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	Diamond Mining
		Ekati diamond mine is owned by BHP Billiton and located south of the artic circle in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
		Baken diamond mine is located along the lower Orange River in South Africa.
		In 2004, this mine produced a 78.9 carat D color flawless diamond that sold for more than 1.8 million dollars (US), as well as a 27.67 pink diamond that was sold for over 1 million US dollars.
	www.celticjewelrystore.co.uk /diamonds/diamond-care.htm (400 words)

	The Thieves Guild - Articles - How to Steal a Diamond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Diamonds are dropped into the gas tanks of machinery leaving the beach, and inserted into razor cuts in tires; collaborators remove them later.
		With a ferocity born of frustration, officers from the diamond branch of the police pounced on Port Nolloth.
		The enduring sovereignty is the sovereignty of diamonds.
	www.thievesguild.cc /articles/diamond (3453 words)

	More About Diamonds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Diamonds formed millions of years ago so deep in the earth that they would be impossible to reach.
		These mines have produced some of the largest diamonds in the world, the most famous of which is the Cullian named after the mine in which it was discovered and weighing 3,106 carats (one and one third pounds) rough.
		The discovery of diamonds in Russia led to the formation of ALROSA which is the Russian equivolent of De Beers.
	www.gemstoneinclusions.com /morediamonds.htm (851 words)

	The Ultimate Baken diamond mine - American History Information Guide and Reference
		The Baken diamond mine is a diamond mine located along the lower Orange River in South Africa.
		The mine is owned and operated by Trans Hex.
		In 2004 the Baken mine produced 88,063 carats; average stone size for the year was 1.29 carats.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Baken_diamond_mine (140 words)

	The Nature of Diamond
		Diamond is a colourless exceptionally hard mineral (but often tinted yellow, orange, blue, brown, or fl by impurities), found in certain igneous rocks esp. the kimberlites of South Africa.
		Colourless to yellow diamonds which have a strong absorbtion line in the violet end of the spectrum are members of the Cape series.
		Diamond is formed at great depth in the earth, between 150 and 300 km below the surface and at great temperatures and pressures.
	www.jewellerycatalogue.co.uk /diamonds/what_is_diamond.php (290 words)

	Where Diamonds are Mined (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In 2004, this mine produced a 78.nine carat D color flawless diamond that sold for more than 1.8 million dollars (US), as well as a 27.67 pink diamond that was sold for over 1 million US dollars.
		Diamond prices are determined first by adding the cost of the rough diamond, the cost of cutting the d...
		Blood diamonds, sometimes also referred to as conflict diamonds, are mined in wartorn African countries b...
	diamond-jewelry-ring.com /where-diamonds-are-mined.php (746 words)

	An MBendi Profile: South Africa - Mining: Diamond Mining - Overview
		It is the leader in diamond mining and recovery technology and currently produces 93% of South Africa’s diamonds from its numerous large and small diamond mining operations which cover every category of mine - open pit, under- ground, alluvial, coastal and undersea.
		In 2003 the mine reduced output from 1.47 Mct in 2002 to 1.27 Mct in 2003.
		However, with the advent of new mining legislation (the proposed use it or lose it principal), many of the traditional holders of ground along the West Coast may be forced to relinquish all or parts of their concessions.
	www.mbendi.co.za /indy/ming/dmnd/af/sa/p0005.htm (3217 words)

	Firestone Diamonds acquires mine on Orange River - Firestone Diamonds plc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		It looks as if AIM listed Firestone Diamonds may be on to something with its acquisition of the Oena diamond mine in South Africa as its vice chairman, Hugh Jenner Clarke was involved in the original discoveries of the Baken, Octha and Lorelei mines on the lower Orange River.
		The Oena mine is situated upstream of the Baken mine which is now operated by Trans Hex, South Africa’s second largest diamond miner, and is reckoned to have produced about a million carats in its 30 year life.
		Anyway they sold the Oena mine to a firm of South African diamond dealers who fancied their chances as prospectors, particularly when they were told that the average stone recovered by the Barkers had been 2 carats and the biggest 79 carats and the average price per carat in the early 90s was US$880/carat.
	www.firestonediamonds.com /articles/ar00022900.htm (502 words)

	business.iafrica.com \| company news Trans Hex lifts interim earnings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Diamond company Trans Hex on Friday reported record results for the six months to September 30, with headline earnings per share up 18.7 percent to 132.5 cents from 111.6 cents before.
		Diamond sales were 22 percent higher in rand terms at R542.2-million from R444.7-million and 62 percent higher in dollar terms at $69.8-million from $43.2-million.
		Baken increased its production by 14 percent and Saxendrift increased production by nine percent over the prior year corresponding period.
	business.iafrica.com /company/282183.htm (613 words)

	Facts and deductions on diamonds - Firestone Diamonds plc
		The marine diamonds found off the shores of Namibia, for instance, were released by erosion from the source rock of countless diamondiferous kimberlite pipes in the Southern African hinterland.
		These diamonds were transported hundreds of miles to the west coast of Africa by a series of drainage systems that flowed into the sea in the vicinity of the Orange River, which marks the international border between Namibia and South Africa.
		The secret of success is to generate cashflow from alluvial diamond mining while spending on exploration for economically mineable diamondiferous kimberlites.
	www.firestonediamonds.ac.psiweb.com /articles/ar00062301.htm (793 words)

	Oena Mine, Namaqualand, South Africa - Firestone Diamonds plc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Firestone acquired an 87.5% interest in the Oena Mine in February 2000, and is in the process of re-establishing mining operations at the mine.
		Baken, which is considered to be one of the premier alluvial diamond mines in the world, is the flagship of Trans Hex, South Africa's second largest diamond producer, and has been producing for over 30 years.
		Previous mining operations at Oena in the early 1990's were small scale and focused on two remnant deposits of high grade Miocene-age gravels, known as proto Orange gravels.
	www.firestonediamonds.com /oena.htm (634 words)

	Firestone Diamonds plc (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Firestone Diamonds plc (the "Company") today announces that record prices have been obtained from production from its Oena Mine in South Africa, placing Oena in the top echelon of diamond mines worldwide in terms of diamond value.
		At the most recent sale of Oena diamonds, a parcel of 208 carats was sold for an average price of $1,080 per carat, an increase of 49% on the last reported average sale price of $723 per carat.
		The Oena Mine is located upstream of the Auchas Mine, operated by De Beers, and the Baken Mine, operated by Trans Hex, South Africa's second largest diamond producer.
	www.citytext.co.uk /press_releases/firestone-diamonds.html (649 words)

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		The diamond, which has yet to be valued, is the largest ever recovered from Baken, the company's flagship mine operation on the southern bank of the Orange River in Namaqualand.
		The diamond originated from the company's Bloeddrif operation near Baken, an area responsible for outstanding exploration results last year.
		The Baken mine, meanwhile, continued to achieve some of the highest run-of-mine diamond prices in the industry, with the soon to be completed Central processing plant set to boost annual output by over 30% to 60 000 carats.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2000/12/21/business/BUS1.HTM (238 words)

	Media News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The preliminary report into the Beatrix mine disaster, in which 12 miners were killed and two injured in a methane gas explosion, has shown that an extractor fan had not been working for nine days.
		Baken, the flagship diamond mine of the Remgro-owned Trans Hex group, commissioned a R140m separator processing plant on Friday, the latest in a string of recent announcements which will add lustre to what will soon be the only diamond group on the
		Ninety-four of the 141 mining companies which had to submit employment equity plans had already done so and the process was being closely monitored, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the minerals and energy minister, said at the weekend.
	www.comsa.org.za /DailyMiningNews/2001notd/210501.htm (1151 words)

	Diamond Mining - CommodityMine
		AFRICAN DIAMONDS PLC and DE BEERS S.A. African Diamonds announced results from the Large Diameter Drill (LDD) program at the AK6 kimberlite pipe in Orapa, Botswana.
		Diamond mining related events from the EventsMine database
		Diamond News - Part of the WorldNews Network.
	www.infomine.com /commodities/diamond.asp (466 words)

	ARCHIVE -South Africa - May '2001 - Trans Hex is the new Cape mining gem (May '2001) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		That contender is Trans Hex, which only a few years ago looked a dour diamond mining concern tucked away in the corner of Rembrandt's vast investment portfolio.
		Firstly Trans Hex swooped on Benco, the ailing marine diamond miner that was temporarily party to initial merger negotiations between Trans Hex and ODM.
		With mining seemingly no longer part of Rembrandt's core investment portfolio there seems no doubt that Mvelaphanda is going to take the reins of control at Trans Hex.
	www.cbn.co.za /archive/2001-may/HEX1.HTM (1024 words)

	Where Diamonds Come From
		The diamonds are not sorted right there, instead the sand that has the diamonds in it is loaded into trucks and taken to screening plants.
		With pipe mining, the diamonds are extracted from the earth through volcanic pipes.
		Using this method, gigantic rocks that are full of diamonds are taken out of the mine and then moved to screening plants for sorting.
	www.rectonet.com /Business-4/Where-Diamonds-Come-From_10690.html (683 words)

	Citybull Forums - View Single Post - Diamonds are a girl's best friend! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Firestone Diamonds plc (the "Company") today announces that record prices havebeen obtained from production from its Oena Mine in South Africa, placing Oenain the top echelon of diamond mines worldwide in terms of diamond value.
		At themost recent sale of Oena diamonds, a parcel of 208 carats was sold for anaverage price of $1,080 per carat, an increase of 49% on the last reportedaverage sale price of $723 per carat.
		The Oena Mine is located upstream of theAuchas Mine, operated by De Beers, and the Baken Mine, operated by Trans Hex,South Africa's second largest diamond producer.
	citybull.com /forums/showpost.php?s=caeb8f3429894855403b592c5e10f970&p=159179&postcount=6 (450 words)

	The Namibian \| Marketplace News \| Two new Orange River diamond mines in pipeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		THE Namdeb Diamond Corporation is to take further advantage of diamonds deposited by the ancient flow of the Orange River by opening two more mines along the banks of the river in 2004 and 2009.
		Namdeb has been operating only one mine, Daberas, along the Orange River since the beginning of this year, as the Auchas Mine, which has been in operation since 1989, is in the process of being closed down.
		The two new mines are scheduled to open at Obib in 2004 and at Sendelingsdrift in 2009.
	www.namibian.com.na /2001/June/marketplace/01FEC5FA0C.html (311 words)

	Diamonds
		Trans Hex is an integrated diamond producer that explores for, mines and markets high-quality land and marine diamonds.
		The feasibility study on Fucauma, the second operation to be developed in the north east of Angola, was approved by all partners early in 2004.
		Trans Hex declared a total dividend for the year of 73 cents (20 cents at the interim stage, and 53 cents final), which was an increase of 11% on the prior year dividend.
	www.mvelares.co.za /mvel_cms/publish/printer_10.shtml (834 words)

	Namakwa Diamond Company - Printable Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The size and quality of wave-transported diamonds on emerged marine terraces and in the surf-zone of the present-day beaches of the West Coast has been shown in many studies to decrease gradually northwards away from the river or palaeo-river mouths - the source of the diamonds.
		The Namakwa Diamond Project is located in the heart of a world-renowned diamond mining region which encompasses a 1,200 kilometre long coastal zone stretching from Lambert's Bay in the south to the North Rocks in Namibia.
		The geological theory underpinning this project - and other major diamond mining operations along South Africa's West Coast - is the theory of the fluvial transport in the geological past of diamondiferous gravels from the rich kimberlites of the interior to the west coast through large drainage systems.
	www.namakwa.com.au /printable/printable.cfm (3251 words)

	Diamond Mine
		Our diamond mine page has hyperlinks to a sampling of diamond mine websites throughout the world.
		Typically, Diamond Mines do not sell direct to consumers.
		Baken diamond mine in Orange River, South Africa
	loose-diamonds-wholesale-diamonds.com /diamond_mine.htm (41 words)

	Trans Hex’s Baken Diamond Mine optimisation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The diamond bearing gravel from two areas on the mine will be screened by two barrel screens before being conveyed to the central process plant by overland conveyors.
		It is estimated that the new plant should operate a half the cost of the existing four plants and with a payback period of less than 2,5 years.
		This study indicated that the best solution for the mine was to install a centralised process plant served by overland conveyors.
	www.batemanbv.com /abo-new-bat-four7.htm (295 words)

	Us Diamond Mines - Amazing Diamond Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Officers have also been sent to mines in other countries to learn what techniques are used to steal diamonds.
		Diamond Mining Project is now said to generate US $ 11 billion...
		DeBeers is the largest diamond mining company in the world, producing over 40 percent of the worlds gem diamonds from its own mines in South...
	www.amazingdiamondguide.com /us-diamond-mines.html (894 words)

	The Namibian \| Marketplace News \| New plant boosts Trans Hex production by 30% (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		THE fast growing diamond group, Trans Hex, that started mining marine diamonds off the Namibian coast last week, commissioned a new central plant for its flagship Baken mine on Friday, boosting production on the mine by 30 per cent to 60 000 carats per annum.
		The move, which involves deep-water mining off the coast of Luderitz, will be facilitated by two deep mining vessels, one of which left for Namibian waters on Friday.
		The MV Hex Liberty is expected to be on station and mining by early-November 2001 which will enable the MV Ivan Prinsep to be redeployed to concentrate on Trans Hex's own concessions held in both South African and Namibian waters.
	www.namibian.com.na /2001/May/marketplace/01F05B92A8.html (496 words)

	Sunday Times - South Africa's best selling newspaper (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		But since 1999 the marine and alluvial diamond miner has been focusing on expansion while reducing its dependence on Baken Mine, one of its operations in the lower Orange River lease area in the Northern Cape.
		Helped by the demand for rough diamonds and prices, income from diamond sales in dollar terms exceeded the $100-million mark for the first time at 104-million - 27% up on the previous year's $81.9-million.
		Trans Hex will continue to pursue diamond production from marine operations because this segment of the industry has great potential, with an estimated 6 billion diamond carats in the sea globally.
	www.suntimes.co.za /2003/11/09/top100/top20.asp (771 words)

	Trans Hex's Baken Diamond Mine optimization (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The diamond bearing gravel from two areas on the mine will be screened by two barrel screens before being conveyed to the central process plant by overland conveyors.
		It is estimated that the new plant should operate at half the cost of the existing four plants and with a payback period of less than 2,5 years.
		This study indicated that the best solution for the mine was to install a centralised process plant served by overland conveyors.
	www.batemanengineering.com /abo-new-bat-glo-four7.htm (295 words)

	Creamer Media's Engineering News Online, South African Industry News :: News Today
		The project is a partnership between the Angolan state diamond company Endiama (40%), two Angolan companies, Micol (12,5%) and Som Veterang (12,5%), and Trans Hex.
		The $6-million had been approved by the Laurica Association from its internal reserves, and would be used for the purchase of new mining equipment, a third wash plant and modifications to the operations, Delport said.
		Trans Hex’s South African diamond sales had increased during the year under review to $144,7-million and an additional government channel for rough diamond sales had been established in Angola.
	www.engineeringnews.co.za /eng/news/today/?show=68184 (717 words)

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	diamonds.calputer.com /where-diamonds-are-mined.html (130 words)

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