ 950 K.

Diamonds.net, July 24, 1/4p.

Africa, Sierra Leone, Guinea

News item - Stellar

7 D1308-118

Diamonds.net

2013 De Beers July sight estimated at $ 600 m.

Diamonds.net, July 24, 1/4p.

Global

News item - DTC

8 D1308-119

Diamonds.net

2013 Renard's indicated resources increases 14%.

Diamonds.net, July 24, 1/4p.

Canada, Quebec

News item - Stornoway

9 D1308-120

Diamonds.net

2013 De Beers, NUM fail to settle wage agreement.

Diamonds.net, July 4, 1/2p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - De Beers

10 D1308-121

Diamonds.net

2013 Visitor finds 3 ct golden brown stone at Crater of Diamonds.

Diamonds.net, July 8, 1/2p.

USA, Arkansas

News item - Crater of Diamonds

11 D1308-122

Diamonds.net

2013 Income tax releases seized diamond parcels in Mumbai.

Diamonds.net, July 8, 1/2p.

India

News item - legal

12 D1308-123

Diamonds.net

2013 Almod Diamonds' Miami facility applies for customs duty exemption.

Diamonds.net, July 8, 1/4p.

USA, Miami

News item - Almod

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Diamonds.net

2013 New Namdeb mine slated for production in 2014. Sendelingsdrif ( Orange River)

Diamonds.net, July 8, 1p. Africa, Namibia

News item - Namdeb

1 D1308-125

Diamonds.net

2013 Global diamond production - 10% to $ 13 B in 2012.

Diamonds.net, July 9, 1p. Global

News item - production

2 D1308-126

Diamonds.net

2013 Angola, 100 years later…. History.

Diamonds.net, June 28, 3p.

Africa, Angola

News item - history

3 D1308-127

Dominion Diamond Corporation

2013 Dominion Diamond Corporation reports Diavik and Ekati diamond mine second quarter production.

Dominion Diamond Corporation, July 16, 2p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

4 D1308-128

Element Six

2013 Element Six opens world's most advanced synthetic diamond innovation centre near Oxford. ( Harwell)

Element Six, July 3, 1p. Technology

News item - press release

5 D1308-129

Firestone Diamonds Plc.

2013 Placing to raise approximately US $ 6.0 million.

Firestone Diamonds Plc., July 16, 1p.

Africa, Lesotho

News item - press release

6 D1308-130

Globe & Mail

2013 Vancouver based Lucara looks to bolster African holdings.

Globe & Mail, July 22, 1/2p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Lucara

7 D1308-131

Idex Online

2013 Quebec cleaning up Jericho mine abandoned by Shear Diamonds.

Idex Online, July 11, 1/2p.

Canada, Nunavut

News item - Shear

8 D1308-132

Idex Online

2013 Certainty in the diamond industry?Watch out for tipping points.

Idex Online, July 11, 2p. Global

News item - markets

9 D1308-133

Idex Online

2013 Idex Magazine now available in E-magazine format.

Idex Online, July 18, 1/4p.

Technology

News item - E-Magazine

10 D1308-134

Even-Zohar, C.

2013 Donna Baker's legacy: restoring integrity and renewing trust.

Idex Online, July 18, 7p. Technology

News item - GIA

11 D1308-135

Idex Online

2013 Americans are spending less on diamond jewellery.

Idex Online, July 25, 1p. USA

News item - jewelry

12 D1308-136

Idex Online

2013 A former vice president of product development at Tiffany & Co. has

Idex Online, July 3, 1/2p. USA, New York

News item - Tiffany

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been arrested and charged with stealing more than $ 1.3 million in diamond bracelets, earrings etc.

1 D1308-137

Idex Online

2013 Angola takes diamond industry by surprise: aiming for KP vice chair in 2014.

Idex Online, July 4, 3p. Africa, Angola

News item - Endiama

2 D1308-138

IDI Portal

2013 Fusion Tenders and Hennig to hold rough diamond tender during summer edition of US & International Diamond Week.

IDI Portal newsletter, July 22, 1p.

Africa, Lesotho, Guinea

News item - Hennig

3 D1308-139

Investment Diamond Exchange

2013 Investment Diamond Exchange (IDX) lists one of the rarest pink diamonds in the world, valued at $ 23 Million.

Investment Diamond Exchange, July 17, 1p.

Global

News item - diamonds notable

4 D1308-140

Kennady Diamonds Inc.

2013 Kennady Diamonds announces commencement of 2013 summer exploration program.

Kennady Diamonds Inc., July 15, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

5 D1308-141

Kennady Diamonds Inc.

2013 Kennady Diamonds announces terms of private placement.

Kennady Diamonds Inc., July 23, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

6 D1308-142

Kennady Diamonds Inc.

2013 Kennady Diamonds intersects kimberlite at Kelvin.

Kennady Diamonds Inc., July 25, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

7 D1308-143

Kimberley Diamonds

2013 Kimberley Diamonds has retired a $ 12.2 million environmental performance bond following its acceptance into the Western Australian Rehabilitation Fund. $ 10.6 million will be used to pay existing loan to Gem Diamonds.

Kimberley Diamonds, July 12, 1p.

Australia

News item - press release

8 D1308-144

Lucara Diamond Corporation

2013 Lucara to hold second exceptional stone tender. Karowe

Lucara Diamond Corporation, July 22, 1p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - press release

9 D1308- Mineweb

2013 Gold imports to India's Mineweb.com, July 3, 1p. News item - economics

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145 diamond nerve centre dive 90% in June.

India

1 D1308-146

Mineweb

2013 South Africa's NUM to give De Beers strike notice.

Mineweb.com, July 4, 1p. Africa, South Africa

News item - De Beers

2 D1308-147

Mineweb

2013 India gives diamond exporters a breather.. Re-imported duty free

Mineweb.com, July 5, 1p. India

News item - legal

3 D1308-148

Mineweb

2013 Rio Tinto, diamonds and a diversified inflection point.

Mineweb.com, June 25, 1p.

Global

News item - Rio Tinto

4 D1308-149

Mining Markets

2013 Can Aber alumni recreate Diavik success with North Arrow minerals? Qilalugaq

Mining Markets, July, 16, 2p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - North Arrow

5 D1308-150

Mmegionline

2013 Mining at Ghaghoo to start in six months.

Mmegionline, July 12, 1p. Africa, Botswana

News item - Gem Diamonds

6 D1308-151

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.

2013 Mountain Province Diamonds announces update mineral resource estimate for the Gahcho Kue diamond project.

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc., July 2, 3p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

7 D1308-152

North Arrow Minerals Inc.

2013 North Arrow aquires the Mel and Luxx diamond projects, Nunavut. Anglo Celtic

North Arrow Minerals Inc., July 12, 1p.

Canada, Nunavut, Melville Penisula

News item - press release

8 D1308-153

North Arrow Minerals Inc.

2013 North Arrow acquires option to earn an interest in the Redemption diamond project, NWT. Arctic Star

North Arrow Minerals Inc., July 4, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

9 D1308-154

Olivut Resources Ltd.

2013 Exploration and funding update. Hoam project - aeromag targets… rainy weather in Itapoty.

Olivut Resources Ltd., July 12, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories, South America, Paraguay

News item - press release

10 D1308-155

Rapaport Magazine

2013 The last outpost: Nolluth mining …. Under the sea, Alexkor

Rapaport Magazine, July 2p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - history

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Rapaport Magazine

2013 Diamonds in the ocean. Rapaport Magazine, July 2p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - history

1 D1308-157

Rapaport Magazine

2013 50 years of excellence … Kristall.

Rapaport Magazine, July 3p.

Russia

News item - history

2 D1308-158

Rapaport Magazine

2013 Alrosa the diamond fox. Rapaport Magazine, July 3p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

3 D1308-159

Kilalea, D.

2013 RBC Diamond digest …. Summer weakness ahead.

RBC Capital Digest, July 15, 26p.

Global

News item - overview

4 D1308-160

Kilalea, D.

2013 De Beers sees some resistance in the rough market - some July sight rejections.

RBC Capital Digest, July 19, 1p.

Global

News item - DTC

5 D1308-161

Reuters

2013 NUM signs wage agreement with De Beers, averts strike.

Reuters, July 8, 1/2p. Africa, South Africa

News item - De Beers

6 D1308-162

Rockwell Diamonds Inc.

2013 Rockwell's results for first quarter fiscal 2014: early benefits of focus on Middle Orange River region and further revision to $ 2 million convertible loan.

Rockwell Diamonds Inc., July 11, 6p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - press release

7 D1308-163

Rockwell Diamonds Inc.

2013 Rockwell provides production update for first quarter of fiscal 2014 ending May 31, 2013.

Rockwell Diamonds Inc., July 4, 3p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - press release

8 D1308-164

Rockwell Diamonds Inc.

2013 Rockwell first quarter diamond revenue, excluding royalty mining, up 31% as average carat values increased 109%.

Rockwell Diamonds Inc., July 8, 2p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - press release

9 D1308-165

Stellar Diamonds plc.

2013 Positive economic scoping studies on Tongo and Droujba projects.

Stellar Diamonds plc., July 24, 4p.

Africa, Sierra Leone, Guinea

News item - press release

10 D1308-166

Purcell, W.

2013 Brief overview of diamond companies ..

Stockwatch Market Summary, July 8, 2p.

Canada

News item - Metalex, North Arrow, Arctic Star, Talmora, Diadem, Sanatana, Centerra, Shore Gold

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Stornoway Diamond Corporation

2013 Stornoway receives federal government authorization for Renard project.

Stornoway Diamond Corporation, July 16, 2p.

Canada, Quebec

News item - press release

1 D1308-168

Stornoway Diamond Corporation

2013 Stornoway announces updated Renard mineral resource estimate.

Stornoway Diamond Corporation, July 23, 5p.

Canada, Quebec

News item - press release

2 D1308-169

Sunday Standard

2013 Botswana Diamonds, Alrosa set for joint venture agreement.

Sunday Standard, July 14, 2p.

Africa, Botswana, Russia

News item - Botswana Diamonds, Alrosa

3 D1308-170

Sunrise Resources plc.

2013 Cue diamond project .. Samping results.

Sunrise Resources plc., July 25, 1/2p.

Australia

News item - press release

4 D1308-171

Talmora Diamond Inc.

2013 Talmora Diamond issues options for directors and officers at AGM.

Talmora Diamond Inc., July 2, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

5 D1308-172

Talmora Diamond Inc.

2013 Issues options for directors and officers and annual general meeting. Lena West

Talmora Diamond Inc., July 2, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - press release

6 D1308-173

Wealth-X

2013 Diamonds sparkle as asset investment for ultra wealthy.

Wealth-X, July 3, 1p. Global, China

News item - press release

7 D1308-174

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 Diavik diamonds to be shown in Isreal for the first time.

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, July 1, 1/4p.

Canada, Northwest Territories, Europe, Israel

News item - Diavik

8 D1308-175

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 Ellendale diamond mining suspended after slippage ( pit)

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, July 1, 1/4p.

Australia

News item - Ellendale

9 D1308-176

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 Indian diamantaires advised to deal in dollars.

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, July 1, 1/4p.

India

News item - economics

10 D1308-177

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 De Beers diamonds to invest in NWT communities. Gahcho Kue

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, July 1, 1/4p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - De Beers

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The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 De Beers moves diamond sales base to Singapore.

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, July 11, 1/2p.

Singapore

News item - De Beers

1 D1308-179

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 Biti: Zimbabwe needs diamond funds for elections.

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, July 15, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

2 D1308-180

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 NYC gets a gander at 55 carat diamond on display.

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, July 16, 1/4p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - diamonds notable

3 D1308-181

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 Russia releases hold on potentially diamond rich plot. Perm Territory. Silurijsky and Rassolninskaya ( Leviev CJSC Ulralalmaz)

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, July 3, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - legal

4 D1308-182

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 India relents, allows duty free diamond certification.

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, July 4, 1/4p.

India

News item - legal

5 D1308-183

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 Stock of India's biggest diamond jeweler in free-fall.

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, June 27, 1/4p.

India

News item - Gitanjali

6 D1308-184

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 De Beers wants machines to replace diamond miners.

www.israelidiamonds.co.il, June 30, 1/4p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - De Beers

7 D1308-185

Polished Prices

2013 De Beers to relocate rough auctions to Singapore, introduces forward contracts.

www.polishedprices.com, July 10, 1p.

Singapore

News item - De Beers

8 D1308-186

Research and Markets

2013 Industrial diamond market review.

www.researchand markets.com, 126p. NOTE $ 1500.00

Global

News item - industrial diamonds

9 D1308-187

Rough-Polished

2013 Alrosa held annual general meeting in Mirny.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 1, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

10 D1308-188

Rough-Polished

2013 Bring Alrosa here, Teeling urges Botswana.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 1, 1/4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Botswana Diamonds

11 D1308-189

Rough-Polished

2013 Botswana remains top diamond producer by value.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 10, 1/4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - producer

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Rough-Polished

2013 Rockwell Diamonds says Q1 revenues up.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 10, 1/4p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - Rockwell

1 D1308-191

Rough-Polished

2013 South American miner boosts diamond sales by 155% Brazil Minerals Duas Barras

www.rough-diamond.com, July 10, 1/4p.

South America, Brazil, Minas Gerais

News item - Brazil

2 D1308-192

Rough-Polished

2013 De Beers to introduce 1 Q revenue + 63%.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 11, 1/4p.

Global

News item - De Beers

3 D1308-193

Rough-Polished

2013 Pangolin cautiously optimistic about Botswana diamond mining future.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 11, 1/4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Pangolin

4 D1308-194

Rough-Polished

2013 CIBJO readying a CSR programme for jewellery industry.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 12, 1/4p.

Global

News item - CIBJO

5 D1308-195

Rough-Polished

2013 Zim fin minister wants diamond revenue to fund polls. Marange

www.rough-diamond.com, July 12, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

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Rough-Polished

2013 Belgian diamantaires will visit Angola in October.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 12, 1/4p.

Europe, Belgium, Africa, Angola

News item - AWDC

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Rough-Polished

2013 Record breaking diamond named: China Star

www.rough-diamond.com, July 12, 1/4p.

China

News item - diamonds notable

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Rough-Polished

2013 Shareholders approve in LJ International Inc. private.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 12, 1/4p.

News item - LJ International

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Rough-Polished

2013 Diamonds drag South Africa May mining output.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 15, 1/4p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - economics

10 D1308-200

Rough-Polished

2013 Dubai's 1 H rough trading +5 % Dubai Diamond Exchange

www.rough-diamond.com, July 15, 1/4p.

Dubai

News item - DDE

11 D1308-201

Rough-Polished

2013 Okavanago earns $ 20 mln from Botswana pilot diamond auction.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 15, 1/4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Okavango

12 D1308-202

Rough-Polished

2013 DGTS.RU to conduct weekly auctions of non-certified polished diamonds.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 15, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - DGTS

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Rough-Polished

2013 Tsvangirai pledges to scrutinize Zim diamond mining contracts.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 16, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

2 D1308-204

Rough-Polished

2013 Rio Tinto to tender Canadian diamonds in Israel.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 16, 1/4p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - Rio Tinto

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Rough-Polished

2013 De Beers takes a step 'forward'. Auctions

www.rough-diamond.com, July 16, 1/4p.

Global

News item - De Beers

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Rough-Polished

2013 Trade figures June 2013 Antwerp diamond industry.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 16, 1/4p.

Europe, Antwerp

News item - Antwerp

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Rough-Polished

2013 Alrosa doesn't have any problem to sell their output even in slower times - Stephen Wolzok.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 16, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

6 D1308-208

Diamonds.net

2013 Paragon Diamonds exports second parcel to Antwerp for valuation. 211.22 carats

www.rough-diamond.com, July 17, 1/2p.

Africa, Lesotho

News item - Paragon

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Rough-Polished

2013 Dominion Diamonds's 2 Q production reaches 1m carats.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 17, 1/4p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - Dominion

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Rough-Polished

2013 Angola's Catoca expands processing capacity to maintain output.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 17, 1/4p.

Africa, Angola

News item - Catoca

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Rough-Polished

2013 Murowa Q2 diamond output up 21pc.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 17, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Rio Tinto

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Rough-Polished

2013 Debswana workers eye better wage deal.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 17, 1/4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Debswana

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Rough-Polished

2013 Russia's rough diamond exports up.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 18, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

12 D1308-214

Rough-Polished

2013 Alrosa loaned RUB 2.34 bln to Severalmaz

www.rough-diamond.com, July 18, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

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Rough-Polished

2013 Namdeb to boost diamond output at Elizabeth Bay mine.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 18, 1/4p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - Namdeb

1 D1308-216

Rough-Polished

2013 Paragon completes processing of major pit samples at Lesotho kimberlite project.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 18, 1/4p.

Africa, Lesotho

News item - Paragon

2 D1308-217

Rough-Polished

2013 Combined corrective measures.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 2, 1/4p.

India

News item - economics

3 D1308-218

Rough-Polished

2013 Rajesh exports lowers growth forecast.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 2, 1/4p.

India

News item - Rajesh

4 D1308-219

Rough-Polished

2013 Diamond consumption in India: the past, present and future….

www.rough-diamond.com, July 2, 3p.

India

News item - history

5 D1308-220

Rough-Polished

2013 Kimberley Diamonds reports production from Ellendale mine.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 22, 1/4p.

Australia

News item - Kimberley Diamonds

6 D1308-221

Rough-Polished

2013 Rio dismisses 78 people at Argyle mine. Macmahon contractor employees.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 22, 1/4p.

Australia

News item - Argyle

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Rough-Polished

2013 Petra sees sales bump as De Beers moves diamond center to Africa.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 22, 1/4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Petra

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Rough-Polished

2013 Indian jewellers promote diamonds aggressively.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 22, 1/4p.

India

News item - jewellers

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Rough-Polished

2013 Trans Hex diamond mining workers goes on strike.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 23, 1/4p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - Trans Hex

10 D1308-225

Rough-Polished

2013 Namakwa Diamonds bags $ 5.8 mln from Kao tender.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 23, 1/4p.

Africa, Lesotho

News item - Namakwa

11 D1308-226

Rough-Polished

2013 DRC learnes quality matters most than volume in diamond mining. 21,524 million carats last year. Delrand mentioned

www.rough-diamond.com, July 24, 1p.

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo

News item - KP data

12 D1308-227

Rough-Polished

2013 India, Zim sign JV to mine diamonds.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 25, 1/4p.

India, Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - JV

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Rough-Polished

2013 Fitch places Alrosa's ratings on rating watch positive.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 25, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

2 D1308-229

Rough-Polished

2013 New consumer advertising campaign by Rio Tinto Diamonds. Nazraana

www.rough-diamond.com, July 3, 1/4p.

India

News item - Rio Tinto

3 D1308-230

Rough-Polished

2013 Rosnedra to conduct auction for diamond licenses in the Perm Territory.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 3, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Rosnedra

4 D1308-231

Rough -Polished

2013 Diamcor bags over $ 400k from SA diamonds tender. Krone-Endora

www.rough-diamond.com, July 4, 1/4p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - Diamcor

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Rough-Polished

2013 Idex opens service centre at Bharat diamond bourse.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 4, 1/4p.

India

News item - Bourse

6 D1308-233

Rough-Polished

2013 Afri-Can Marine goes ahead with private placement.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 4, 1/4p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - Afri-Can

7 D1308-234

Rough-Polished

2013 Namibia offering earn in diamond exploration licences - report.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 4, 1/4p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - legal

8 D1308-235

Rough-Polished

2013 Gubelin Gem Lab schedules off-premises testing in New York.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 4, 1/4p.

USA, New York

News item - Gubelin

9 D1308-236

Rough-Polished

2013 Dominion Diamond eyes profits, not deals.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 4, 1/4p.

Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - Dominion

10 D1308-237

Rough-Polished

2013 Alrosa allocated $ 500 mln of new short term debit to finance ruble bonds buyback.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 5, 1/2p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

11 D1308-238

Rough-Polished

2013 Certified polished diamond prices -0.6% in June.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 5, 1/4p.

Global

News item - prices

12 D1308-239

Rough-Polished

2013 Diamond firm Element Six opens 20 mln lbs Oxfordshire building.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 5, 1/4p.

Europe, United Kingdom

News item - Element Six

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Rough-Polished

2013 Helicopter crash in Yakutia.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 5, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - legal

1 D1308-241

Rough-Polished

2013 Botswana boosts April diamond exports.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 5, 1/4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - exports

2 D1308-242

Rough-Polished

2013 SA's NUM gives De Beers 48 hr strike notice.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 5, 1/4p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - De Beers

3 D1308-243

Rough-Polished

2013 Close collaboration between India and China can help the diamond industries of both countries consolidate their strengths. Gitanjali

www.rough-diamond.com, July 8, 1/2p.

India, China

News item - jewellery

4 D1308-244

Rough-Polished

2013 Diamond mining: Zim to go it alone. Mbada and ZMDC

www.rough-diamond.com, July 8, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Mbada, ZMDC

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Rough-Polished

2013 Cash, jewels worth Rs. 200 crore ( $ 33 mln) seized in Mubai by NIA and Income Tax departments

www.rough-diamond.com, July 8, 1/4p.

India

News item - legal

6 D1308-246

Rough-Polished

2013 Diamond producers & marketers … different strategies.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 8, 1p.

Global

News item - marketing

7 D1308-247

Rough-Polished

2013 The company has great growth potential.

www.rough-diamond.com, July 9, 3p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

8 D1308-248

Rough-Polished

2013 Russian Federation will retain blocking stakes in Alrosa and Aeroflot, as well as control over RusHydro, VTB and Rosneft.

www.rough-diamond.com, June 27, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

9 D1308-249

Rough-Polished

2013 Botswana's Okavango commences pilot diamond auction.

www.rough-diamond.com, June 28, 1/4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Okavango

10 D1308-250

Rough-Polished

2013 Rockwell extends diamond beneficiation deal with Steinmetz to 2018.

www.rough-diamond.com, June 28, 1/4p.

Africa, South Africa

News item - Rockwell

11 D1308-251

Rough-Polished

2013 Rubel & Menasche announced generous contribution to Diamond

www.rough-diamond.com, June 28, 1/4p.

Global

News item - DDI

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Development Initiative International.

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Rough-Polished

2013 10' s of 1000's of Indian diamond cutters out of work.

www.rough-diamond.com, June 28, 1/4p.

India

News item - economics

2 D1308-253

Rough-Polished

2013 Busted: diamond smuggler nabbed at UAE airport.

www.rough-diamond.com, June 28, 1/4p.

United Arab Emirates

News item - legal

3 D1308-254

Rough-Polished

2013 Surat lends a helping hand to flood victims … Uttarkhand

www.rough-diamond.com, June 28, 1/4p.

India

News item - Surat

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Rough-Polished

2013 JFK thieves miss $ 600 million worth of diamonds.

www.rough-diamond.com, June 30, 1/4p.

USA, New York

News item - legal

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