Diamonds, Kimberlites, and Related Geology August 2014...Afanasyev et al. Hydrothermal alteration of...

THE SHEAHAN LITERATURE SERVICE

Diamonds, Kimberlites, and Related Geology

August 2014

Highlights

The Sheahan Literature Service is dedicated to advancing research driven

mineral exploration by increasing the awareness

and availability of scientific publications and

technical resources.

Sheahan Literature Services Patricia Sheahan

Email: [email protected]

"'Tis an old maxim in the schools, That flattery's the food of fools; Yet now and then your men of wit will condescend to take a bit." Jonathan Swift

"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories,instead of theories to suit facts." From "A Scandal in Bohemia" Sherlock Holmes

Sad notices:

Andre Louw died of cancer on July 23, 2014. His wife’s email is [email protected] Jeff Watkins died of a heart attack July 3, 2014 His wife’s email is [email protected]

IMA2014 abstracts listed separately ( titles available only) therefore may be aspects within not noted

Kimberley Conference titles of papers and posters ( listed) therefore may be aspects within not noted

Afanasyev et al. Hydrothermal alteration of kimberlite by convective flows of external water. IN: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology Bulanova et al. An eclogitic diamond from Mir pipe recording two different isotopic sources. IN: Chemical Geology Duke et al. Continental scale linearity of kimberlite-carbonatite magmatism, mid-continent North America. IN: Earth and Planetary Science Letters Griffin et al. Emplacement ages and sources of kimberlites and related rocks in southern Africa: U Pb ages and Sr Nd isotopes of groundmass perovskite. IN: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology Howarth et al. The secondary origin of diamonds: multi-modal radiation tomography of diamondiferous mantle eclogites. IN: International Geology Review Jacob et al. New insight into polycrystalline diamond genesis from modern nanoanalytical techniques. IN: Earth Science Reviews

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Sheahan Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – Aug 2014

NEW SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE (by Source) REF # AUTHOR YEAR TITLE SOURCE REGION/LOCATION KEYWORDS

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1 D1408-01 Mysen, B. 2014 An alternative to

alteration and melting processes in the Earth: reaction between hydrogen (H2) and oxide components in the Earth in space and time.

American Mineralogist, Vol. 99, pp. 1193-1194.

Mantle

Melting

2 D1408-02 Schulze, D.J.,

Flemming, R.L., Shepherd, P.M., Helmstaedt, H.

2014 Mantle derived guyanaite in a Cr-omphacite xenolith from Moses Rock diatreme, Utah.

American Mineralogist, Vol. 99, pp. 1277-1283.

USA, Utah

Moses Rock diatreme

3 D1408-03 Tetley, M.G.,

Daczko, N.R. 2014 Virtual petrographic

microscope: a multi-platform education and research software tool to analyze rock thin-sections.

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol. 61, 4, pp. 631-637.

Technology

Petrography

4 D1408-04 Delpit, S., Ross,

P-S., Hearn, B. C.

2014 Deep bedded ultramafic diatremes in the Missouri River breaks volcanic field, Montana, USA: 1 km of syn-eruptive subsidence.

Bulletin of Volcanology, Vol. 76, p. 832-

USA, Montana

Missouri Breaks diatreme

5 D1408-05 Bulanova, G.P.,

Wiggers de Vries, D.F., Pearson, D.G., Beard, A., Mikhail, S., Smelov, A.P., Davies, G.R.

2014 An eclogitic diamond from Mir pipe (Yakutia), recording two growth events from different isotopic sources.

Chemical Geology, Vol. 381, pp. 40-54.

Russia, Yakutia

Deposit - Mir

6 D1408-06 Su, B-X, Zhang,

H-F., Deloule, E., Vigier, N., Hu, Y., Tang, H-J., Xiao, Y., Sakyi, P.A.

2014 Distinguishing silicate and carbonatite mantle metasomatism by using lithium and its isotopes.

Chemical Geology, Vol. 381, pp. 67-77.

China

Xenoliths

7 D1408-07 Griffin, W.L.,

Batumike, J.M., Greau, Y., Pearson, N.J., Shee, S.R., O'Reilly, S.Y.

2014 Emplacement ages and sources of kimberlites and related rocks in southern Africa: U-Pb ages and Sr-Nd isotopes of groundmass perovskite.

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 167, pp. 1032-37.

Africa, southern Africa

Deposits - geochronology

8 D1408-08 Afanasyev, A.A.,

Melnik, O., Porritt, L., Schumacher, J.C., Sparks,

2014 Hydrothermal alteration of kimberlite by convective flows of external water.

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 68, pp. 1038-

Canada, Northwest Territories

Deposit - A 418




R.S.J.

1 D1408-09 Gaubas, E.,

Ceponis, T., Jasiunas, A., Kalendra, V., Pavlov, J., Kazuchits, N., Naumchik, E., Rusetsky, M.

2014 Lateral scan profiles of the recombination parameters correlated with distribution of grown-in impurities in HPHT diamond.

Diamond and Related Materials, Vol. 47, pp. 15-26.

Technology

Synthetics

2 D1408-10 Even-Zohar, C. 2014 2013 diamond pipeline:

lackluster with few sparkles.

Diamond Intelligence Briefs, Vol. 29, no. 809, April 30, 14p.

Global

Diamond pipeline

3 D1408-11 Novella, D.,

Frost, D.J., Hauri, E.H., Bureau, H., Raepsaet, C., Roberge, M.

2014 The distribution of H2O between silicate melt and nominally anhydrous peridotite and the onset of hydrous melting in the deep upper mantle.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 400, pp. 1-13.

Mantle

Melting

4 D1408-12 Sakurai, M.,

Tsujino, N., Sakuma, H., Kawamura, K., Takahashi, E.

2014 Effects of Al content on water partitioning between orthopyroxene and olivine: implications for lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary.


Mantle

FT IR

5 D1408-13 Marchesi, C.,

Dale, C.W., Garrdo, C.J., Pearson, D.G., Bosch, D., Bodinier, J-L., Gervilla, F., Hidas, K.

2014 Fractionation of highly siderophile elements in refertilized mantle: implications for the Os isotope composition of basalts.


Mantle

Ronda peridotite

6 D1408-14 Giuliani, G.,

Phillips, D., Maas, R., Woodhead, J.D., Kendrick, M.A., Greig, A., Armstrong, R.A., Chew, D., Kamenetsky, V.S., Fiorentini, M. I.,

2014 LIMA U-Pb ages link lithospheric mantle metasomatism to Karoo magmatism beneath the Kimberley region, South Africa.


Africa, South Africa

Kimberlites

7 D1408-15 Bull, A.L.,

Domeer, M., Torsvik, T.H.,

2014 The effect of plate motion history on the longevity of deep mantle heterogeneities.


Mantle

Tectonics, Pangea

8




D1408-16 Yang, T., Leng, W.

2014 Dynamics of hidden hotspot tracks beneath the continental lithosphere.


Mantle

Plumes

1 D1408-17 Duke, G.I.,

Carlson, R.W., Frost, C.D., Hearn, B.C.Jr., Eby, G.N.

2014 Continental scale linearity of kimberlite-carbonatite magmatism, mid-continent North America.


Canada, USA

Lineaments

2 D1408-18 Mao, Z., Lin, J-

F., Yang, J., Bian, H., Liu, J., Watson, H.C., Huang, S., Chen, J., Prakapenka, V.B., Xiao, Y., Chow, P.

2014 Fe, Al bearing post-perovskite in the Earth's lower mantle.


Mantle

Perovskite

3 D1408-19 Earth News 2014 Earth sized diamond in

space is coolest white dwarf star.

Earth News, June 25, 2p. Space

Star

4 D1408-20 Jacob, D.E.,

Dobrrzhinetskaya, L., Wirth, R.

2014 New insight into polycrystalline diamond genesis from modern nanoanalytical techniques.

Earth Science Reviews, Vol. 136, Sept. pp. 21-35.

Mantle

Diamond, carbonado, UHP, subduction

5 D1408-21 Wang, L-X.,

Marks, M.A.W., Wenzel, T., Vonder Handt, A., Keller, J., Teiber, H., Markl, G.

2014 Apatites from the Kaiserstuhl volcanic complex, Germany: new constraints on the relationship between carbonatite and associated silicate rocks.

European Journal of Mineralogy, Vol. 26, pp. 397-414.

Europe, Germany

Carbonatite

6 D1408-22 Ghosh, S.,

Schmidt, M.W. 2014 Melting of phase D in

the lower mantle and implications for recycling and storage of H2O in the deep mantle.

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, in press available

Mantle

Water storage

7 D1408-23 Weiss, Y.,

Kiflawi, I., Davies, N., Navon, O.

2014 High density fluids and the growth of monocrystalline diamonds.

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, in press available

Africa, South Africa, Guinea

Deposits - Finsch, Kankan

8 D1408-24 Ajagbe, S. 2014 Access to submerged

diamondiferous beaches through beach accretion in Mining Area no. 1, along the south western coast of

GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme, Sept. 10-12, POSTER

Africa, Namibia

Mining area no. 1




Namibia.

1 D1408-25 Armstron, G. 2014 The advances made in

light weight low powered vibratory screens, pipe conveyors and the combination of the above in efficient dryers.


Technology

Metallugy

2 D1408-26 Bowers, D. 2014 Alexkor diamond mine

turnaround strategy - the importance of sound geological models and mineral resouce management.



Deposit - Alexkor

3 D1408-27 Briers, C. 2014 The importance of asset

management systems in Rockwell Diamonds.



Metallurgy

4 D1408-28 Combrink, M.,

van Buren, R. 2014 Shallow alluvial

diamond exploration with GENESIS airborne TEM


Technology

Geophysics - GENESIS

5 D1408-29 Cronwright, H.,

Garvie, O. 2014 The MSA microdiamond

and heavy mineral analysis laboratory: the first independent ISO17025 accredited facility in Africa.


Technology

Mineral analyses laboratory

6 D1408-30 Daniels, L.,

Kufandikwame, O.

2014 The discovery of the lower mantle derived SWS-21 intrusion in the Mmadinare area of Botswana.


Africa, Botswana

SWS-21

7 D1408-31 Davies, A. 2014 Mn-ilmenites associated

with standard KIMS, Lena West, NWT Canada.



Ilmenite chemistry

8 D1408-32 DiFrancesco, D. 2014 Advanced airborne

gradiometry systems for kimberlite exploration.


Technology

Geophysics - gravity

9 D1408-33 Dihangwane, H. 2014 Relationship between

increased feed rates and grade recovery in

GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show

Technology

Metallurgy, economics




alluvial diamond processing.

provisional programme, Sept. 10-12, POSTER

1 D1408-34 Dorkin, G. 2014 The regional

relationships of the different gravel deposits in the Middle Orange region, northern Cape, South Africa.



Middle Orange River

2 D1408-35 Haggerty, S. 2014 Diamond exploration in

NW Liberia. GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme, Sept. 10-12, POSTER

Africa, Liberia

Exploration overview

3 D1408-36 Hatton, C. 2014 Dunitic cratons and

Clifford's rule. GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme, Sept. 10-12, POSTER

Technology

Clifford's Rule

4 D1408-37 Heads, H. 2014 How far can the

influence of a local marine diamondiferous signature be traced through an aeolian depositional system?


Africa, Namibia

Sedimentology

5 D1408-38 Horn, R. 2014 A study of the variation

in the Rooikoppie gravels of the Middle Orange River region, Hays district, northern Cape, South Africa.



Sedimentology

6 D1408-39 Huang, J-X. 2014 Unmasking Roberts

Victor eclogites: evidence for progressive mantle metasomatism.



Deposit - Roberts Victor

7 D1408-40 Kryvoshlyk, I. 2014 System of mathematical

calculations of a kimberlite diamond grade.


Technology

Economics

8 D1408-41 Malowa, M. 2014 Variation in average

diamond size in the MOR paleo gravel deposits on SRC and BHC terraces on the Saxendrift mine.



Deposit - Saxendrift

9 D1408-42 Mbangula, I. 2014 Namdeb's Probe Drill

Platform ( PDP): exploring the notorious

GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show

Africa, Namibia

Mining area no. 1




ultra-sha;;ow water area, Mining Area No. 1, Namibia.

provisional programme, Sept. 10-12, POSTER

1 D1408-43 Mohale, P. 2014 The influence of gravel

sources on grade and diamond quality - a case study: Saxendrift Hill complex, northern Cape.



Deposit - Saxendrift

2 D1408-44 Mohale, P. 2014 The impact of mining

methods on grade control at Niewejaarskraal mine, northern Cape.



Metallurgy

3 D1408-45 Mulalo, N. 2014 Compliance with the

Mining Charter: RDI mid-tier diamond company.



Legal

4 D1408-46 Oosthusien, H. 2014 Karowe comminution

circuit upgrade. GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme, Sept. 10-12, POSTER

Technology

Deposit - Karowe

5 D1408-47 Petersen, K. 2014 Minerals processing at

Rockwell. GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme, Sept. 10-12, POSTER

Technology

Metallugy

6 D1408-48 Phosiwa, A. 2014 Metallurgical

development of alluvial diamond processing.


Technology

Metallugy

7 D1408-49 Ringane, C. 2014 The influence of stone

recovery with the change in processing method.


Technology

Metallurgy

8 D1408-50 Rogers, A. 2014 Finsch - extending the

life of Block 4. Resource re-estimation and block cave simulation.



Deposit - Finsch

9 D1408-51 Stevens , G. 2014 Resource definitions for

the MOR based on redefined geological areas.


Technology

Economics - MOR




1 D1408-52 Strydom, K.,

Runds, M. 2014 The submerged

Sperrgebeit - delineating the occurrence of diamonds in the offshore concessions of the Namibian megaplacer.


Africa, Namibia

Sperrgebeit area

2 D1408-53 von Ketelhodt,

L. 2014 Diamond processing

using sensor based sorting.


Technology

Metallurgy

3 D1408-54 Bristow, J.W.,

De Meillon, L. 2014 The Middle Orange

River diamond sink. GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme, Sept. 11, title only


Middle Orange River

4 D1408-55 Campbell, J. 2014 Diamond value

management underpinning the turnaround at Rockwell Diamonds Inc.

GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme, Sept. 11, title only


Economics

5 D1408-56 De Meillon, L. 2014 A diamond is not a pig -

target selection and diamond trap site identification along the Middle Orange River between Hopetown and Douglas.



Middle Orange River

6 D1408-57 de Wit, M. 2014 Setting the scene as to

where diamond exploration is going!


Global

Diamond exploration

7 D1408-58 Jacob, J. 2014 The Namibian

megaplacer: 106 years on and still going strong.


Africa, Namibia

Alluvials

8 D1408-59 Marshall, T.,

Lomberg, K., Other, A.N.

2014 The relevance of the (new, updated) SAMCODE to reporting of diamond exploration results, resources and reserves.


Global

SAMCODE

9 D1408-60 Norton, G. 2014 Resource-reserve

estimation of alluvial diamond deposits - a case study of Rockwell

GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme,


Economics




Resources Inc. Sept. 11, title only

1 D1408-61 Donatti-Filho,

J.P., Schobbenhaus, C.N.

2014 Brauna project Brazil: the first kimberlite diamond mine in Latin America.


South America, Brazil

Deposit - Brauna

2 D1408-62 Gurney, J.J.,

Kahle, R., Kahle, B., Richardson, S.H., du Plessis, A.

2014 X-ray Cat scanning of diamondiferous mantle xenoliths.


Technology

X-Ray scanning

3 D1408-63 Jelsma, H.,

Tappe, S. 2014 Kimberlites and

supercontinent cyclicity. GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme, Sept. 12, title only

Global

Kimberlite genesis

4 D1408-64 Le Roux, T.,

Steenkamp, B. 2014 Airborne geophysical

characteristics of a few Angolan kimberlites.


Africa, Angola

Geophysics

5 D1408-65 Lynn, M.,

Ferreira, J. 2014 The application of

microdiamonds in mineral resource estimation of the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana.


Africa, Botswana

Microdiamonds

6 D1408-66 Lynn, M.,

Grimmer, S., Ferreira, J.

2014 The Motete kimberlite dyke, a new diamond occurrence in Lesotho.


Africa, Lesotho

Deposit - Motete

7 D1408-67 Meyer, T.J. 2014 Gravity, gradiometry

and pattern recognition for kimberlite pipe detection.


Technology

Geophysics

8 D1408-68 Murimba, I. 2014 Resource - re-

estimation at Williamson diamond mine incorporating geometallurgical parameters.


Africa, Tanzania

Deposit - Williamson

9 D1408-69 Nowicki, T. 2014 On the value of geology

in kimberlite evaluation: are we oversampling?

GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme,

Technology

Economics




Sept. 12, title only

1 D1408-70 Scott Smith, B. 2014 Kimberlite terminology:

what's in a word? GSSA Kimberley Diamond Symposium and Trade Show provisional programme, Sept. 12, title only

Technology

Kimberlite terminology

2 D1408-71 Skinner, C. 2014 Diamond exploration -

past, present and future.


Technology

History

3 D1408-72 Skinner, E.M. 2014 The geology and

emplacement of the Jwaneng DK2 kimberlite, southern Botswana, based on a petrographic study of samples selected from all parts of the kimberlite.


Africa, Botswana

Deposit - Jwaneng DK2

4 D1408-73 Ward, J.D.,

Bowen, D.C., Fourie, P., Ntsalong, L.

2014 The Kao kimberlite, Lesotho: main pipe - main mine?


Africa, Lesotho

Deposit - Kao

5 D1408-74 Even-Zohar, C. 2014 Diamond dangers in

cyberspace. ( cybercrime)

Idex Magazine, No. 291, July pp. 112-115.

Technology

Cybersecurity

6 D1408-75 Robinson, A. 2014 Panama: more than just

a canal. Jewellery market, legal

Idex Magazine, No. 291, July pp. 36-68.

Latin America, Panama

Overview of exchange and country

7 D1408-76 Howarth, G.H.,

Sobolev, N.V., Pernet-Fisher, J.F., Barry, P.H., Penumado, D., Puplampu, S., Ketcham, R.A., Maisano, J.A., Taylor, D., Taylor, L.A.

2014 The secondary origin of diamonds: multi-modal radiation tomography of diamondiferous mantle eclogites.

International Geology Review, Vol. 56, 9, pp. 1172-1180.

Russia, Siberia

3-D radiation tomography

8 D1408-77 Hofmann, M.,

Linnemann, U., Hoffmann, K-H., Gerdes, A., Eckelmann, K., Gartner, A.

2014 The Namuskluft and Dreigratberg sections in southern Namibia ( Kalahari Craton, Gariep Belt): a geological history of Neoproterozoic rifting and recycling of cratonic crust during the

International Journal of Earth Science, Vol. 103, pp. 1187-1202.

Africa, Namibia

Geochronology




dispersal of Rodinia until the amalgamation of Gondwana.

1 D1408-78 Ngonge, E.D.,

Hollanda, M.H.,B.M., Nsifa, E.N., Tchoua, F.M.

2014 Petrology of the Guenfalabo ring complex: an example of a complete series along the Cameroon Volcanic Line ( CVL) Cameroon.

Journal of African Earth Science, Vol. 96, pp. 139-154.

Africa, Cameroon

Alkaline rocks

2 D1408-79 Matton, G.,

Jebrak, M. 2014 The "eye of Africa"

Richat dome, Mauritania: an isolated Cretaceous alkaline-hydrothermal complex.

Journal of African Earth Science, Vol. 97, pp. 109-124.

Africa, Mauritania

Alkaline rocks

3 D1408-80 Saha, D.,

Patranabis-Deb, S.

2014 Proterozoic evolution of eastern Dharwar and Bastar cratons, India - an overview of the intracratonic basins, craton margins and mobile belts.

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Vol. 91, pp. 230-251.

India

Cratons

4 D1408-81 Prabhakar, N.,

Bhattacharya, A., Sathyanarayanan, M., Mukherjee, P.K.

2014 Structural, petrological and chronological constraints from eastern India and implications for the ~1.0 Ga assembly of greater India.

Journal of Geology, Vol. 122, 4, pp. 411-432.

India

Geochronology

5 D1408-82 Ohta, K., Fujino,

K., Kuwayama, Y., Kondo, T., Shimizu, K., Ohishi, Y.,

2014 Highly conductive iron rich (Mg, Fe) O magnesiowustite and its stability in the Earth's lower mantle.

Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 119, no. 6, pp. 4656-4665.

Mantle

Mineralogy

6 D1408-83 Tateno, S.,

Hrose, K., Ohishi, Y.

2014 Melting experiments on peridotite to lowermost mantle conditions.


Mantle

Melting

7 D1408-84 Ito, G., Dunn,

R., L. A., Wolfe, C.J., Gallego, A., Fu, Y.

2014 Seismic anisotropy and shear wave splitting associated with mantle plume-plate interactions.


Mantle

Geophysics - seismics

8 D1408-85 Li, Z-H., Leo,

J.F., Ribe, N.M. 2014 Subduction induced

mantle flow, finite strain, and seismic anisotropy: numerical modeling.


Mantle

Subduction

9 D1408-86 Kirby, J., Swain,

C.J. 2014 The long wave length

admittance and effective elastic thickness of the


Canada

Geophysics - seismics




Canadian Shield.

1 D1408-87 Gao, X-Y,

Zheng, Y-F., Chen, Y-X., Hu, Z.

2014 Composite carbonate and silicate multiphase solid inclusions in metamorphic garnet from ultrahigh- pressure eclogite in the Dabie Orogen.

Journal of Metamorphic Geology, in press available

China

UHP

2 D1408-88 Yang, J-J., Fan,

Z.F., Yu, C, Yan, R.

2014 Coseismic formation of eclogite facies cataclastic dykes at Yangkou in the Chinese Sulu UHP metamorphic belt.

Journal of Metamorphic Geology, in press available

China

UHP

3 D1408-89 Ersoy, Y.E.,

Palmer, M.R.. Uysal, I., Gundogan, I.

2014 Geochemistry and petrology of the Early Miocene lamproites and related volcanic rocks in the Thrace basin, NW Anatolia.

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, in press available

Turkey

Lamproites

4 D1408-90 Shimizu, R.,

Ogasawara, Y. 2014 Radiation damage to

Kokchetav UHPM diamonds in zircon: variations in Raman, photoluminescence and cathodluminesence spectra.

Lithos, in press available Technology

Microdiamonds

5 D1408-91 Perraki, M.,

Faryad, S.W. 2014 First finding of

microdiamond, coesite and other UHP phases in felsic granulites in the Moldanubian Zone: implications for deep subduction and a revised geodynamic model for Variscan Orogeny in the Bohemian Massif.

Lithos, Vol. 202-203, pp. 157-166.

Europe

Coesite, UHP

6 D1408-92 Hilchie, L.,

Fedortchouk, Y., Matveev, S., Kopylova, M.G.

2014 The origin of high hydrogen content in kimberlitic olivine: evidence from hydroxyl zonation in olivine from kimberlites and mantle xenoliths.

Lithos, Vol. 202-203, pp. 429-441.

Canada, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Africa, Lesotho

Deposit - Jericho, Beartooth, Pipe 200, Matsoku

7 D1408-93 Day, J.M.D.,

Peters, B.J., Janney, P.E.

2014 Oxygen isotope systematics of South African olivine melilitites and implications for HIMU mantle reservoirs.

Lithos, Vol. 202-203, pp. 76-84.


Melilitites

8




D1408-94 Condie, K.C. 2014 Growth of continental crust: a balance between preservation and recycling.

Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 78, pp. 623-637.

Mantle

Recycling

1 D1408-95 Henderson,

G.A., Neuville, D.R.

2014 Spectroscopic methods in mineralogy and materials sciences.

Mineralogical Society of America, Vol. 78, 763p. $ 50.00

Technology

Book - spectroscopy

2 D1408-96 Gibney, E., 2014 First buckball molecules

created from boron. Nature, Vol. 511, July 17, pp. 330-333.

Technology

Buckyballs

3 D1408-97 Smith, R.F., et

al. 2014 Ramp compression of

diamond to five terapascals.

Nature, Technology

Solar System

4 D1408-98 Kemp, A.I.S. 2014 Early Earth: a new

recipe for old crust. Nature Geoscience, Vol. 7, pp. 482-483.

Canada

Magmatism, upwelling mantle rocks

5 D1408-99 Reiminik, J.R.,

Chacko, T., Stern, R.A., Heaman, L.M.

2014 Earth's earliest evolved crust generated in an Iceland-like setting.

Nature Geoscience, Vol. 7, pp. 529-533.

Europe, Iceland

Magmatism, upwelling mantle rocks

6 D1408-100

Zaitsev, A.N., Williams, C.T., Jeffries, T.E., Strekopytov, S., Moutte, J., Ivashchenkova, O.V., Spratt, J., Petrov, S.V., Wall, F., Seltmann, R., Borozdin, A.P.

2014 Rare earth elements in phoscorites and carbonatites of the Devonian Kola alkaline province, Russia: examples from Kovdor, Khibina, Vuoriyarvi and Turiy Mys complexes.

Ore Geology Review, in press available

Russia, Kola Province

Carbonatite

7 D1408-101

Woodard, J., Hetherington, C.J.

2014 Carbonatite in a post collisional tectonic setting: geochronology and emplacement conditions at Naantali, SW Finland.

Precambrian Research, Vol. 240, pp. 94-107.

Europe, Finland

Carbonatite

8 D1408-102

Vasilev, Yu.R., Gora, M.P.

2014 Meimechite-picrite associations in Siberia, Primorye, and Kamchatka ( comparitive analysis and petrogenesis).

Russian Geology and Geophysics, Vol. 55, 8, pp. 959-970.

Russia

Meimechite

9 D1408-103

Shkodzinskiy, V.S.

2014 Petrology of the lithosphere and kimberlites ( model of hot heterogenic accretion of Earth)

Russian Monograph *** in Russian (reference courtesy of Felix), 452p.

Technology

Book - accretion

10 D1408-104

Dobrinets, I.A., Vins, V.G.,

2013 HPHT-treated diamonds: diamonds

Springer Publishers, 257p. Approx $ 140.

Technology

Book




Zaitsev, A.M., forever.

1 D1408-105

Rooney, T.O., Bastow, I.D., Keir, D., Mazzarini, F., Movsesian, E., Grosfils, E.B., Zimbelman, J.R., Ramsey, M.S., Ayalew, D., Yirgu, G.

2014 The protracted development of focused magmatic intrusion during continental rifting.

Tectonics, Vol. 33, 6, pp. 875-897.

Africa, Ethiopia

Precambrian lineaments

2 D1408-106

Paul, J.D., Roberts, G.G., White, N.

2014 The African landscape through space and time. ( since 50 Ma)

Tectonics, Vol. 33, 6, pp. 898-935..

Africa

River profiles, topography

3 D1408-107

Rodriguez-Gonzales, J., Negredo, A.M., Carminati, E.

2014 Slab-mantle flow interaction: influence on subduction dynamics and duration.

Terra Nova, Vol. 26, 4, pp. 265-272.

Mantle

Subduction

4 D1408-108

Al-Ali, S. 2014 Process mineralogical characteristics of REE bearing carbonatite from Songwe Hill deposit, Malawi.

www.ima2014.co.za, Abstract

Africa, Malawi

Carbonatite

5 D1408-109

Andersen, T. 2014 Rare minerals and extreme differentiation in peralkaline nephelinite at Nyiragongo, East African Rift.


Africa

Nephelinite

6 D1408-110

Arndt, N 2014 Olivine in kimberlites: lithospheric versus shallow processes.


Mantle

Olivines

7 D1408-111

Belyatsky, B. 2014 Baddeleyite trace element composition as a source of isotope geochemical and geochronological information about magmatic processes: Kovdor alkaline ultramafic massif as an example.


Russia

Alkaline rocks

8 D1408-112

Brey, G. 2014 Geochronology of the lithospheric mantle underneath the Gibeon kimberlite field, Namibia.


Africa, Namibia

Deposit - Gibeon

9 D1408- Broom-Fendley, 2014 Late stage apatite: a www.ima2014.co.za, Carbonatite




113 S. potential heavy REE enriched co-product of light REE minerals in carbonatites.

Abstract

1 D1408-114

Castillo-Oliver, M.

2014 In situ trace element geochemistry and U-Pb dating on perovskite from kimberlites of the Lunda Norte province ( NE Angola): petrogenetic and tectonic implications.


Africa, Angola

Deposit - Lundas Norte area

2 D1408-115

Chudy, T. 2014 The magmatic evolution of Fr carbonatite system and implications for Ta enrichment in carbonatites.


Mantle

Carbonatite

3 D1408-116

Davies, R. 2014 Mn-ilmenites associated with standard KIMS, Lena West, NWT Canada.



Ilmenite chemistry

4 D1408-117

D'Haenens-Johansson, U.

2014 Near colorless CVD and HPHT synthetic gem diamonds - quality advances and identification methods.


Technology

Synthetics

5 D1408-118

Fedortchouk, Y. 2014 Evolution of diamond resorption morphology from the mantle source to the emplacement of kimberlite at the surface: review of experimental data.


Mantle

Diamond morphology

6 D1408-119

Fedortchouk, Y. 2014 Linking together the dissolution and reaction features of kimberlite hosted diamond and Fe-Ti oxides with magmatic fluid and its role in kimberlite emplacement.


Mantle

Magmatism

7 D1408-120

Giuliani, G. 2014 Oxygen isotope and trace element evidence for the origin of sapphire and/or ruby in the Mbuyi-Mayi kimberlite ( FDC) and the Changle alkali basalt China.


Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Deposit - Mbuyi-Mayi

8 D1408-121

Howarth, G. 2014 X-ray tomography pseudo thin-section


Mantle

Eclogites




textural analysis of diamondiferous mantle eclogites.

1 D1408-122

Jenny, P. 2014 Radiogenic isotope constraints on lithospheric assimilation by sublithospheric melts in the generation of southern African kimberlite megacrysts: a comparsion of on and off craton megacryst suites.


Africa, southern Africa

Craton - on-off

2 D1408-123

Loye, E. 2014 The geological controls on the heavy rare earth HREE enriched alteration zone of Area 4, Lofdal, Namibia.


Africa, Namibia

Carbonatite

3 D1408-124

Malkovets, V. 2014 Mineralogy and geochemistry of megacrystalline pyrope peridotites from the Udachnaya pipe, Siberian craton.


Russia, Yakutia

Deposit - Udachnaya

4 D1408-125

Perritt, S. 2014 A record of structural and chemical processes in the mantle preserved in a suite of deformed garnet megacrysts from Monteleo kimberlte, South Africa.



Deposit - Monteleo

5 D1408-126

Pokhilenko, L. 2014 Classification pecularities of mantle eclogites from Udachnaya-East pipe ( Yakutia).


Russia, Yakutia

Deposit - Udachnaya-East

6 D1408-127

Pokhilenko, N. 2014 Peridotites of the diamond stability field of the ancient craton lithospheric mantle: relationship with evolution of lithosphere roots and kimberlite melts generation.


Mantle

Melting

7 D1408-128

Safonov, O. 2014 The orthopyroxene interaction with the Na-carbonate melt: a challenge of the assimilation-fueled buoyancy mechanism.


Mantle

Melting

8




D1408-129

Shiryaev, A. 2014 Micro-FTIR investigation of gem quality cubic diamonds from Siberian placers.


Russia, Siberia

Diamond morphology

1 D1408-130

Shu, Q. 2014 Partial melting metasomatism and growth of diamonds in the Kaapvaal subcratonic mantle in relation to tectonomagmatic events in the crust.



Metasomatism

2 D1408-131

Smit, K. 2014 Diamond formation at Attawapiskat ( Superior Craton ) postdating the 1.1 Ga Midcontinent Rift.


Canada, Ontario

Geochronology

3 D1408-132

Spetsius, Z. 2014 Metasomatic diamonds in eclogite xenoliths from Yakutian kimberlites: implications for diamond grade estimation.


Russia, Yakutia

Diamond grade

4 D1408-133

Stachel, T. 2014 The mantle source of Argyle diamonds.


Australia

Deposit - Argyle

5 D1408-134

Tappe, S. 2014 Carbon fluxes beneath cratons: insights from Greenland kimberlites, carbonatites and diamonds.


Europe, Greenland

Kimberlites

6 D1408-135

Wang, W. 2014 Carbon isotope analysis of CVD synthetic gem diamonds.


Technology

Synthetics

7 D1408-136

Weiss, Y., 2014 Subduction related diamond forming fluids: evidence from microinclusion bearing diamonds from Ekati, central Slave Craton.



Deposit - Ekati

8 D1408-137

Yang, J. 2014 Diamonds and highly reduced minerals in ophiolitic mantle rocks and chromitites.


Mantle

Diamond mineralogy

9 D1408-138

Sobolev, N. 2014 Ultrahigh pressure mineralogy of the continental lithosphere.

www.ima2014.co.za, IMA Medallist lecture

Mantle

UHP

10 D1408-139

Afanasyev, V. 2014 Stability of kimberlite garnets exposed to

www.ima2014.co.za, Poster

Geochemistry




chemical weathering: relationship with Cr content.

1 D1408-140

Amores Casals, S.

2014 Mineral chemistry of pyrochlore from the Bonga carbonatite ( Huila, Angola).


Africa, Angola

Carbonatite

2 D1408-141

Breeding, C. 2014 Characterization of gem diamonds from eastern Zimbabwe.


Africa, Zimbabwe

Mineralogy

3 D1408-142

Broom-Fendley, S.

2014 The Songwe-Hill carbonatite, Malawi: new mapping geochemistry and U Pb dating.


Africa, Malawi

Carbonatite

4 D1408-143

Castellano Calvo, A.

2014 Natrocarbonatite composition of melt inclusions from Bailundo and Longonjo carbonatites.


Africa, Angola

Carbonatite

5 D1408-144

Castillo-Oliver, M.

2014 Insights into the mantle structure beneath the Lunda Norte kimberlitic province (NE Angola): petrography and paleothermobarometry of fresh mantle xenoliths.


Africa, Angola

Lunda Norte

6 D1408-145

Do Cabo, V. 2014 Geology of the heavy rare earth element-rich Lofdal alkaline carbonatite complex, north west Namibia.


Africa, Namibia

Carbonatite

7 D1408-146

Grakova, O. 2014 Geological characteristics of diamond bearing terrigenous rocks in the north-east borderland of the East European platform.


Russia

Geology

8 D1408-147

Hatton, C. 2014 Olivine composition and craton evolution.


Mantle

Olivines

9 D1408-148

Howell, D. 2014 Pink colour in Type 1 diamonds: is deformation twinning the cause?


Technology

Diamond - color

10 D1408-149

Kavecsanszki, D.

2014 Evolution of silicocrbonatite parental



Phalaborwa




magmas to form the Phalaborwa igneous complex: a complex history of melting of multiple mantle sources, magma mingling, differentiation and magmatic exsolution.

1 D1408-150

Kuzyura, A. 2014 Rare element sources for chambers of diamond and inclusions parental carbonatite magma: experimental and geochemical evidence.


Mantle

Magmatism

2 D1408-151

Mxinwa, T. 2014 Major and trace element mineral chemistry of a suite of mantle derived eclogites from the Balmoral kimberlite in South Africa.



Deposit - Balmoral

3 D1408-152

Pokhilenko, N. 2014 Kimberlite indicator minerals in terrigine sediments of Arctic regions of Siberian and North American ancient platforms: evidence of new cratons with thick lithosphere.


Russia, Canada

Geochemistry

4 D1408-153

Posukhova, T. 2014 Diamonds and accompanying minerals in the North Yakutian placers, Russia.


Russia

Alluvials

5 D1408-154

Robinson, P.T. 2014 The origin and signifcance of crustal minerals in ophiolitic mantle rocks.


Mantle

Ophiolites

6 D1408-155

Sieber, M. 2014 A composite garnet pyroxenite xenolith yields a minimum age of 2.4 Ga for eclogitisation in the Kaapvaal subcratonic mantle.



Geochronology

7 D1408-156

Southworth, R. 2014 Understanding delta 15N variations in the mantle using integral variabilities in natural diamonds.


Technology

Diamond morphology

8 D1408-157

Sukharev, A. 2014 Yakutites: mineralogy-geochemical properties


Russia

Mineralogy




and origin.

1 D1408-158

Svortsova, V. 2014 Iron containing surfaces of contact of diamond with kimberlite.


Russia

Metasomatism

2 D1408-159

Vasyukova, E. 2014 Isotopic data for the Chuya lamprophyre dikes of the Gorniy and Mongolian Altai ( Russia and Mongolia) as a key to their petrogenesis.


Russia, Asia, Mongolia

Lamprophyres

3


INDUSTRY NEWS (by Source) REF # AUTHOR YEAR TITLE SOURCE REGION/LOCATION KEYWORDS

Page 1 (Industry News) © Sheahan Literature Service. Printed in Canada.

1 D1408-160

Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation

2014 Afri-Can Marine announces a private placement.

Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation, July 16, 1p.

Africa,

News item - press release

2 D1408-161

AllAfrica

2014 Of angry spirits and diamond mining.

AllAfrica.com, July 6, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - history

3 D1408-162

AllAfrica

2014 Illegal diamond panning on the rise amidst Chiadzwa uncertainty.

AllAfrica.com, June 20, 1/4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

4 D1408-163

Athabasca Nuclear Corporation

2014 Athabasca Nuclear and Strike Graphite announce intent to merge.

Athabasca Nuclear Corporation, July 15, 1p.

Canada, Saskatchewan


5 D1408-164

Bloomberg

2014 Lucara Diamond Corp is seeking acquisitions in Africa, bolstered by a bonanza of large stones from its Karowe mine in Botswana.

Bloomberg.news, June 22, 1p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Lucara

6 D1408-165

Bloomberg

2014 Lucapa diamond mine seeks to top Angola's biggest producer…. Lulo

Bloomberg.news, June 26, 2p.

Africa, Angola

News item - Lucapa

7 D1408-166

BlueRock Diamonds Plc.

2014 Diamond Resources mining right over the Kareevlei tenements to BlueRock's Karaveelei Mining.

BlueRock Diamonds Plc., June 25, 1p.



8 D1408-167

Brazil Minerals, Inc.

2014 Brazil Minerals, Inc.'s diamond and gold subsidiary added to top mines. ( top 200 mines in Brazil).

Brazil Minerals, Inc., July 15, 1p.



9 D1408-168


2014 Expands operational team in Brazil.

Brazil Minerals, Inc., July 24, 1p.



10 D1408-169


2014 Increases mineral rights for diamonds and gold in Brazil by 168% in area…. Near Duas Barras.

Brazil Minerals, Inc., June 25, 1p.



11 D1408-170

Creamers Mining Weekly

2014 Reprocessing of Tongo sample tailings results in 29% grade increase.

Creamers Mining Weekly, July 15, 1/4p.

Africa, Sierra Leone

News item - Stellar




1 D1408-171


2014 Gem Diamonds lifts Letseng indicated resource base by 132%.

Creamers Mining Weekly, July 16, 1p.

Africa, Lesotho

News item - Gem Diamonds

2 D1408-172


2014 WDC to appoint executive director to head the organization


Global

News item - World Diamond Council

3 D1408-173


2014 Aviation hitech flying into South African mining space. Dassault Systemes 3D visualization. Finsch mine



News item - Dassault Systemes

4 D1408-174


2014 Trans Hex moves to offload last of Middle Orange River assets. Pioneer Minerals ( between Douglas and Prieska)



News item - Trans Hex

5 D1408-175


2014 Murray & Roberts awarded mammoth R2.6bn Venetia mine contract ( underground)



News item - De Beers

6 D1408-176


2014 SNC-Lavelin wins EPCM contract for Quebec's first diamond mine. Renard


Canada, Quebec

News item - Stornoway

7 D1408-177


2014 Dominion reports maiden resource for Ekati's Misery pit, new mine plan.



News item - Dominion

8 D1408-178


2014 De Beers announces changes to diamond sales model.


Global


9 D1408-179


2014 Anglo's De Beers empowers diamond trading business in R2.5bn deal with Ponahalo Holdings.



News item - DBCM

10 D1408-180


2014 New underground diamond mine to have automated truck loop. Venetia




11 D1408-181


2014 Founder of Canada's first diamond mine Fipke sells remaining Ekati stake.







1 D1408-182


2014 Venetia contributing significantly to SA. Underground operation ( De Beers)

Creamers Mining Weekly, June 27, 3p.


News item - Venetia

2 D1408-183

De Beers

2014 Gahcho Kue joint venture and Lutsel K'E Dene first nation sign impact benefit agreement.

De Beers Group of Companies, July 18, 1p.



3 D1408-184

De Beers

2014 De Beers Group of Companies announces updated model for rough diamond allocations by global sightholder sales.

De Beers Group of Companies, July 22, 1p.

Global


4 D1408-185

Debut Diamonds Inc.

2014 Debut Diamonds to engage advisor for possible German acquisition, convert debt, and list on Frankfurt Exchange. MacFadyen kimberlites, Victor West, Uniform Surround, Pele.

Debut Diamonds Inc., July 8, 1p.

Canada, Ontario, Attawapiskat


5 D1408-186

Diamcor Mining Inc.

2014 Diamcor completes planned plant expansion at Krone-Endora at Venetia project.

Diamcor Mining Inc., July 8, 1p.



6 D1408-187

Zimnisky, P.

2014 De Beers market share to rebound to 40% with Canada's Gahcho Kue.

Diamond Industry Analysis, July 8, 4p.

Canada, global


7 D1408-188

Diamonds.net

2014 Anjin urges Zimbabwe to show media its contract.

Diamonds.net, July 10, /4p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Anjin

8 D1408-189

Diamonds.net

2014 Development diamonds … needs to support programs to uplift vast artisanal mining sector.

Diamonds.net, July 11, 1p.

Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo

News item - DDI

9 D1408-190

Diamonds.net

2014 Forevermark to expand to U.K., Ireland.

Diamonds.net, July 14, 1/4p.

United Kingdon, Ireland

News item - Forevermark

10 D1408- Diamonds.net 2014 Strike looms at Diamonds.net, July 15, News item - Namdeb




191 Namdeb. 1/4p. Africa, Namibia

1 D1408-192

Diamonds.net

2014 Judge sentences CMKM stock trader Glisson to four years in prison.


USA

News item - CMKM

2 D1408-193

Diamonds.net

2014 Tanzanite swindlers cost Gujarati dealers $ 10 million.


Hong Kong, India, China

News item - legal

3 D1408-194

Diamonds.net

2014 Letseng's reserves + 64 % to 2 M. carats.


Africa, Lesotho


4 D1408-195

Diamonds.net

2014 Peru to auction $ 1 million in jewels from Gun-Runner Montesinos.


South America, Peru

News item - legal

5 D1408-196

Diamonds.net

2014 Rio Tinto celebrates milestone with new diamond jewellery collection. Nazraana


India

News item - Rio Tinto

6 D1408-197

Diamonds.net

2014 De Beers 2 Q production +7%.


Global


7 D1408-198

Diamonds.net

2014 Lucara's second Karowe large stone tender achieves $ 40 million.


Africa, Botswana

News item - Lucara

8 D1408-199

Diamonds.net

2014 Rio Tinto CEO says world looking to India for diamonds. ( legal permitting)


India


9 D1408-200

Diamonds.net

2014 Bunder project's education initiatives deliver strong results.


India


10 D1408-201

Diamonds.net

2014 Trans Hex sells Pioneer Minerals for $ 3 million.



News item - Trans Hex

11 D1408-202

Diamonds.net

2014 Global diamond production +11% to $ 14 B in 2013.


Global

News item - production statistics

12 D1408-203

Diamonds.net

2014 Producers must process rough in Zimbabwe before export.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

13




D1408-204

Diamonds.net

2014 Investigate Marange operations before streamlining say Maguwu.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

1 D1408-205

Diamonds.net

2014 Mineral firm leaves Zimbabwe, neglects to hand over survey data. (Canadian company no name stated)


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

2 D1408-206

Diamonds.net

2014 Lucapa recovers type 11a diamonds at Lulo. Four separate pipes.


Africa, Angola

News item - Lucapa

3 D1408-207

Diamonds.net

2014 Anjin's treatment of Zimbabweans upset community relations.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Anjin

4 D1408-208

Diamonds.net

2014 Russia ratifies deal on duty free gas, oil, diamond exports to Armenia.

Diamonds.net, June 25, 1/4p.

Russia, Armenia

News item - legal

5 D1408-209

Diamonds.net

2014 Gonese criticizes Zanu-PF's control of the diamond sector.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

6 D1408-210

Diamonds.net

2014 Brazil Mineral,s Inc. dramatically increases mineral rights for diamonds and gold.



News item - Brazil Minerals

7 D1408-211

Diamonds.net

2014 Sellers are responsible for diamond authentication.


Global

News item - legal

8 D1408-212

Diamonds.net

2014 Firestone begins excavation at Liqhobong.


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Firestone

9 D1408-213

Diamonds.net

2014 Lucara prepares 16 lots for large diamond tender. Karowe


Africa, Botswana

News item - Lucara

10 D1408-214

Diamonds.net

2014 Alrosa's shareholders approve 32% dividend rise for 2013.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

11 D1408-215

Dominion Diamond Corporation

2014 Dominion Diamond Corporation to increase interest in the Ekati diamond mine… FipkeCo

Dominion Diamond Corporation, July 9, 1p.



12 D1408-216

Gem Diamonds Limited

2014 2014 revised resource and reserve statement.

Gem Diamonds Limited, July 16, 2p.

Africa, Lesotho,





Letseng and Ghaghoo Botswana

1 D1408-217

Geophysical Laboratory ( Carnegie)

2014 Francis, R. (Joe) Boyd biographical memoir published.

[email protected], Available download 14p.

History

Booklet: Boyd memoir

2 D1408-218

Globe & Mail

2014 Quebec's diamond mine a glimmer of hope for a slowing industry. Renard

Globe & Mail, July 7, 1p. Canada Quebec

News item - Stornoway

3 D1408-219

Golden Saint Resources

2014 Golden Saint appoint specialist for Sierra Leone operations. Wardell Armstrong Int.

Golden Saint Resources, July 16, 1p.



4 D1408-220

Evan-Zohar, C.

2014 TYPE II criminals: turning '50 shades of brown into Virgin whites'.

Idex Online, July 10, 6p. Technology

News item - masking

5 D1408-221

Idex online

2014 Harry Winston's son loses trademark battle in court.

Idex Online, July 13, 1p. Global

News item - Harry Winston Inc.

6 D1408-222

Idex online

2014 Little chance banks will finance mining in Zim, says RMB director. (Rand Merchant Bank)

Idex Online, July 16, 1p. Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - RMB

7 D1408-223

Idex online

2014 GIA holds rough diamond evaluation class in Namibia.

Idex Online, July 17, 1p. Africa, Namibia

News item - GIA

8 D1408-224

Idex Memo

2014 Sightholders take note, De Beers has a new group of clients.



9 D1408-225

Idex online

2014 Two week auction of Marange diamonds starts in Dubai.

Idex Online, July 21, 1/2p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - DDE

10 D1408-226

Idex online

2014 Draft standard for responsible mining released.


News item - CSR

11 D1408-227

Idex Memo

2014 Will serious roadblocks prevent much needed reform in India.

Idex Online, July 24, 2p. India

News item - legal

12 D1408-228

Idex online

2014 Angola sets 10 m carats output target in 2014.

Idex Online, July 3, 1/2p. Africa, Angola

News item - Catoca

13 D1408-229

Idex Memo

2014 The rise and steady descent of diamond


News item - production statistics




production. Cites Janse

1 D1408-230

Idex online

2014 De Beers sending AMS machine sent to significant sightholders worldwide. Melee screening


News item - AMC

2 D1408-231

Idex Memo

2014 Can global talks create national solutions? WDC

Idex Online, June 26, 3p. Global

News item - WDC

3 D1408-232

Idex online

2014 Russia scraps tax on rough diamond exports to Armenia.

Idex Online, June 30, 1p. Russia, Armenia

News item - legal

4 D1408-233

India Business

2014 Import duty to increase to ease price differential for man-made diamonds.

India Business, July 1, 1/4p.

India

News item - synthetics

5 D1408-234

International Mining

2014 Alrosa Udachny mine commissioned with capacity to be reached by 2019.

International Mining, July 4, 1p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

6 D1408-235

Karelian Diamond Resources Plc.

2014 Karelian extends agreement with Rio Tinto.

Karelian Diamond Resources Plc., June 26, 1p.

Europe, Finland


7 D1408-236

Kennady Diamonds Inc.

2014 Kennady Diamonds commences Kennady North summer drill program.

Kennady Diamonds Inc., July 15, 1p.



8 D1408-237

Lab-Diamonds.com

2014 Lab-Diamonds.com adds pure carbon, lab created diamonds to their collection. ( colorless)

Lab-Diamonds.com, June 27, 1p,

USA, Wisconsin


9 D1408-238

Lucara Diamond Corporation

2014 Lucara brings in over $ 40 million from second large stone tender of the year. Karowe

Lucara Diamond Corporation, July 16, 1p.

Africa, Botswana


10 D1408-239

Macauhub

2014 Angola expected to produce 10 million carats of diamonds in 2014.( 2013 8 m)

Macauhub.com, June 27, 1p.

Africa, Angola

News item - Catoca

11 D1408-240

Metalex Ventures Ltd.

2014 Metalex announces termination of current agreement with Dundee. ( delay in

Metalex Ventures Ltd., July 11, 1p.

Canada, Ontario, Attawapiskat





permits) U2

1 D1408-241

Mineweb

2014 Arctic mine gives Dominion Diamond more stones. Ekati

Mineweb.com, July 15, 1p.



2 D1408-242

Mineweb

2014 Russian diamond miner Alrosa Q2 output falls. ( repairs and lower grade at one of its pipes)

Mineweb.com, July 21, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

3 D1408-243

Mining Magazine

2014 Alrosa launches Udachny underground mine.

Mining Magazine, July 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

4 D1408-244

Miningmx

2014 De Beers seals sightholder sales BEE deal.

Miningmx.com, July 11, 1p.


News item - De Beers Consolidated Mines

5 D1408-245

Miningmx

2014 Petra to earn $ 10 m- $26 m on Cullinan 122.5 blue



News item - Petra

6 D1408-246

Miningmx

2014 Mwana studies Kipspringer restart.



News item - Mwana

7 D1408-247

Miningmx

2014 Rockwell bursts into profit as rebuild delivers. Middle Orange River Saxendrift and Niewejaarskraal.



News item - Rockwell

8 D1408-248

Miningmx

2014 Rockwell bursts into profit as rebuild delivers. Middle Orange River Saxendrift and Niewejaarskraal.



News item - Rockwell

9 D1408-249

Miningmx

2014 Mwana studies Klipspringer restart.



News item - Mwana

10 D1408-250

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.

2014 Announces closing of $ 45.5 m non-brokered private placement and election of directors.

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc., June 27, 1p.



11 D1408-251

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.

2014 Mountain Province Diamonds announces results of 2014 Tuzo

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc., June 30, 3p.

Canada, Northwest





deep drill program. Territories

1 D1408-252

Newfield Resources

2014 Newfield update on Allotropes alluvial diamond project. Bulk samples from Golu Node. DMS plant and earth moving equipment to speed up bulk sampling.

Newfield Resources, June 26, 1p.



2 D1408-253

North Arrow Minerals Inc.

2014 North Arrow commences 2014 Qilalugaq project bulk sampling program.

North Arrow Minerals Inc., July 10, 2p.

Canada, Nunavut


3 D1408-254


2014 North Arrow set to start exploration drilling at the Redemption diamond project. NWT.




4 D1408-255


2014 New diamond discovery possible in Canada's North. North Arrow drills for new diamond discovery in Lac de Gras. Redemption




5 D1408-256


2014 North Arrow completes till sampling program at the Pikoo diamond project, SK.




6 D1408-257

Obtala Resources Ltd.

2014 Paragon Diamonds .. Tonnage increased to 48.6 m and values US $ 935-1,025 / carat. Lemphane

Obtala Resources Ltd., June 27, 1p.

Africa, Lesotho


7 D1408-258

Pangolin Diamonds Corporation

2014 Pangolin recovers diamond from Malatswae project.

Pangolin Diamonds Corporation, July 22, 1p.

Africa, Botswana


8 D1408-259

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.

2014 Peregine Diamonds files NI 43-101 Lac de Gras report. DO-27

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., July 24, 2p.



9 D1408-260

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.

2014 Peregrine corrects June 24 NR table of Chidliak results.

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., June 26, 2p.

Canada, Nunavut, Baffin Island


10




D1408-261

Prima Fluorspar Corporation

2014 Acquires Godspeed Lake diamond property with DG Resource Management and changes its name to Prima Diamond Corp.

Prima Diamond Corporation, July 3, 1p.



1 D1408-262

Kilalea, D.

2014 Kimberley stats show rising rough prices.

RBC Diamond Digest, July 24, 4p.

Global

News item - statistics

2 D1408-263

Kilalea, D.

2014 Lucara Diamond Corporation .. Upgrading forecasts on special diamonds. Karowe

RBC Diamond Digest, July 24, 4p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - Lucara

3 D1408-264

Rio Tinto

2014 A 21 ( Diavik) commentary.

Rio Tinto, June 25, 1/4p. Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - Diavik

4 D1408-265

Rio Tinto

2014 Diavik diamond mine presentation.

Rio Tinto, June 25, ppt 20 slides


News item - Diavik

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Rockwell Diamonds Inc.

2014 Rockwell posts bottom-line profit and eighth successive quarter of revenue growth.

Rockwell Diamonds Inc., July 10, 4p.



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Rockwell Diamonds Inc.

2014 Rockwell posts another strong quarter with increased revenues on the back of improved production and sales and appoints a new chief financial officer.

Rockwell Diamonds Inc., June 26, 3p.



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Shore Gold Inc.

2014 Star-Orion South diamond project revised EIS: final CSR available for public comment.

Shore Gold Inc., June 25, 2p.



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Stellar Diamonds plc.

2014 Diamond bulk sample grades exceed 150 cpht at Tongo

Stellar Diamonds plc., July 15, 2p.



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Stornoway Diamond Corporation

2014 Stornoway announces formal production decision at Renard.

Stornoway Diamond Corporation, July 10, 1p.

Canada, Quebec


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Stornoway Diamond

2014 Stornoway announces appoinment of Douglas


Canada, Quebec





Corporation

Silver to board of directors.

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2014 Stornoway announces closing of comprehensive financing package to fund Renard through to production.


Canada, Quebec


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2014 Stornoway shareholders overwhelmingly approve resolutions relating to Renard project financing transactions.

Stornoway Diamond Corporation, June 26, 3p.

Canada, Quebec

News item- press release

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Sunergy , Inc.

2014 Sunergy announces financing and operations update on mining projects in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Sunergy, Inc., July 21, 1p.

Africa, Sierra Leone, Liberia


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Sunrise Resources Plc.

2014 Project update: Cue ( Soapy Bore kimberlite).

Sunrise Resources Plc., June 30, 2p.

Australia


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Toronto Star

2014 Okanagan resort is diamond-encrusted; feel better now? Gernot Langes-Swarovski guilds a folly in the form of the Sparkling Hill Resort.

Toronto Star, July 5, 1p. Canada, British Columbia

News item - Swarovski

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Wall Street Journal

2014 DJ Diamonds regain their sparkle for miners on rising demand and prices.

Wall Street Journal, July 8, 2p.

Global

News item - demand prices

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Alrosa

2014 Alrosa reports Q2 production

www.alrosa.ru, July 21, 2p.

Russia


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Bloomberg

2014 Antwerp seen boosted as Firestone eyes diamond sales in city.

www.bloomberg.com, July 16, 1p.

Africa, Lesotho

News item - Firestone

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DIB Online

2014 Meteoric Resources increases Webb kimberlite targets to 280. GeoCrystal

www.diamondintelligence.com, July 17, 1/2p.

Australia

News item - Meteoric

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The Israeli Diamond Industry

2014 Industry analyst Even-Zohar honored by Dubai bourse.

www.israelidiamond.co.il, July 15, 1/4p.

Global

News item - Even-Zohar

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2014 De Beers investigation into price book leak continues.


Global


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2014 Rio Tinto's diamond output falters slightly in Q2.


Australia, Canada, India


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2014 Letseng diamond resource twice as big as 1st thought.


Africa, Lesotho


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2014 80 Mbada diamond miners quit after paychecks halved. Chiadzwa


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Mbada

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2014 Hallelujah! It's raining diamonds in Alabama backyard. Rings tied to a balloon


USA, Alabama

News item - rings

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Rough-polished

2014 Lucapa recovers 12 kimberlite diamonds at Lulo.

www.roughpolished.com, July 10, 1/4p.

Africa, Angola

News item - Lucapa

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Rough-polished

2014 Paragon still on course to bring Lemphane into production.


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Paragon

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Rough-polished

2014 Automated truck loop for De Beers' SA underground mine under construction - Venetia report.




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Rough-polished

2014 Alrosa chief Andreyev's labour contract converts to indefinite.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

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Rough-polished

2014 VTB Capital upgraded Alrosa's shares.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

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Rough-polished

2014 DDE to hold another Zimbabwe diamond tender.


Dubai, Zimbabwe

News item - DDE

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Rough-polished

2014 Volatility returns to prices - polished.


Global

News item - prices

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Rough-polished

2014 Alrosa and Russia to sell 100% share in OJSC Diamond World (


Russia

News item - Alrosa




cutting subsidiary Brillianty Alrosa).

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Rough-polished

2014 Rio Tinto's Argyle production registeres -4% in H1


Australia


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Rough-polished

2014 Rio Tinto's Murowa Q2 diamond output jumps 21%


Africa, Zimbabwe


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Rough-polished

2014 Paragon Diamonds in talks with Titanium ( not to buy but board member?)


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Paragon

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Rough-polished

2014 Rio Tinto's Bunder prject implements 'driver training programme'.


India


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Rough-polished

2014 Dominion Diamond Corporation reports Diavik diamond mine 2 Q production +38%.




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Rough-polished

2014 De Beers says Venetia underground project delayed by a year - report.




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Rough-polished

2014 Fusion alternatives June 2014 diamond tender. Kao


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Namakwa

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Rough-polished

2014 Botswana remains top diamond producer, Zim output drops.


Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe

News item - KP

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Rough-polished

2014 Zim seizes 32,000 carats of diamonds from illegal traders.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

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Rough-polished

2014 De Beers sight racks in $ 775 mln - report.


Global


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Rough-polished

2014 Yakutia to reduce polished diamond production to 16.2% in 2014.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

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Rough-polished

2014 Namibia rachets up pressure on De Beers to agree to new sales agreement ( outside of


Africa, Namibia

News item - Namdeb




group's framework).

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Rough-polished

2014 De Beers says India to contribute 30pc share of global sales.


India


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Rough-polished

2014 Its too risky to finance Zim diamond companies - Rand Merchant Bank.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

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Rough-polished

2014 Venezuelan army said to have trespassed Guyanese border, attacked miners.


South America, Guyana

News item - legal

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Rough-polished

2014 Morgan Stanley affirmed "buy" recommendation for Alrosa's shares.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

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Rough-polished

2014 Ex-Zim mines minister to testify in $ 2bn diamond fraud case, accused of demanding backhander - report.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

6 D1408-312

Rough-polished

2014 Lucapa to provide update on fresh diamond recoveries at Angola's Lulo.


Africa, Angola

News item - Lucapa

7 D1408-313

Rough-polished

2014 Ernest Blom: WFDB " we do not see synthetic stones as a threat".

www.roughpolished.com, June 23, 1p.

Technology

News item - synthetics

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Rough-polished

2014 De Beers to reveal sightholder requirements next month - report.

www.roughpolished.com, June 25, 1/4p.

Global


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Rough-polished

2014 Rockwell Diamonds to bring SA's Wouterspan property into productio

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