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THE SHEAHAN LITERATURE SERVICE

Diamonds, Kimberlites, and Related Geology

October 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]

"Normally we do not so much look at things as overlook them."

Alan Watts

"Nostalgia”, n. Life in the past lane

It is utterly false and cruelly arbitrary to put all the play and learning into childhood, all

the work into middle age and all the regrets into old age.

Margaret Mead

PAPERS OF INTEREST:

This month had an unprecedented great number of excellent papers!

I have chosen not to identify specific ones from the special volume and the

special issues … see list below.

Goldschmidt abstracts H- M in this issue ( last month A-G)

If you want the abstract www.goldschmidt2013.com

10th International Kimberlite Conference Volume 1 now available and all papers listed in October references **** Volume 2 was listed in September References. Both

available from Amazon.com

CHEMICAL GEOLOGY – special issue with papers on carbonatites/lamproites

ELEMENTS - special issue on continental crust

GONDWANA RESEARCH - special issue on intracratonic/geodynamics

Bain & Company - Global diamond report * available

Melton Phd Thesis: Elemental impurities, defects and carbon isotopes in mantle diamond.

Stachel supplied copy * thank you.

Kind Regards,

Pat Sheahan

http://www.goldschmidt2013.com/

Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Oct 2013

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

Page 1 (Scientific by Source) © Sheahan Literature Service. Printed in Canada.

1 D1310-01 Smith, L.J.D.,

Moncur, M.C., Neuner, M., Gupton, M., Blowes, D.W., Smith, L., Sego, D.C.

2013 The Diavik waste rock project: design, construction, and instrumentation of field scale experimental waste-rock piles.

Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 36, pp. 187-199.

Canada, Northwest Territories

Mining - Diavik

2 D1310-02 Smith, L.J.D.,

Blowes, D.W., Jambor, J.L., Smith, L., Sego, D.C., Neuner, M.

2013 The Diavik waste rock project: particle size distribution and sulfur characteristics of low- sulfide waste rock.



Mining - Diavik

3 D1310-03 Smith, L.J.D.,

Bailey, B.L., Blowes, D.W., Jambor, J.L., Smith, L., Sego, D.C.

2013 The Diavik waste rock project: initial geochemical response from a low sulfide waste rock pile.



Mining - Diavik

4 D1310-04 Neuner, M.,

Smith, L., Blowes, D.W., Sego, D.C., Smith, L.J.D., Fretz, N., Gupton, M.

2013 The Diavik waste rock project: water flow through mine waste rock in a permafrost terrain.



Mining - Diavik

5 D1310-05 Pham, N.H.,

Sego, D.C., Arenson, L.U., Blowes, D.W., Amos, R.T., Smith, L.

2013 The Diavik waste rock project: measurement of the thermal regime of a waste rock test pile in a permafrost environment.



Mining - Diavik

6 D1310-06 Chi, X., Amos,

R.T., Stastna, M., Blowes, D.W., Sego, D.C., Smith, L.

2013 The Diavik waste rock project: implications of wind induced gas transport.



Mining - Diavik

7 D1310-07 Bailey, B.L.,

Smith, L.J.D., Blowes, D.W., Ptacek, C.J., Smith, L., Sego, D.C.

2013 The Diavik waste rock project: persistence of contaminants from blasting agents in waste rock effluent.



Mining - Diavik

8 D1310-08 Dentith, M.,

Mudge, S.T. 2013 Geophysics for the

mineral explorationist. Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780521809511, $ 75. hardback book

Technology

Book - geophysics

9 D1310-09 Science Daily 2013 Deep Earth heat

surprises: new findings Carnegie Institute reported in

Mantle

Geothermometry




on how heat is conducted in the deep lower mantle.

ScienceDaily,, August 23, 1p.

1 D1310-10 Kvasnytsya, V. 2013 Crystal forms of natural

microdiamonds. Chemical Geology, in press available

Russia

Yakutian kimberlites

2 D1310-11 Sun, C., Liang,

Y. 2013 The importance of

crystal chemistry on REE partitioning between mantle minerals ( garnet, clinopyroxene, orthopyroxene, and olivine) and basaltic melts.

Chemical Geology, in press available

Technology

Mineralogy

3 D1310-12 Chakhmouradia

n, A.R., Reguir, E.P., Kamenetsky, V.S., Sharygin, V.V., Golovin, A.V.

2013 Trace element partitioning in perovskite: implications for the geochemistry of kimberlites and other mantle derived undersaturated rocks.

Chemical Geology, Vol. 353, pp. 112-131.

Mantle

Mineral chemistry

4 D1310-13 Tappe, S.,

Pearson, D.G., Prelevic, D.

2013 Kimberlite, carbonatite, and potassic magmatism as part of the geochemical cycle.

Chemical Geology, Vol. 353, pp. 1-3. editors

Technology

Overview

5 D1310-14 Beyer, C.,

Berndt, J., Tappe, S., Klemme, S.

2013 Trace element partitioning between perovskite and kimberlite to carbonatite melt: new experimental constraints.


Mantle

Alkaline magmas

6 D1310-15 Kruger, J.C.,

Romer, R.L., Kampf, H.

2013 Late Cretaceous ultramafic lamprophyres and carbonatites from the Delitzsch Complex, Germany.


Europe, Germany

Carbonatites

7 D1310-16 Chen, W.,

Simonetti, A. 2013 In situ determination of

major and trace elements in calcite and apatite, and U-Pb ages of apatite from the Oka carbonatite complex: insights into a complex crystallization history.


Canada, Quebec

Deposit - Oka

8 D1310-17 Tichomirowa,

M., Whitehouse, M.J., Gerdes, A., Gotze, J., Schulz, B., Belyatsky, B.V.

2013 Different zircon recrystallization types in carbonatites caused by magma mixing: evidence from U-Pb dating, trace element


Europe, Finland, Sweden

Carbonatites




and isotope composition ( Hf and O) of zircons from two Precambrian carbonatites from Fennoscandia.

1 D1310-18 Donatti-Filho

J.P., Tappe, S., Oliveira, E.P., Heaman, L.M.

2013 Age and origin of the Neoproterozoic Brauna kimberlites: melt generation within the metasomatized base of the Sao Francisco craton, Brazil.


South America, Brazil

Geochronology, geochemistry (kimberlites and orangeites)

2 D1310-19 Millonig, L.J.,

Gerdes, A., Groat, L.A.

2013 The effect of amphibolite facies metamorphism on the U-Th-Pb geochronology of accessory minerals from meta-carbonatites and associated meta-alkaline rocks.


Carbonatites

3 D1310-20 Wu. F-Y.,

Arzamastsev, A.A., Mitchell, R.H., Li, Q-L., Sun, J., Yang, Y-H., Wang, R-C.

2013 Emplacement age and Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of the Afrikanda alkaline ultramafic complex, Kola Peninsula, Russia.


Russia, Kola Peninsula

Afrikanda Complex

4 D1310-21 Abdelfadil,

Kh.M., Romer, R.L., Seifert, Th., Lobst, R.

2013 Calc-alkaline lamprophyres from Lusatia ( Germany) - evidence for a repeatedly enriched mantle source.


Europe, Germany

Lamprophyres

5 D1310-22 Contincelli, S.,

Avanzinelli, R., Poli, G., Braschi, E., Giordano, G.

2013 Shift from lamproite-like to leucitic rocks: Sr-Nd-Pb isotope data from the Monte Cimino volcanic complex vs the Vico stratovolcano, central Italy.


Europe, Italy

Leucites

6 D1310-23 Fritschle, T.,

Prelevic, D., Foley, S.F., Jacob, D.E.

2013 Petrological characterization of the mantle source of Mediterranean lamproites: indications from major and trace elements of phlogopite.


Europe, Spain

Lamproites

7 D1310-24 Rukhlov, A.S.,

Blinova, A.I., Pawlowicz, J.G.

2013 Geochemistry, mineralogy and petrology of the Eocene potassic magmatism from the Milk River


Canada, Alberta, USA, Montana

Milk River area




area, southern Alberta and Sweet Grass Hills, northern Montana.

1 D1310-25 Chalapathi Rao,

N.V., Creaser, R.A., Lehmann, B., Panwar, B.K.

2013 Re-Os isotope study of Indian kimberlites and lamproites: implications for mantle source regions and cratonic evolution.


India

Kimberlite genesis

2 D1310-26 Giuliani, A.,

Kamenetsky, V.S., Kendrick, M.A., Phillips, D., Wyatt, B.A., Maas, R.

2013 Oxide, sulphide and carbonate minerals in a mantle polymict breccia: metasomatism by proto-kimberlite magmas, and relationship to the kimberlite megacrystic suite.


Africa, South Africa

Kimberley district

3 D1310-27 Chalapathi Rao,

N.V., Wu, F-Y., Mitchell, R.H., Li, Q-L., Lehmann, B.

2013 Mesoproterozoic U-Pb ages, trace element and Sr-Nd isotopic composition of perovskite from kimberlites of the Eastern Dharwar craton, southern India: distinct mantle sources and a widespread 1.1 Ga tectonomagnetic event.


India

Perovskite ages, SCLM

4 D1310-28 Guarino, V., Wu,

F-Y., Lustrino, M., Melluso, L., Brotzu, P., Barros Gomes, C. de, Ruberti, E., Tassarini, C.C.G., Svisero, D.P.

2013 U-Pb ages, Sr, Nd isotope geochemistry, and petrogenesis of kimberlites, kamafugites and phlogopte-picrites of the Alto Paranaiba Igneous Province, Brazil.



Geochronology (~91to 78)

5 D1310-29 Wu, F-Y.,

Mitchell, R.H., Li, Q-L., Liu, C-Z, Yang, Y-H.,

2013 In situ U-Pb age determination and Sr-Nd isotopic analysis of perovskite from the Premier ( Cullinan) kimberlite, South Africa. ~1150



Geochronology

6 D1310-30 Kamenetsky,

V.S., Grutter, H., Kamenetsky, M.B., Gomann, K.

2013 Parental carbonatitic melt of the Koala kimberlite ( Canada): constraints from melt inclusions in olivine and Cr-spinel, and groundmass carbonate.



Deposit - Kaola

7




D1310-31 Davis, F.A., Hirschmann, M.M.

2013 The effects of K2O on the compositions of near-solidus melts of garnet peridotite at 3 Gpa and the origin of basalts from enriched mantle.

Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology, in press available

Mantle

Petit spots

1 D1310-32 Martin, A.M.,

Righter, K. 2013 Melting of clinopyroxene

+ magnesite in iron bearing planetary mantles and implications for the Earth and Mars.


Mantle

Carbonatite, kamafugite

2 D1310-33 Masotta, M.,

Mollo, S., Freda, C., Gaeta, M.

2013 Clinopyroxene liquid thermometers and barometers specific to alkaline differentiated magmas.


Technology

Geothermometry

3 D1310-34 Grove, T.L.,

Holbig, E.S., Barr, J.A., Till, C.B., Krawczynski, M.J.

2013 Melts of garnet lherzolite: experiments, models and comparison to melts of pyroxenite and carbonated lherzolite.

Contribution to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 166, pp. 887-910.

Mantle

Melting

4 D1310-35 Anfilogov, V.N.,

Khachai, Yu.V. 2013 Origin of kimberlitic

diamond bearing lithosphere of cratons.

Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 451, 2, pp. 814-817.

Russia

Genesis

5 D1310-36 Anashkin, S.M.,

Bovkum, A.V., Litvin, Yu.A., Garanin, V.K.

2013 The Na-Mg-Fe-Ti oxide mineral in association with picroilmenite and freudenbergite from kimberlite of the AK8 pipe, Botswana ( natural and experimental data).


Africa, Botswana

Deposit - AK8

6 D1310-37 Sonin, V.M.,

Chepurov, A.I., Zhimulev, E.I., Chepurov, A.A.

2013 Surface graphitization of diamond in K2C03 melt at high pressure.


Technology

UHP

7 D1310-38 Bedrosian, P.A.,

Feucht, D.W. 2013 Structure and tectonics

of the northwestern United States from EarthSCope USArray magnetotelluric data.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, in press available

USA

Geophysics - Magnetotelluric

8 D1310-39 Havlin, C.,

Prmentier, E.M., Hirth, G.

2013 Dike propogation driven by melt accumulation at the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 376, pp. 20-28.

Mantle

Melting

9




D1310-40 Wang, X-C., Li, Z-X, Li, X-H., Xu, Y-G., Li, X-H.

2013 Identification of an ancient mantle reservoir and young recycled materials in the source region of a young mantle plume: implications for potential linkages between plume and plate tectonics.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 377-378, pp. 248-259.

Mantle

Plumes

1 D1310-41 Li, Y.,

Wedenbeck, M., Shscheka, S., Keppler, H.,

2013 Nitrogen solubility in upper mantle minerals.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 377-378, pp. 311-323.

Mantle

Mineralogy

2 D1310-42 Zhang, Z.,

Stixrude, L., Brodholt, J.

2013 Elastic properties of MgSiO3 perovskite under lower mantle conditions and the composition of the deep Earth.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 379, pp. 1-12.

Mantle

Perovskite

3 D1310-43 Basu, S., Jones,

A.P., Verchovsky, A.B., Kelley, S., Stuart, F.M.

2013 An overview of noble gas (He, Ne, Ar, Xe) contents and isotope signals in terrestrial diamond.

Earth Science Reviews, in press available

Technology

Geochemistry - alluvial diamonds, framesites, carbonados and impact diamonds

4 D1310-44 Radhakrishna,

T., Krishnendu, N.R., Balasubramonian, G.

2013 Paleoproterozoic Indian shield in the global continental assembly: evidences from the paleomagnetism of mafic dyke swarms.

Earth Science Reviews, in press available

India

Gondwana

5 D1310-45 Shephard, G.,

Muller, R.D., Seton, M.

2013 The tectonic evolution of the Arctic since Pangea breakup: integrating constraints from surface geology and geophysics with mantle structure.

Earth Science Reviews, Vol. 124, pp. 148-183.

Mantle, Circum-Arctic, Russia, Canada

Tectonics

6 D1310-46 Schertl, H-P.,

O'Brien, P.J. 2013 Continental crust at

mantle depths: key minerals and microstructures.

Elements,, Vol. 9, 4, August pp. 261-266.

Mantle

Mineralogy

7 D1310-47 Chopin, C. 2013 The little mineral that

changed everything. Coesite and pure pyrope in high-grade blueschists of the western Alps. Geodynamics reconsidered.

Elements,, Vol. 9, 4, pp. 246-247.

Technology

Mantle geodynamics - coesite

8 D1310-48 Liou, J.G., 2013 The fate of the Elements,, Vol. 9, 4, pp. Mantle

Subduction




Tsujimori, T. subducted continental crust: evidence from recycled UHP-UHT minerals.

248-250.

1 D1310-49 Hacker, B.R.,

Gerya, T.V., Gilotti, J.A.

2013 Formation and exhumation of ultrahigh pressure terranes.

Elements,, Vol. 9, 4, pp. 289-293.

Mantle

UHP

2 D1310-50 Vorotnikov, V. 2013 Diamond mining in

Russia…. Chart of reserves.

Engineering & Mining Journal, www.e-mj.com Sept. pp. 72-77.

Russia

Diamond production

3 D1310-51 Bell, D.R. 2013 Petrogenesis of the

Navajo volcanic field: lessons from South African kimberlites.

Geological Society of America Abstracts, Vol. 45, 5, p. 2.

USA, Colorado Plateau

Megacrysts

4 D1310-52 Chambers, J.E.,

Wilkinson, P.B., Wrdrop, D., Hameed, A., Hill, I., Jeffrey, C., Loke, M.H., Meldrum, P.I., Kuras, O., Cave, M., Gunn, D.A.

2013 Bedrock detection beneath river terrace deposits using three dimensional electrical resistivity tomography.

Geomorphology, Vol. 177-178, pp. 17-25.

Global

Geophysics - seismics 3D

5 D1310-53 Nagagawa, T.,

Tackley, P.J. 2013 Implications of high core

thermal conductivity on Earth's coupled mantle and core evolution.

Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 40, 11, pp. 2652-2656.

Mantle

Geothermometry

6 D1310-54 Kaminsky, F.V.,

Wirth, R., Schreiber, A.

2013 New minerals in the deep seated carbonatitic association: data from inclusions in diamonds.

Goldschmidt 2013, 19 ppt slides


Juina diamond

7 D1310-55 Gorczyk, W.,

Vogt, K., Hobbs, B.

2013 Intra plate tectonics and magmatism as a consequence of mantle delamination.

Goldschmidt 2013, Abstract

Australia

Mantle plume - Musgrave

8 D1310-56 Grant, T., Milke,

R., Wunder, B., Morales, L., Wirth, R.

2013 The kinetic effects of H20 in metasomatic and xenolith breakdown reactions.


Mantle

Fluids

9 D1310-57 Griban, J.G.,

Samsonov, A.V., Salinikov, E.B., Lepehina, E.N.

2013 Kimberlitic zircons from Paleoproterozoic Kimzero kimberlites ( Karelia): mineralogy, geochemistry and U-Pb geochronology.


Russia, Karelia

Deposit - Kimozero

10 D1310-58 Grishina, S.N. 2013 Inclusions in halite -

evidence of mixing of Goldschmidt 2013, Abstract

Russia, Siberia

Deposit - Udachnaya




evaporite xenoliths and kimberlites of Udachnaya -East pipe (Siberia).

1 D1310-59 Hallis, L.J.,

Huss, G.R., Taylor, D.R., Nagashima, K., Halldorsson, S.A., Hilton, D.R.

2013 The D/H ratio of the deep mantle.


Mantle

Deuterium/Hydrogen

2 D1310-60 Hanger, B.J.,

Yaxley, G.M., Berry, A.J., Kemenetsky, V.S., Paterson, D., Howard, D.L.

2013 Fe XANES measurements of Fe3 in garnet from the Kimberley pipe.



Deposit - Kimberley

3 D1310-61 Harte, B. 2013 Subducted carbon in

stagnate slabs: evidence from deep diamonds.



Juina area

4 D1310-62 Harte, B. 2013 Melt injections and

metasomatism in the continental mantle lithosphere beneath southern Africa.


Africa, South Africa, Lesoth

Kimberley area, Matsoku

5 D1310-63 Hazen, R.M. 2013 Earth's carbon through

deep time. Goldschmidt 2013, Abstract

Mantle

Carbon cycle

6 D1310-64 Helmberger, D.,

Chu, R., Leng, W., Gurnis, M.

2013 Hidden hotspot track beneath eastern United States.


USA, Kentucky

Kimberlite

7 D1310-65 Herzberg, C. 2013 Petrological evidence

for deep lower mantle melting.


Canada, Nunavut, Baffin Island, Greenland

Picrites

8 D1310-66 Hirose, K.,

Tateno, S., Ozawa, H.

2013 Crystal structure in Earth's inner core.


Mantle

UHP

9 D1310-67 Hirschmann,

M.M. 2013 Deep time: how did the

early Earth become our modern world?


Mantle

Melting, volatile cycles

10 D1310-68 Howell, D.,

Stern, R.A., Griffin, W.L., Southworth, R., Mikhail, S., Stachel, T.,

2013 Nitrogen isotope systematics and origins of mixed-habit diamonds.


Technology

Crystallography




Verchovsky, A.B., O'Reilly, S.Y., Pearson, N.J.

1 D1310-69 Huang, J-X.,

Griffin, W.L., Greau, Y., Pearson, N.J., O'Reilly, S.Y.

2013 Unmasking enigmatic xenolithic eclogites: progressive metasomatism on a key Roberts Victor sample.



Deposit - Roberst Victor

2 D1310-70 Hudgins, T.R.,

Mukasa, S.B., Simon, A.C.

2013 Melt inclusion evidence for a CO2 rich mantle beneath the western branch of the East African Rift.


Africa

Kamafugites

3 D1310-71 Ionov, D.A.,

Doucet, L.S., Golovin, A.V.

2013 The origin of garnet peridotites in the Siberian cratonic mantle from chemical, modal and textural data.


Russia, Siberia

Deposit - Udachnaya

4 D1310-72 Jones, A.P.,

Basu, S. 2013 Is diamond a repository

of mantle helium and noble gases?


Mantle

Ratio in diamond pipes

5 D1310-73 Kaminsky, F.V.,

Wirth, R. 2013 New minerals in the

primary, deep seated carbonatitic association.



Juina area

6 D1310-74 Kargin, A.V.,

Nosova, A.A., Kovalchuk, E.V.

2013 Four types of olivine from orangeites of Kostomuksha-Lentiro area, Russia, Finland.


Russia, Europe, Finland

Orangeites

7 D1310-75 Kohn, S.C.,

Wibberley, E., Smith, C.B., Bulanova, G.P., Walter, M.J.

2013 Platelet degradation in diamonds. Insights from infrared microscopy and implications for the thermal evolution of cratonic mantle.


Mantle

Diamond crystallography

8 D1310-76 Kopylova, M.G.,

Kostrovitsky, S.I., Egorov, K.N.

2013 Primary alkali kimberlite melt: the myth dispelled.


Russia

Deposit - Udachnaya

9 D1310-77 Litasov, K.D.,

Shatsky, A., Ohtani, E.

2013 Deep melting of subducted carbonate and carbonatite melt diapirs in the Earth's mantle.


Mantle

Melting

10 D1310-78 Litvin, Yu.A. 2013 Differentiation of the

mantle ultrabasic basic magmas and diamond forming carbonatite


Technology

Melting




melts on experimental evidence.

1 D1310-79 Malaspina, N.,

Langenhorst, F. 2013 Fluid induced redox

processes at the slab mantle interface: insights from ultrahigh pressure garnet peridotites.


Mantle

Redox

2 D1310-80 Manning, C., Li,

Y., Eguchi, J. 2013 Fluids, subduction, and

deep carbon. Goldschmidt 2013, Abstract

Mantle

Carbon cycle

3 D1310-81 Gorczyk, W.,

Hobbs, B., Gessner, K., Gerya, T.

2013 Intracratonic geodynamics.

Gondwana Research, Vol. 24, 3-4 pp. 838-848.

Mantle

Geodynamics

4 D1310-82 Ichikawa, H.,

Kameyama, M., Kawai, K.

2013 Mantle convection with continental drift and heat source around the mantle transition zone.

Gondwana Research, Vol. 24, 3-4, pp. 1080-1090.

Mantle

Subduction

5 D1310-83 Aitken, A.R.A.,

Capitano, F.A. 2013 The intraplate character

of supercontinent tectonics.


Africa

Geodynamics

6 D1310-84 Cloetingh, S.,

Burov, E., Francois, T.

2013 Thermo-mechanical controls on intra-plate deformation and the role of plume folding interactions in continental topography.


Mantle

Cratons - subduction

7 D1310-85 White, L.T.,

Gibson, G.M., Lister, G.S.

2013 A reassessment of paleogeographic reconstructions of eastern Gondwana: bringing geology back into the equation.


India

Tectonic models

8 D1310-86 Torsvik, T.H.,

Cocks, R.M. 2013 Gondwana from top to

base in space and time. Gondwana Research, Vol. 24, 3-4, pp. 999-1030.

Mantle

Review

9 D1310-87 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, pp. 490-500.

Mantle

Convection, composition

10 D1310-88 Bain &

Company

2013 The global diamond report 2013.

http://www.awdc.be/en/journey-through-value-chain, 72p.

Global

Overview

11 D1310-89 Azer, M.K. 2013 Late Ediacaran ( 605-

580 Ma) post-collisional Journal of Asian Earth Studies, in press

Africa, Egypt

Alkaline dykes




alkaline magmatism in the Arabian-Nubian shield: a case study of Serbal ring-shaped intrusion, southern Sinai, Egypt.

available

1 D1310-90 Li, J., Wang,-C.,

Ren, Z-Y., Xu, J-F., He, B., Xu, Y-G.

2013 Chemical heterogeneity of the Emeishan mantle plume: evidence from highly siderophile element abundances in picrites.

Journal of Asian Earth Studies, in press available

China

Picrites

2 D1310-91 Saha, D.,

Patranabis-Deb., S.

2013 Proterozoic evolution of eastern Dharwar and Bastar cratons, India - an overview of the intracratonic basins, craton margins and mobile belts.

Journal of Asian Earth Studies, in press available

India

Tectonics

3 D1310-92 May, D.A.,

Schellart, W.P., Moresi, L.

2013 Overview of adaptive finite element analysis in computational geodynamics.

Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 70, Oct. pp. 1-20.

Technology

Geodynamic program

4 D1310-93 Mueller, H.J. 2013 Measuring the elastic

properties of natural rocks and mineral assemblages under Earth's deep crustal and mantle conditions.

Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 71, pp. 25-42.

Mantle

Mentions explosion breccia and kimberlite pipes

5 D1310-94 Holland, T.J.B.,

Hudson, N.F.C., Powell, R., Harte, B.

2013 New thermodynamic models and calculated phase equilibria in NCFMAS for basic and ultrabasic compositions through the transition zone into the uppermost lower mantle.

Journal of Petrology, Vol. 54, pp. 1901-1920.

Mantle

Geothermometry

6 D1310-95 Gonzalez-

Jimienez, JM., Griffin, W.L., Gervilla, F., Proenza, J.A., O'Reilly, S.Y., Pearson, N.J.

2013 Chromitites in ophiolites: how, where, when, why? Part 1. A review of new ideas on the origin and significance of platinum-group minerals.

Lithos, in press available Mantle

Chromitites

7 D1310-96 Griffin, W.L.,

Belousova, E.A., O'Neill, C., O'Reilly, S.Y., Malkovets, V., Pearson, N.J., Spetsius, S., Wilde, S.A.

2013 The world turns over: Hadean-Archean crust mantle evolution.


Crust- mantle review




1 D1310-97 Khanna, T.C.,

Sesha Sai, V.V., Zhao, G.C., Subba Rao, D.V., Krishna, K.A., Sawant, S.S., Charan, .N.

2013 Petrogenesis of mafic alkaline dikes from Mahbubnagar large igneous province, eastern Dharwar craton, India: geochemical evidence for uncontaminated intracontinental mantle derived magmatism.

Lithos, in press available India

Alkaline dykes

2 D1310-98 Mattsson, H.B.,

Nandedkar, R.H., Ulmer, P.

2013 Petrogenesis of the melilititic and nephelinitic rock suites in the Lake Natron-Engaruka monogenetic volcanic field, northern Tanzania.

Lithos, in press available Africa, Tanzania

Nephelinites

3 D1310-99 Perez-Valera,

L.A., Rosenbaum, G., Sabchez-Gomez, M., Azor, A., Fernadez-Soler, J.M., Perez-Valera, F., Vasconcelos, P.M.

2013 Age distribution of lamproites along the Socovos fault ( southern Spain) and lithospheric scale tearing.

Lithos, in press available Europe, Spain

Lamproites

4 D1310-100

Ziaja, K., Foley, S.F., White, R.W., Buhre, S.

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


Picrites

5 D1310-101

Partnership Africa

2013 A guide to the Kimberley Process.

Partnership Africa, Sept. 34p. Available

Global

Overview - KP

6 D1310-102

PetDB 2013 Mantle xenolith data ( formerly Deep Lithosphere Dataset).

PetDB, Noted in Geochemistry News

Mantle

Mineral chemistry

7 D1310-103

Melton, G.L. 2013 Elemental impurities, defects and carbon isotopes in mantle diamond.

Phd. Thesis University of Alberta, 168p. Pdf copy available

Africa, South Africa, Ghana

Deposit - Akwatia, De Beers Pool

8 D1310-104

Lenaz, D., Skogby, H., Logvinova, A.M., Sobolev, N.V., Princivalle, F.

2013 A micro-Mossbauer study of chromites included in diamond and other mantle related rocks.

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, Vol. 40, 9, pp. 671-679.

Mantle

Chromites

9 D1310-105

Youbi, N., Kouyate, D., Soderlund, U.,

2013 The 1750 Ma magmatic event of the West African Craton ( Anti-

Precambrian Research, Vol. 236, pp. 106-123.

Africa, Morocco

Dike swarms




Ernst, R.E., Soulaimani, A., Hafid, A., Ikenne, M., El Bahat, A., Betrand, H., Chaham, K.R., Ben Abbou, M., Mortaji, A., El Ghorfi, M., Zouhair, M., El Janati, M.

Atlas) Morocco.

1 D1310-106

Mitchell, R.H. 2013 Paragenesis and oxygen isotopic studies of serpentine in kimberlite.

Proceedings of the 10th. International Kimberlite Conference, Vol. 1, Special Issue of the Journal of the Geological Society of India,, Vol. 1, pp. 1-12.

Technology

Geochronology

2 D1310-107

Pivin, M., Debaille, V., Mattielli, N.

2013 Nd-Hf isotope systematics of megacrysts from the Mbuji-Mayi kimberlites, D.R. Congo: evidence for a metasomatic origin related to kimberlite interaction with the cratonic lithosphere mantle.


Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Deposit - Mbuji-Mayi

3 D1310-108

Ashchepkov, I.V., Downes, H., Mitchell, R.H.

2013 Wyoming craton mantle lithosphere: reconstructions based on xenocrysts from Sloan and Kelsey Lake kimberlites.


USA, Wyoming

Deposit - Kelsey Lake, Sloan

4 D1310-109

Sahu, N., Gupta, T., Patel, S.C.

2013 Petrology of lamproites from the Nuapada lamproite field, Bastar craton, India.


India

Deposit - Nuapada

5 D1310-110

Lynn, M., Joy, S., Preston, R.

2013 The geology and geochemistry of the Wadagera kimberlite and the characteristics of the underlying subcontinental lithospheric mantle, Dharwar craton, India.


India

Deposit - Wadagera

6




D1310-111

Kaur, G., Korakoppa, M.M., Fareeduddin

2013 Petrology of P-5 and P-13 kimberlites from Lattavaram kimberlite cluster, Wajrakarur kimberlite field, Andhra Pradesh, India: reclassification as lamproites.


India, Andhra Pradesh

Deposit - Lattavaram

1 D1310-112

Sarkar, C., Storey, C.D.

2013 Detailed protracted crystallization history of perovskite in Orapa kimberlite.


Africa, Botswana

Deposit - Orapa

2 D1310-113

Smelov, A.P., Zaitsev, A.I.

2013 The age and localization of kimberlite magmatism in the Yakutian kimberlite Province: constraints from isotope geochronology - an overview.


Russia, Yakutia

Geochronology

3 D1310-114

Harte, B., Hudson, N.F.C.

2013 Mineral associations in diamonds from the lowermost upper mantle and uppermost lower mantle.


Mantle

Mineralogy

4 D1310-115

Arajuo, D.P., Gaspar, J.C., Bulanova, G.P.

2013 Juina diamonds from kimberlites and alluvials: a comparison of morphology, spectral characteristics and carbon isotope composition.



Deposit - Juina

5 D1310-116

Weiss, Y., Kiflawi, I., Navon, O.

2013 The IR absorption spectrum of water in microinclusion-bearing diamonds.


Technology

Diamond inclusions

6 D1310-117

Palot, M., Pearson, D.G., Stachel, T.

2013 Multiple growth episodes or prolonged formation of diamonds? Inferences from infrared absorption data.

Proceedings of the 10th. International Kimberlite Conference, Vol. 1, Special Issue of the Journal of the

Technology

Diamond morphology




Geological Society of India,, Vol. 1, pp. 281-296.

1 D1310-118

Lock, N.P., Dawson, J.B.

2013 Contrasting garnet lherzolite xenoliths suites from the Letseng kimberlite pipes: inferences for the northern Lesotho geotherm.


Africa, Lesotho

Deposit - Letseng

2 D1310-119

Fedortchouk, Y., McIssac, E.,

2013 Surface dissolution features on kimberlitic chromites as indicators of magmatic fluid and diamond quality.


Technology

Mineral chemistry

3 D1310-120

Mainkar, D., Gupta, T., Patel, S.C.

2013 Diamonds from the Behradih kimberlite pipe, Bastar craton, India: a reconnaissance study.


India

Deposit - Behradih

4 D1310-121

Helmstaedt, H.H.

2013 Tectonic relationships between E-type cratonic and ultra-high-pressure (UHP) diamonds: implications for craton formation and stabilization.


UHP

5 D1310-122

Ashchepkov, I.V., Ntaflos, T., Kuligin, S.S.

2013 Deep seated xenoliths from the brown breccia of the Udachnaya pipe, Siberia.


Russia, Siberia

Deposit - Udachnaya

6 D1310-123

Kostrovitsky, S.I., Kopylova, M.G.

2013 The exceptionally fresh Udachnaya-East kimberlite: evidence from brine and evaporite contamination.


Russia, Siberia

Deposit -Udachnaya-East

7 D1310-124

Chalapathi Rao, N.V., Lehmann, B.

2013 Petrology, bulk-rock geochemistry, indicator mineral composition and zircon U-Pb geochronology of the

Proceedings of the 10th. International Kimberlite Conference, Vol. 1, Special Issue of the Journal of the

India, central

Deposit - Mainpur




end-Cretaceous diamondiferous Mainpur orangeites, Bastar craton, central India.

Geological Society of India,, Vol. 1, pp. 93-121.

1 D1310-125

Russell, J.K., Porritt, L.A., Hilchie, L.

2013 Kimberlite: rapid ascent of lithospherically modified carbonatitic melts.

Proceedings of the 10th. International Kimberlite Conference, Vol. 1, Special Issue of the Journal of the Geological Society of India,, Vol.1, pp. 195-210.

Technology

Genesis - melts

2 D1310-126

Wigginton, N.S. 2013 Reconstructing plate tectonics.

Science, Vol. 341, no. 6152, p. 1321. Sept. 20

Mantle

Convection, composition

3 D1310-127

Schubnel, A, Brunet, F., Hilairet, N., Gasc, J., Wang, Y., Green, H.W.II

2013 Deep focus earthquake analogs recorded at high pressure and temperature in the laboratory.

Science, Vol. 341, no. 6152, pp. 1377-1380. Sept. 20

Technology

Subduction

4 D1310-128

Narvekar, P. 2013 The global diamond industry finds itself in a quagmire of its own doing. India's top diamond industry analyst examines the health of the industry.

Solitaire International - the India Gem and Jewellery Magazine, August pp. 41-49.

Global, India

Economics, markets

5 D1310-129

Yang, A. Q., Zeng, Z-j., Zheng, X-q., Hu, Y-l.

2013 Study on the FTIR spectra of OH in olivines from Mengyin kimberlite.

Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Vol. 33, 9, pp. 2374-2378.

China

Deposit - Mengyin

6 D1310-130

McCreary, T. 2013 Mining aboriginal success: the politics of difference in continuing education for industry needs.

The Canadian Geographer, Vol. 57, 3, pp. 280-288.

Canada

CSR

7 D1310-131

Oskin, B. 2013 Hotspot scorched midwest, leaving legacy of earthquakes, rare rocks ( kimberlites)

www.livescience.com, Sept. 15, 2p.

USA, Kansas, Kentucky

New Madrid Rift zone

8


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Page 1 (Industry News) © Sheahan Literature Service. Printed in Canada.

1 D1310-132

Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation

2013 868,000 carats historical diamond resource on Diamond Fields Mining Lease ML 111 off the coast of Namibia.

Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation, Sept. 11, 1p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - press release

2 D1310-133

Alexkor

2013 Alexkor in talks with Indian partners on building beneficiation plant.

Alexkor, Sept. 13, 1p. Africa, South Africa


3 D1310-134

Allafrica.com

2013 Angola: Mozambique wants diamond cooperation with Angola.

Allafrica.com, August 23, 1/4p.

Africa, Angola, Mozambique

News item - economics

4 D1310-135

Allafrica.com

2013 Marange to lead world gem production.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Marange

5 D1310-136

Allafrica.com

2013 Zimbabwe: Meikles mulls acquiring gold, diamond mines.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Meikles

6 D1310-137

Allafrica.com

2013 Angola: diamond exploring companies must build social infrastructures.

Allafrica.com, Sept. 11, 1/2p.

Africa, Angola

News item - Endiama

7 D1310-138

Allafrica.com

2013 Zimbabwe: global witness criticises easing of EU diamond sanctions.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Global Witness

8 D1310-139

Allafrica.com

2013 Botswana: diamond benefits immense - President Khama.

Allafrica.com, Sept. 18, 1p.

Africa, Botswana


9 D1310-140

Allafrica.com

2013 Zimbabwe: Chidhakwa, ZMDC meet as diamond saga deepens. ( Ghanian bribery)


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

10 D1310-141

Allafrica.com

2013 Chiadzwa villagers sing the blues.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - CSR

11 D1310-142

Allafrica.com

2013 Zimbabwe misses diamond revenue target. From Marange


Africa, Zimbabwe


12 D1310-143

Allafrica.com

2013 Zimbabwe: IMF remains mum after Zim misses diamond remittance deadline.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

13




D1310-144

BlueRock Diamonds Plc.

2013 BlueRock Diamonds acquisition Kareevlei option, AIM admission, ISDX withdrawal.

BlueRock Diamonds Plc., August 19, 1p.



1 D1310-145

Creamers Mining Weeekly

2013 DiamondCorp draws down first R 30 m of IDC financing. LACE

Creamers Mining Weekly, August 19, 1p.



2 D1310-146

Creamers Mining Weeekly

2013 Bateman Africa changes name to Tenova Mining & Minerals South Africa.

Creamers Mining Weekly, August 27, 1/4p.

Global

News item - Tenova

3 D1310-147

Creamers Mining Weekly

2013 Rockwell progresses Middle Orange River production growth strategy.

Creamers Mining Weekly, August 29, 1/4p.


News item - Rockwell

4 D1310-148


2013 Rockwell recovers four heavyweights from SA alluvial operations. Middle Orange River and Saxendrift 116, 138, 126, 169 ct stones.

Creamers Mining Weekly, Sept. 17, 1/2p.



5 D1310-149


2013 Kimberley Diamonds buys Mantle to gain access to Botswana project. Lerala

Creamers Mining Weekly, Sept. 17, 1p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Kimberley

6 D1310-150


2013 Lace diamond mine remains on schedule to start production in 2015.




7 D1310-151


2013 Diamcor's latest diamond tender earns it $ 856,000. on 4,752.95 cts Krone-Endora



News item - Diamcor

8 D1310-152


2013 Kimberley Diamonds looking at Botswana project.


Africa, Botswana


9 D1310-153


2013 Dominion Diamond posts Q2 loss.



News item - Dominion

10 D1310-154


2013 Canada's Dominion looks to expand Ekati mine.







1 D1310-155


2013 Belgium pushes EU to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe diamond miner ZMDC


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - ZMDC

2 D1310-156


2013 Angola seeks to diversify its economy by developing mining sector.


Africa, Angola


3 D1310-157

Diamcor Mining Inc.

2013 FS and MD&A - highlights Krone-Endora.

Diamcor Mining Inc., August 28, 1p.



4 D1310-158

Diamcor Mining Inc.

2013 Diamcor recovers first gem quality "special" from Krone-Endora at Venetia.

Diamcor Mining Inc., Sept. 25, 2p.



5 D1310-159

Diamcor Mining Inc.

2013 Diamcor tenders and sells 4,752.95 carats from its Krone-Endora at Venetia project.

Diamcor Mining Inc., Sept. 3, 2p.



6 D1310-160

DIB Online

2013 Namibia's diamond output to decline 1.8% this year, projects Bank of Namibia.

Diamond Intelligence Briefs, Sept. 2, 1/2p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - Bank of Namibia

7 D1310-161

DIB Online

2013 DiamondCorp: Lace mine to commence production in 2015.

Diamond Intelligence Briefs, Sept. 3, 1/2p.


News item - DiamondCorp

8 D1310-162

Diamonds.net

2013 Dominion scouts Israel diamond industry for customers.

Diamonds.net, August 21, 1/4p.



9 D1310-163

Diamonds.net

2013 ZANU-PF may investigate diamond corruption charges within party.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - ZANU-PF

10 D1310-164

Diamonds.net

2013 Authorities hold diamond firm emplyee for evading local body tax.


India

News item - legal

11 D1310-165

Diamonds.net

2013 ZDEC prepares students to add value to Zimbabwe's diamonds.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - ZDEC

12 D1310-166

Diamonds.net

2013 UN Security Council demands rebels end


Africa,

News item - legal




violence in DRC. Democratic Republic of Congo

1 D1310-167

Diamonds.net

2013 Gitanjali requests additional bank funding.

Diamonds.net, Sept. 1, 1/4p.

India

News item - Gitanjali

2 D1310-168

Diamonds.net

2013 CMKM's transfer agent may be cleared. Lawyer responsible.


USA

News item - CMKM

3 D1310-169

Diamonds.net

2013 Mudiwa lobbies for Chiadzwa resident's share of diamond wealth.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Chiadzwa

4 D1310-170

Diamonds.net

2013 Rory More O'Ferrall joined the Diamond Development Initiative as honorary vice chairman.


Global

News item - DDI

5 D1310-171

Diamonds.net

2013 Police raid Steinmetz's home in Geneva. Guinea government request.


Africa, Guinea

News item - Steinmetz

6 D1310-172

Diamonds.net

2013 Newspaper publishes CIO's secret diamond smuggling document. Marange


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

7 D1310-173

Diamonds.net

2013 Police arrest illegal miners in the Panna District.


India

News item - legal

8 D1310-174

Diamonds.net

2013 Alrosa's 2Q revenue +9% profit doubles.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

9 D1310-175

Diamonds.net

2013 Petra returns to profit in fiscal 2013.



News item - Petra

10 D1310-176

Diamonds.net

2013 Merlin Diamonds recommissions Northern Territory mine. Merlin


Australia

News item - Merlin

11 D1310-177

Diamonds.net

2013 Okavango Diamond Company holds opening ceremony.


Africa, Botswana

News item - Okavango

12 D1310-178

Diamonds.net

2013 Rapaport diamond industry stock tracker….

Diamonds.net, Sept. 18, 1p.

Global

News item - stock prices




All diamond stocks listed.

1 D1310-179

Diamonds.net

2013 DiamondCorp extends 1 H loss. Lace



News item - DiamondCorp

2 D1310-180

Diamonds.net

2013 Rockwell Diamonds picking up pace of production. Orange area




3 D1310-181

Diamonds.net

2013 The recycled diamond business is forever. Ezi Rapaport.


Global

News item - recycle

4 D1310-182

Diamonds.net

2013 Stellar commences bulk sampling at Tongo.


Africa, Sierra Leone

News item - Stellar

5 D1310-183

Diamonds.net

2013 Sotheby's Hong Kong to sell 118 carat, D flawless oval diamond.



News item - diamond notable

6 D1310-184

Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.

2013 Davik and the Tlicho Government are pleased to announce the renewal of the participation agreement.

Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Sept. 11, 1p.



7 D1310-185

Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.

2013 Diavik rescue team wins regional competition.

Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., Sept. 13, 1p.



8 D1310-186

Dominion Diamond Corporation

2013 Dominion files Lynx Pipe project description report.

Domion Diamond Corporation, Sept. 16, 2p.



9 D1310-187

Dominion Diamond Corporation

2013 Reports fiscal 2014 second quarter results. Diavik

Domion Diamond Corporation, Sept. 5, 1p.



10 D1310-188

Gem Shares LLC

2013 GemShares and Nasdaq OMX partner to create GemShares GIGStm diamond basket index.

GemShares LLC, Sept. 9, 1p.

Global


11 D1310- Idex Memo 2013 Thank God for deep Idex Online, August 22, News item - economics




189 desires. Holiday season.

1p. Global

1 D1310-190

Idex Online

2013 Banks are the new market custodians.

Idex Online, August 28, 1p.

Global

News item - finance

2 D1310-191

Idex Online

2013 Canadian government renews Geo-Mapping program.

Idex Online, August 29, 1p.

Canada, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

News item - GEM

3 D1310-192

Idex Memo

2013 Revelations and introspection…. Reports by ambassadors to Zimbabwe.

Idex Online, Sept. 12, 2p. Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

4 D1310-193

Idex Online

2013 Farewell comfort, hello opportunity. ( Sightholders in Gabarone).

Idex Online, Sept. 18, 1p. Africa, Botswana

News item - DTC

5 D1310-194

Idex Online

2013 Alrosa reserves estimated at 608 million carats.

Idex Online, Sept. 20, 1/2p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

6 D1310-195

Idex Memo

2013 Weather forecast: rain with chances of sun…. The current low polished diamond prices….

Idex Online, Sept. 25, 1p. Global

News item - demand

7 D1310-196

Idex Online

2013 Namibia's diamond output seen slipping in 2013 from 2012.

Idex Online, Sept. 3, 1/4p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - Namdeb

8 D1310-197

Idex Memo

2013 Opportunity, corner of wild gamble. Rough prices are uneconomically high and diamond polishers margins are narrow.

Idex Online, Sept. 4, 1p. Global

News item - prices

9 D1310-198

Karelian Diamonds Res. Plc.

2013 Applications for diamond exploration claims at Riihivaara near Kuhmo.

Karelian Diamonds Res. Plc., Sept. 19, 1p.

Europe, Finland


10 D1310-199

Kennady Diamonds Inc.

2013 Kennady Diamonds step out drilling intersects over 80 meters of kimberlite at Kelvin.

Kennady Diamonds Inc., August 21, 1p.



11 D1310-200


2013 Kennady Diamonds step out drilling

Kennady Diamonds Inc., August 26, 1p.

Canada,





intersects over 70 meters of kimberlite at Kelvin.

Northwest Territories

1 D1310-201


2013 Kennady Diamonds dispatches 3,454 kgs of kimberlite for processing.

Kennady Diamonds Inc., Sept. 18, 2p.



2 D1310-202


2013 Kennady Diamonds final step out drilling intersects kimberlite at Kelvin. 14 of 15 holes have hit.




3 D1310-203


2013 Kennady intersects kimberlite at south end of Faraday Lake.




4 D1310-204

Kimberley Diamonds Ltd.

2013 Minelife investment house has an analysis on Ellendale.

Kimberley Diamonds Inc., August 30, 1p.

Australia


5 D1310-205

Lucara Diamond Corporation

2013 Interim financial report ended June 30., Overview and diamonds sales. Lulo

Lucara Diamond Corporation, Sept. 13, 1p.

Africa, Angola


6 D1310-206


2013 Lucara recovers exceptional 257 carat diamond from Karowe.


Africa, Botswana


7 D1310-207


2013 Lucara brings in $ 24.7 million from exceptional diamond sale. Karowe ( John Armstrong VP )


Africa, Botswana


8 D1310-208

Mineweb

2013 Dominion diamond investor Caerus Global pushes for share buyback.

Mineweb.com, Sept. 11, 1/4p.



9 D1310-209

Mineweb

2013 Petra Diamonds sticks to output target despite strikes.



News item - Petra

10 D1310-210

Mineweb

2013 All that glitters: chinese brides coose diamonds over gold.


China

News item - Tiffany

11 D1310-211

Mining.com

2013 Forget graphene and diamonds: scientists find new supermaterial.

Mining.com, August 16, 1/4p.

Technology

News item - carbyne




1 D1310-212

Mining.com

2013 Sotheby's expects at least $ 19 million for this rare blue diamond The Premier Blue

Mining.com, August 20, 1/4p.

Global

News item - diamonds notable

2 D1310-213

Mining.com

2013 The perfect storm that's going to make diamonds more expensive - an interview (ETF)

Mining.com, Sept. 18, 1/2p.

Global

News item - demand

3 D1310-214

Mmegi

2013 Botswana diamond mines among the best.

Mmegionline, Sept. 2, 1p. Africa, Botswana

News item - review

4 D1310-215

Mmegi

2013 Speculation sprials around diamond mine sale. Kimberley Diamonds - maybe interested in Mantle's Lerala, Lucara's Karowe, Firestone's BK 11 and Gem's Ghaghoo???

Mmegionline, Sept. 6, 1p. Africa, Botswana


5 D1310-216

North Arrow Minerals Inc.

2013 North Arrow announces a $ 5.3 million private placement financing.

North Arrow Minerals Inc., August 26, 1p.



6 D1310-217

North Arrow Minerals Inc.

2013 William Lamb joins North Arrow board of directors.

North Arrow Minerals Inc., Sept. 23, 1p.



7 D1310-218

Olivut Resources Ltd.

2013 Funding update. Exploration update … helimag geophysical program at HOAM.

Olivut Resources Ltd., Sept. 12, 1p.



8 D1310-219

Pangolin Diamonds Corporation

2013 Pangolin discovers volcanic intrusion with diamond inclusion type ilmenites at its Mmadinare project, Botswana.

Pangolin Diamonds Corporation, Sept. 18, 2p.

Africa, Botswana


9 D1310-220

Paragon Diamonds Inc.

2013 Doyle's oveview of Lemphane, Motete.

Paragon Diamonds Inc., Sept. 19, 2p.

Africa, Lesotho


10 D1310-221

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.

2013 Peregrine's Chidliak sample to be processed this month. Peregrine provides Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., Sept. 9, 2p.

Canada, Nunavut, Baffin Island





update and announces discovery of three new kimberlites

1 D1310-222

Rapaport Magazine

2013 India featured - competitive edge, adapting to change, GJEPC new markets.

Rapaport Magazine, August issue

India

News item - markets

2 D1310-223

Reuters

2013 Tiffany's strong China sales offset tepid Americas business.

Reuters, August 27, 1/2p. Global, China

News item - Tiffany

3 D1310-224

Rockwell Diamonds Inc.

2013 Rockwell progresses Middle Orange River production growth strategy.

Rockwell Diamonds Inc., August 29, 1p.



4 D1310-225

Rockwell Diamonds Inc.

2013 Rockwell increases carat production and revenue from sales by 46% and 25% respectively in second quarter ending August 31, 2013.

Rockwell Diamonds Inc., Sept. 25, 7p.



5 D1310-226

Scio Diamond Technology Corporation

2013 Scio Diamond announces joint venture for gemstones to produce Type 11a single crystal CVD diamond for a specific market.

Scio Diamond Technology Corporation, Sept. 17, 1p.

Technology


6 D1310-227

Stellar Diamonds plc.

2013 Commencement of bluk sampling for definitive feasibility study at Tongo project.

Stellar Diamonds plc., Sept. 3, 2p.



7 D1310-228

Stockwatch

2013 CMKM Edwards will finally be extradited to USA.

Stockwatch news, Sept. 20, 1p.

USA, Nevada

News item - CMKM

8 D1310-229

Stornoway Diamond Corporation

2013 First vehicle arrives at Renard project site via new permanent road.

Stornoway Diamond Corporation, Sept. 3, 2p.

Canada, Quebec


9 D1310-230

Sunday World News

2013 Labour unrest stirs in diamond mine sector. Cullinan (Petra)

Sunday World News, Sept. 1, 1/4p.


News item - Petra

10 D1310-231

Talmora Diamond Inc.

2013 Talmora Diamond announces preliminary closing of $ 30,886 and results of recent sampling.

Talmora Diamond Inc., Sept. 16, 1p.






1 D1310-232

Tawana Resources

2013 Tawana divests of noncore assets… Kareevlei and Flinders.

Tawana Resources, August 26, 1p.

Africa, South Africa, Australia


2 D1310-233

Times of India

2013 DTC has reduced the prices of roughs to its sightholders on August 27.

Times of India, August 29, 1/4p.

Global

News item - DTC

3 D1310-234

Toronto Star

2013 Pat Robertson's lucartive African diamond adventure in questionable focus at TIFF ( Toronto International Film Festival). He raised money via Christian Broadcasting Network finance dedging equipment for his African diamond operations.

Toronto Star Newspaper, Sept. 7, 1p.

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo

News item - Christian???

4 D1310-235

CBC.ca

2013 Aboriginal groups urge halt to Gahcho Kue mine. The project passed environmental review and now aboriginals want further review.

www.cbc.ca, August 22, 1p.


News item - Mountain Province, De Beers

5 D1310-236

Engineering and Mining Journal

2013 Diamonds: yes they exist - short overview on Brazil diamonds/pipes/Brauna/alluvials.

www.e-mj.com, Sept. p. 92.

South America, Brazil, Bahia

News item - Lipari

6 D1310-237

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2013 Diamond wealth exposed after Chinese official fired ( $ 125 million in polished diamonds)

www.israelidiamond.co.il, August 12, 1/4p.

China

News item - legal

7 D1310-238


2013 Forbes: Angolan diamond 'princess' got Gov't billions. Her father is President.


Africa, Angola

News item - Ascorp

8 D1310-239


2013 British diamond hucksters heading to prison.


Global

News item - No1 Gems

9 D1310-240


2013 Zimbabwean wants $ 100 million for seized diamonds.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Chiadzwa




1 D1310-241


2013 Australia's 2nd largest diamond mine back in business. Merlin

www.israelidiamond.co.il, Sept. 16, 1/4p.

Australia

News item - Merlin

2 D1310-242


2013 World's priciest diamond necklace gets Far East debut. $ 55 million…. 400 carats main diamond.


Global

News item - jewellery industry

3 D1310-243


2013 Dominion wants to drain lake to get Ekati diamonds ( Lynx)




4 D1310-244


2013 At 68 Rupees to a dollar, Indian diamond firms stuck.


India

News item - Surat

5 D1310-245

Polished prices

2013 Polished prices touch 2013 high.

www.polishedprices.com, August 30, 1/4p.

Global

News item - prices

6 D1310-246

Polished prices

2013 Indian diamond firms fear payment defaults.

www.polishedprices.com, August 30, 1/4p.

India

News item - legal

7 D1310-247

Polished prices

2013 Kimberley Diamonds sets eyes on Lerala mine.

www.polishedprices.com, Sept. 17, 1/8p.

Africa, Botswana


8 D1310-248

Polished prices

2013 A gallows invitation .. Wyndham comment on industry not changing much these days.

www.Polishedprices.com, Sept. 18, 1p.

Global

News item - industry

9 D1310-249

Polished prices

2013 AWDC statement on EU lifting of Zim diamond export ban.

www.Polishedprices.com, Sept. 25, 1/2p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - AWDC

10 D1310-250

Rough-polished

2013 Sierra Leone boosts H1 diamond exports. $ 102 m up 43%.

www.rough-polished.com, August 21, 1/4p.


News item - exports

11 D1310-251

Rough-polished

2013 Kimberlite pipe discovered in Liberia. Incubex


Africa, Liberia

News item - Incubex

12 D1310-252

Rough-polished

2013 Debmarine selects Standard Bank Namibia to finance purchasing of vessel.


Africa, Namibia

News item - Debmarine

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D1310-253

Rough-polished

2013 EGL Asia starts issuing identification reports for lab grown diamonds.


Technology

News item - synthetics

1 D1310-254

Rough-polished

2013 ZMDC sets up exploration company, injects $ 4 million. Marange area?


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - ZMDC

2 D1310-255

Rough-polished

2013 Investing in diamonds? Good luck getting prices.


Global

News item - prices

3 D1310-256

Rough-polished

2013 Martin Rapaport presents the state of the diamond industry,

www.rough-polished.com, August 27, 1p.

Global

News item - markets

4 D1310-257

Rough-polished

2013 Botswana: diamond hopes, diamond blues.


Africa, Botswana

News item - Lucara

5 D1310-258

Rough-polished

2013 A closer look at diamond mining in Zimbabwe - history and River Ranch, Murowa, Marange.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - River Ranch

6 D1310-259

Rough-polished

2013 Diamond market will remain balanced in the next few years, then followed by an incremental demand.


Global

News item - markets

7 D1310-260

Rough-polished

2013 Chaim Even-Zohar assessed the challenges facing the diamond industry,


Global

News item - markets

8 D1310-261

Rough-polished

2013 Segoma Technologies provides imaging for De Beers auctions.


Technology

News item - Segoma

9 D1310-262

Rough-polished

2013 US & International diamond week: networking key value for commercial success.


Global

News item - marketing

10 D1310-263

Rough-polished

2013 Diamcor awaits mining rights to start full scale mining in SA.



News item - Diamcor

11 D1310-264

Rough-polished

2013 Marange to produce 16.9 mln carats this year - report.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Marange

12 D1310-265

Rough-polished

2013 Tiffany & Co. maintains highest sourcing

www.rough-polished.com, August 30,

Global

News item - Tiffany




standards for diamonds. 1/4p.

1 D1310-266

Rough-polished

2013 Diamonds continue to drive Zim mining growth, albeit slow.

www.rough-polished.com, Sept. 10, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe


2 D1310-267

Rough-polished

2013 Zim misses IMF deadlne on diamond revenue - report.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - IMF

3 D1310-268

Rough-polished

2013 Rio Tinto's diamonds to play key role in Chinese market, says CEO.


China

News item - Rio Tinto

4 D1310-269

Rough-polished

2013 Angola's diamond output seen just over 8 mln carats this year - report.


Africa, Angola

News item - Endiama

5 D1310-270

Rough-polished

2013 CIBJO President praises critical role of gemmologists in maintaining consumer confidence.


Global


6 D1310-271

Rough-polished

2013 Will India be the next diamond hotspot?


India


7 D1310-272

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa put special sized diamonds for sale in Hong Kong.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

8 D1310-273

Rough-polished

2013 World's largest white diamond to go under the hammer. 118.28 from South Africa ( as 299 ct rough)


Global

News item - diamond notable

9 D1310-274

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa sold 32 special sized diamonds for $ 9 million at Isreal auction.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

10 D1310-275

Rough-polished

2013 Mugabe replaced mines minister as part of cabnet reshuffle. Out Mpofu in Chidakwa


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - mines minster

11 D1310-276

Rough-polished

2013 The charmed ones…. Vintage diamonds.


Global

News item - history

12 D1310-277

Rough-polished

2013 Diamond Fields reduces debt.


Africa, Namibia

News item - Diamond Fields

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D1310-278

Rough-polished

2013 Afri-Can Marine finds 800,000 cartas from Namibia licence.


Africa, Namibia

News item - Afri-Can

1 D1310-279

Rough-polished

2013 Liquidity crisis hurts utting and polishing centres in India.


India


2 D1310-280

Rough-polished

2013 Endiama boss: quit artisanal diamond mining, fous on agriculture.


Africa, Angola

News item - Endiama

3 D1310-281

Rough-polished

2013 Mugabe wants 'serious' diamond mining in Zim not 'scratches'.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Marange

4 D1310-282

Rough-polished

2013 Synthetic worries - are they justified?


Global

News item - synthetics

5 D1310-283

Rough-polished

2013 Diamonds in the ocean. www.rough-polished.com, Sept. 17, 1/2p.

Global

News item - mining

6 D1310-284

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa to hold extraordinary general shareholder meeting.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

7 D1310-285

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa mulls extraction of 200,000 cts per year at two alluvial diamond deposits in Yakutia.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

8 D1310-286

Rough-polished

2013 Petra Diamonds boosts FY 2013 production, revenue.



News item - Petra

9 D1310-287

Rough-polished

2013 Botswana m-0-m rough diamond exports dipped in July - central bank.


Africa, Botswana

News item - exports

10 D1310-288

Rough-polished

2013 European Union: finally an end to the diamond judicial saga ( Spira).


Europe

News item - Spira

11 D1310-289

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa's share sale expected in October.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

12 D1310-290

Rough-polished

2013 Zim to 'open' diamond sector - report … Budzi communal lands, Manicaland.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Budzi

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D1310-291

Rough-polished

2013 Gokhran of Russia conducts tender for rough diamond procurement wotth RUB 4 bln.


Russia

News item - Gokhran

1 D1310-292

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa announced JORC reserves and resources.


Russia

News item - JORC

2 D1310-293

Rough-polished

2013 Botswana diamond trader Okavango to introduce fixed term supply contracts.


Africa, Botswana

News item - Okavango

3 D1310-294

Rough-polished

2013 Rockwell recovers four rough diamonds exceeding 100 cts.




4 D1310-295

Rough-polished

2013 Mugabe fumes over $ 6 mln diamond scandal. ZMDC chairman extorted from a Ghanian company wanting to invest in Marange.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - ZMDC

5 D1310-296

Rough-polished

2013 Illegal diamond mining in Panna: 23 arrested.


India, Panna

News item - legal

6 D1310-297

Rough-polished

2013 When only the best will do. Bidding battles for multi-million jewels Sotheby's Hong Kong sale.


Global

News item - Sotheby

7 D1310-298

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa remains the world leader by diamond reserves, And, apparently, it will remain so. (graphs and comparisons to De Beers, Rio Tinto, Dominion, Petra)

www.rough-polished.com, Sept. 19, 2p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

8 D1310-299

Rough-polished

2013 Diamond prices seen trending higher until 2015.


Global

News item - prices

9 D1310-300

Rough-polished

2013 Igor Sobolev acquired 0.002% share in AK Alrosa.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

10 D1310-301

Rough-polished

2013 Our aim to drive the progress of integrating new technologies into the existing market to a

www.rough-polished.com, Sept. 2, 1p.

Russia

News item - DGTS




"point of visability" DGTS.RU

1 D1310-302

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa's shares jumped 5% at MICEX following announcement of privatization plans.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

2 D1310-303

Rough-polished

2013 OJSC Nizhne-Lenskoye posted record diamond output for 20 years… 2 million carats.


Russia

News item - OJSC Alrosa

3 D1310-304

Rough-polished

2013 Russian diamond jewellery production up 14% in January-August 2013.


Russia


4 D1310-305

Rough-polished

2013 Lucapa pushes search for kimberlite sources at Angola's Lulo.


Africa, Angola

News item - Lucapa

5 D1310-306

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa sold $ 2.7 million worth of diamonds at Diamond Week in Yakutia.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

6 D1310-307

Rough-polished

2013 Diamonds to help Angola mining industry to reach $ 2.8 billion in 2017 - report.


Africa, Angola

News item - Endiama

7 D1310-308

Rough-polished

2013 Diamond prices will grow annually by 6% to 2020 - experts.


Global

News item - prices

8 D1310-309

Rough-polished

2013 Supervisory board of Alrosa approved the Group's strategy.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

9 D1310-310

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa to sign a contract with Signet Jewellers.


Russia, USA, UK

News item - Alrosa

10 D1310-311

Rough-polished

2013 AK Alrosa paid coupon yield on two bonds issues.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

11 D1310-312

Rough-polished

2013 Idex online rough diamond market report: banks and traders try to cut prices.


Global

News item - prices

12 D1310-313

Rough-polished

2013 Then and now… pantheon of great jewelery houses - Tiffany, Cartier, Van


Global

News item - history




Cleef & Arpels

1 D1310-314

Rough-polished

2013 Alrosa's supervisory board to elect chairman and approve transactions.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

2 D1310-315

Rough-polished

2013 De Beers August sight closed with an estimated $ 520 million.


Global

News item - DTC

3 D1310-316

Rough-polished

2013 What for were diamonds made coloured.


Technology www.mk.ru

News item - diamond colors

4 D1310-317

Rough-polished

2013 The meeting of Alrosa supervisory board.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

5 D1310-318

Rough-polished

2013 Sightholders refuse goods at $ 600 Million De Beers sight.


Global

News item - De Beers

6 D1310-319

Rough-polished

2013 Certified polished diamond prices stabilize in August.


Global

News item - prices

7 D1310-320

Rough-polished

2013 De Beers acquires 25% stake in Curtis Fitch ( online auction provider)


Global

News item - Curtis Fitch

8 D1310-321

Rough-polished

2013 Namibia's annual diamond output expected to fall.


Africa, Namibia

News item - Namdeb

9 D1310-322

Rough-polished

2013 Stellar Diamonds starts bulk sampling at Tongo.



News item - Stellar

10 D1310-323

Rough-polished

2013 Diamonds are a laser scientist's new best friend. Univ. Strathclyde


Technology phys.org

News item - lasers

11 D1310-324

Rough-polished

2013 Ildar Sultanov appointed as new CEO of OJSC Alrosa-Nyurba.


Russia

News item - OJSC Alrosa

12 D1310-325

Rough-polished

2013 Canada's Dominion Diamond looks to expand Ekati mine.




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Rough-polished

2013 Why Botswana is givng conflicting diamond trade figures?


Africa, Botswana

News item - Bank of Botswana

1 D1310-327

Rough-polished

2013 Afri-Can plans to start diamond production in Namibia next year.


Africa, Namibia

News item - Afri-Can

2 D1310-328

Rough-polished

2013 Dominion diamond sales exceeded expectations.




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