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> <channel><title>www.DiamondNe.ws &#187; Guinea</title> <atom:link href="http://www.diamondne.ws/tag/guinea/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>37 Carat Fancy Yellow Diamond Recovered at Mandala Diamond Mine in Guinea</title><link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/03/15/37-carat-fancy-yellow-diamond-recovered-at-mandala-diamond-mine-in-guinea/</link> <comments>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/03/15/37-carat-fancy-yellow-diamond-recovered-at-mandala-diamond-mine-in-guinea/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Company News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Exploration & Mining]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Regional News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bomboko]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diamond Mining]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Droubja]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guinea]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kono]]></category> <category><![CDATA[London]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mandala]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Petra Diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sierra Leone]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stellar Diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stellar Diamonds Limited]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tongo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West African Diamonds]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.diamondne.ws/?p=6618</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stellar Diamonds plc, the London listed (AIM:STEL) diamond mining and exploration company focused on West Africa, has provided a progress update on its operations following the successful Reverse Takeover of West African Diamonds plc. Mining at the 100% owned Mandala diamond mine in southeast Guinea has produced 64,800 carats at a grade of over 42 [...]
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