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Diamcor Announces Recovery of First ‘Special’ Diamond from Krone-Endora at Venetia

Diamcor Mining Inc., (the "Company") an emerging producer of rough diamonds, has recovered the first "special" diamond in the +10.8 carat category from its Krone-Endora at Venetia Project (the "Project"). The recovery of the very good quality 11.23 carat diamond occurred during recent processing of material in the +1.0mm to -12.0mm size fraction through the previously announced expanded quarrying and in-field screening operations at the Project.

From Diamcor Mining Inc. 29 May 2013

Pangolin Diamonds Announces Discovery of First Kimberlite at Tsabong North Project

Pangolin Diamonds Corp. (the "Company" or "Pangolin") is pleased to announce it has discovered its first kimberlite at its 100% owned Tsabong North Project in Botswana. Core logging identified crater facies sediments and underlying reworked volcaniclastic kimberlite ("RVK") breccias in drill hole "Magi-01/1".

16 May 2013

Brazil Minerals Acquires Majority Stake in Mineração Duas Barras Diamond and Gold Mining Company

Brazil Minerals, Inc. ("Brazil Minerals" or "BMIX"), a precious minerals producer with resources and assets in Brazil, announced that it has added gold revenues to its diamond operations and acquired a majority ownership stake in Mineração Duas Barras Ltda. ("Duas Barras"), a Brazilian diamond and gold producing mining company.

14 May 2013

Arctic Star Engages Peak Drilling for Redemption Diamond Project in Lac de Gras

Arctic Star Exploration Corp. (the "Company" or "Arctic Star") is pleased to announce that it has engaged the services of Peak Drilling. The drill rig and crew have mobilized to the 100% owned Redemption Diamond Project located in the Lac de Gras diamond fields in the Northwest Territories (NT).

17 Apr 2013

North Arrow Updates Overburden Drilling Program at Lac de Gras Diamond Project

North Arrow Minerals Inc. is pleased to report it has been notified by Dominion Diamond Corporation that an overburden drilling program is underway at the companies' 307,000 acre Lac de Gras diamond project, located immediately adjacent to and south of the Diavik diamond mine, NWT.

12 Apr 2013

Lucara Announces Recovery of 239 Carat Diamond from Karowe Mine in Botswana

Lucara Diamond Corp. is very pleased to announce the recovery of a 239.2 carat diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana. In addition to the recovery of this exceptional gem, two more large stones weighing 124.0 carats and 71.1 carats have also been recovered.

From Lucara Diamond Corp. 18 Mar 2013

Foy-Johnston Agrees to Acquire Boda Diamond and Gold Concession

Foy-Johnston, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the exclusive leasing rights from Socemine, Sarl who hold the concession rights for another 18 years. The Boda diamond and gold Concession totaling 79,000 hectares in the Boda district with in the Central African Republic.

8 Mar 2013

Stornoway Completes Processing of Bulk Diamond Sample from Renard Diamond Project

Stornoway Diamond Corporation is pleased to report that it has completed diamond recovery from the Renard 65 bulk sample recently collected at Stornoway's 100% owned Renard Diamond Project located in north-central Quebec. In total, 962.8 carats of diamonds larger than a +1 DTC size sieve were recovered from 5080.8 dry tonnes.

From Stornoway Diamond Corporation 26 Feb 2013

Delrand Provides Update on Diamond Exploration Activities in DRC

Delrand Resources Limited ("Delrand" or the "Company") provides an update on its diamond exploration activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the "DRC").

15 Feb 2013

Dolat Ventures' Subsidiary to Begin Operations in Diamond Reconditioning Sector

Dolat Ventures Inc. announced today that its Diamond Mining subsidiary Dove Diamonds is expected to begin operations in the lucrative Diamond Reconditioning sector. The Company intends to begin operations in laser drilling and irradiation of diamonds and commented today on the growing economic opportunities in the diamond industry.

31 Jan 2013