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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<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 carats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>507 Carat Cullinan Heritage Diamond Sells for US$35.3 Million to Chow Tai Fook of Hong Kong</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/27/507-carat-cullinan-heritage-diamond-sells-for-us35-3-million-to-chow-tai-fook-of-hong-kong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[pPetra Diamonds Limited has announced that the 507 carat Cullinan Heritage has been sold for US$35.3 million, the highest sale price on record ever achieved for a rough diamond./p
pThe diamond was sold on tender in South Africa and was purchased by Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Company Limited, Hong Kong. The purchaser has not at this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petra Diamonds Expects to Announce Outcome of 507 Carat Cullinan Heritage Tender Shortly; 130 Carat Diamond Recovered at Cullinan in January</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/22/petra-diamonds-expects-to-announce-outcome-of-507-carat-cullinan-heritage-tender-shortly-130-carat-diamond-recovered-at-cullinan-in-january/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diamond News: The 507 carat diamond that was recovered in September 2009 at the Cullinan diamond mine in South Africa and recently named The Cullinan Heritage is currently on tender and Petra Diamonds expects to announce the outcome of the tender shortly.
The sale of The Cullinan Heritage, due to complete on Friday 26 February, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petra Diamonds Limited Plans to Take Production from 1 Million Carats to 3 Million Carats per Annum by 2019</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/22/petra-diamonds-limited-plans-to-take-production-from-1-million-carats-to-3-million-carats-per-annum-by-2019/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Petra Diamonds  Limited unaudited interim results for the six months to 31 December 2009, the company&#8217;s gross mine revenue was up 32% to US$62.4 million from US$47.3 million in the second half of 2008. Petra Diamonds&#8217; Group attributable revenue was up 43% to US$48.4 million, against the US$33.8 million recorded in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petra Diamonds Appoints Dr. Omar Kamal as Non-Executive Director; Volker Ruffer Retires</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/10/petra-diamonds-appoints-dr-omar-kamal-as-non-executive-director-volker-ruffer-retires/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Petra Diamonds Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Omar Kamal as non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect. Dr. Kamal is a Managing Director of Al Rajhi Holdings W.L.L. (&#8220;Al Rajhi&#8221;), Petra&#8217;s largest shareholder with 18.1 per cent. of the Company&#8217;s issued share capital.
Petra also announces that Volker Ruffer has retired [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petra Diamonds Unveils The &#8216;Cullinan Heritage&#8217; 507 Carat Diamond</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/02/petra-diamonds-unveils-the-cullinan-heritage-507-carat-diamond/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diamond News &#8211; diamond mining news: Petra Diamonds Limited announces that the 507 carat white diamond has been named The Cullinan Heritage.  This spectacular and historic gem has been named to reflect the date of its recovery on Heritage Day in South Africa (24 September 2009), as well as its origins from the illustrious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petra Diamonds Says it is Insured for Such Losses After Multi Million Diamond Parcel was Stolen in Transit</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/01/14/petra-diamonds-says-it-is-insured-for-such-losses-after-multi-million-diamond-parcel-is-stolen-in-transit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diamond News: Further to our December 25 report on a diamond parcel, containing nearly 15,000 carats of diamond and estimated to be worth nearly $2.9 million, that was stolen during transit to Antwerp, we can disclose the following details:
The diamond parcel, containing just over 14,931 carats of diamonds, was exported by Williamson Diamonds Limited, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diamond Miner Petra Diamonds Sees Strong Improvement in Diamond Prices</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/01/13/diamond-miner-petra-diamonds-sees-strong-improvement-in-diamond-prices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Petra Diamonds Limited is on track to achieve its production target of 1.2 million carats for the 2010 financial year (FY2009 actual: 1,099,367 gross carats), with Group sales and production for the six months to December 2009 period up 43% and 12% respectively on the six months to December 2008. Longer term, Petra&#8217;s current expansion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petra Diamonds Resumes Operations At Koffiefontein Diamond Mine in South Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/01/06/petra-diamonds-resumes-operations-at-koffiefontein-diamond-mine-in-south-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Further to its announcement of 5 January 2010, diamond miner Petra Diamonds says that full mining operations have this morning recommenced at the Koffiefontein mine in South Africa. 
Work was stopped at the mine for 48 hours following a fatality there and therefore diamond production has not been materially impacted.
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		<title>Fatality at Petra Diamonds&#8217; Koffiefontein Diamond Mine in South Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/01/05/fatality-at-petra-diamonds-koffiefontein-diamond-mine-in-south-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Petra Diamonds has announced, with deep regret, the death of a worker on Sunday 3 January 2010 at the Company&#8217;s Koffiefontein mine in South Africa.
The incident, which occurred at approximately 9.30am in an underground workshop, was equipment related and not due to mining operations. No other employees were injured or endangered in the incident.
Normal underground [...]]]></description>
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