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> <channel><title>www.DiamondNe.ws &#187; Debswana</title> <atom:link href="http://www.diamondne.ws/tag/debswana/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.diamondne.ws</link> <description>Diamond News</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:55:45 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Debswana Targets Diamond Production of 20 Million Carats in 2010</title><link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/20/debswana-targets-diamond-production-of-20-million-carats-in-2010/</link> <comments>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/20/debswana-targets-diamond-production-of-20-million-carats-in-2010/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:56:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Company News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[De Beers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Exploration & Mining]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Regional News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debswana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diamond Mining]]></category> <guid
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