> Scientists Create Diamond Films from Tequila
A team of researchers at the University of NuevaLeon near Monterrey in Mexico have proven that ordinary tequila is a key ingredient to making semi-conducting diamonds.

(June 19, 2008)

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> Venezuela Withdraws, Cote d'Ivoire Wants In As KPCS Meet Closes
The 5th Intercessional meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) concluded in New Delhi today. The highlights of the two day meeting included a Venezuela suspension and a report on Liberia.

(June 19, 2008)

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>  Petra Plans August Tender for Kono Diamonds
Petra Diamonds has recovered 12,132 diamonds weighing a total of 1,049 carats in trial mining operations from its Kono project in Sierra Leone. A tender, the first from the project, is scheduled for August and will provide an indication of the average value per carat for the Kono production.

(June 19, 2008)

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> Seventh U.S. Store for De Beers Opens in San Francisco
De Beers Diamond Jewellers opened its seventh U.S. retail store in Union Square, San Francisco, on June 19. The 2,659-square-foot store will feature new collections designed by De Beers creative director Raphaele Canot, including Talisman, Ice

on Fire and Radiance.  (June 22, 2008)

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> DRC State Miner MIBA in Loan Talks for Infrastructure Rebuild
MIBA, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) state-owned mining company, is planning to sign a deal with state lenders in South Africa to support its infrastructure and industrial mining operations rebuilding effort.

(June 22, 2008)

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> Venezuela Suspends Itself from the Kimberley Process
Two years after the first calls to expel Venezuela from the Kimberley Process were made over non-compliance, the South American state has suspended itself for a period of at least two years.

(June 19, 2008)

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> Botswana Bank to Invest in Diamond Beneficiation Sector
If you thought that Mickey Mouse was just for kids, think again. As the Popley Group, together with Disney Consumer Products, India, prepares for the June 1st launch of Disney Fine Jewellery, Mickey and other Disney icons and imagery are being geared up for young girls and women as well.  

(June 18, 2008)

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