Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev also does business in Namibia, and he tried to use his connections there to help Kobi Alexander spend the Yom Kippur fast day at home with his family.
By: This is a company press release. Toronto and London, October 2, 2006 - SouthernEra Diamonds Inc. (TSX: SDM; AIM: SRE) is pleased to report on microdiamond results for the new kimberlite pipes, NIC and SONJA, discovered during the spring 2006 drilling program on the Monument Diamond Project at Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada.
by Staff Writers Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2006 Australia and Southern Africa have been short-listed as the countries to host the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a giant next-generation radio telescope being developed by scientists in 17 countries.
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin's recent two-day state visit to SA indicates Russia's eagerness to move into Africa's commercial space. The move indicates Moscow's new commercial emphasis towards Africa to counter the increasing presence of China and India on the continent.
By: This is a company press release. Another exceptional diamond was recovered at Nare’s Schmidtsdrift operation last week. The 66 carat gemstone is rectangular in shape and of very high quality. The diamond has not been valued, but it is expected to yield significant value.
De Beers, the world's leading diamond mining and marketing company producing over 40% of the world's global gem diamonds in over 13 countries, has offered US$2million to improve lives of informal diamond miners in Tanzania.
SouthernEra Diamonds Inc. is pleased to report on microdiamond results for the new kimberlite pipes, NIC and SONJA, discovered during the spring 2006 drilling program on the Monument Diamond Project at Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Etruscan Resources Inc. reported that the Company expects to commence its diamond drilling program on the Diba gold discovery in Mali, West Africa within the next week. Boart Longyear has delivered the diamond drill rig to site and crews are awaiting completion of repairs to the access road to move the drill to the first setup.