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Diamonds, Kimberlites, and Related Geology

May 2012

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"We shrink from change; yet is there anything that can come into being without it?"

Marcus Aurelius

D1205-02

Rukhlov, A.S., Pawlowicz, J.G.

“Eocene potassic magmatism of the Milk River area southern Alberta NTS 72E and Sweet Grass Hills, northern Montana: overview and new data on mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology and economic potential.”

Alberta Geological Survey,

D1205-27

Foley, S.F., Link, K., Tiberindwa, J.V., Barifaijo, E.

“Patterns and origin of igneous activity around the Tanzanian craton.”

Journal of African Earth Sciences GSA Presidential Review,

D1205-31

Foulger, G.R. “Are 'hot spots' hot spots?” Journal of Geodynamics,

D1205-37

Downes, H., Wall, F., Demeny, A., Szabo, C.S.

“Continuing the carbonatite controversy.”

Mineralogical Magazine,

D1205-54

O'Brien, H., Lehtonen, M.

“Craton mantle formation and structure of eastern Finland mantle: evidence from kimberlite-derived mantle xenoliths, xenocrysts and diamonds.”

Springer Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences From the Earth's core to Outer space, editor Haapala, I.,

Kind Regards, Pat Sheahan

Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter – May 2012

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

Page 1 (Scientific by Source) © Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service and The University of British Columbia. Printed in Canada.

1 D1205-01 Miller, R.D.,

Bradford, J.H., Hilliger, K

2012 Advances in near surface seismology and ground penetrating radar. ( not specific to diamonds)

AGU BOOK, 487p. Approx. $ 150.00

Technology

Book - radar

2 D1205-02 Rukhlov, A.S.,

Pawlowicz, J.G. 2012 Eocene potassic

magmatism of the Milk River area southern Alberta NTS 72E and Sweet Grass Hills, northern Montana: overview and new data on mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology and economic potential.

Alberta Geological Survey, Open file report 2012-01, 96p. Free pdf

Canada, Alberta, USA, Montana

Alkaline magmatism

3 D1205-03 Grimwood,

B.S.R., Doubleday, N.C., Ljubicic, G.J., Donaldson, S.G., Blangy, S.

2012 Engaged acclimatization: towards responsible community based participatory research in Nunavut.

Canadian Geographer, in press available

Canada, Nunavut

CSR - neologism

4 D1205-04 Zurba, M., Ross,

H., Izurieta, A., Rist, P., Bock, E., Berkes, F.

2012 Melt inclusions in olivines from early Iceland plume picrites support high 3He/4He in both enriched and depleted mantle.

Chemical Geology, Vol. 306-307, pp. 54-62.

Europe, Iceland

Picrites

5 D1205-05 Escudero, A.,

Myyajima, N., Langenhorst, F.

2012 Microstructure, composition and P-T conditions of rutile from diamondiferous gneiss of the Saxonian Ezgebirge, Germany.

Chemie Der Erde, Vol. 72, 1, pp. 25-30.

Europe, Germany

UHP , geothermometry

6 D1205-06 Accredited

Gemologists Association

2012 Through the looking glass - the future of diamonds. Panel discussion - Lucent new technology; HPHT diamond technology; Diamond supply? (Coopersmith)

Conference Las Vegas May 31, Held May 31

Technology

Panel discussion

7 D1205-07 Nakagawa, T.,

Tackley, P.J. 2012 Influence of magmatism

on mantle cooling, surface heat flow and Urey ratio.

Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 329-330, pp. 1-10.

Mantle

Geothermometry

8 D1205-08 Yakob, J.L.,

Feineman, M.D., Deane, J.A., Eggler, D.H., Penniston-

2012 Lithium partitioning between olivine and diopside at upper mantle conditions: as experimental study.


Mantle

Technology




Dorland, S.C.

1 D1205-09 Reimold, W.U,

Jourdan, F. 2012 Impact! Bolides. Craters

and catastrophes. Elements, Vol. 8, 1, Feb, pp. 19-24.

Global

Impact craters

2 D1205-10 Collins, G.S.,

Melosh, H.J., Osinski, G.R.

2012 The impact-cratering process.

Elements, Vol. 8, 1, Feb, pp. 25-30.

Mantle

Crater collapse, chemical change

3 D1205-11 Langenhorst, F.,

Deutsch, A. 2012 Shock metamorphism of

minerals. Elements, Vol. 8, 1, Feb. pp. 31-36.

Technology

HP, melting

4 D1205-12 Koeberl, C.,

Claeys, P., Hecht, L., McDonald, I.

2012 Geochemistry of impactites.

Elements, Vol. 8, 1, Feb. pp. 37-42.

Technology

PGM, isotopes

5 D1205-13 Glass, B.P.,

Simonson, B.M. 2012 Distal impact ejecta

layers: spherules and more.


Mantle

Ejecta

6 D1205-14 Jourdan, F.,

Reimold, W.U., Deutsch, A.

2012 Dating terrestrial impact structures.


Mantle

Geochronology

7 D1205-15 Bedini, A.,

Ehrman, S., Nunziante Cesaro, S., Pasini, M., Rapinesi, I.A., Sali, D.

2012 The Vallerano diamond from ancient Rome: a scientific study.

Gems & Gemology, Vol. 48, 1, pp.

Technology

Diamond - notable

8 D1205-16 Shigley, J.E.,

Gilbertson, A., Eaton-Magana, S.,

2012 Characteristics of colorless coated cubic zirconia ( Diamantine).


Technology

Diamantine

9 D1205-17 Bobrov, A.V.,

Litvin, Yu.A. 2011 Mineral equilibria of

diamond forming carbonatite silicate systems.

Geochemistry International, Vol. 49, 13, pp. 1267-1363.

Technology

Melting

10 D1205-18 Baich, Yu.V.,

Feigelson, B.N., Yelisseyev, A.P., Chepuov, A.I.

2012 Nitrogen incorporation in octahedral diamonds grown in the Fe-Ni-C system


Technology

Diamond genesis

11 D1205-19 Zhimulev, E.I.,

Chepuruv, A.I., Sinyakova, E.F., Sonin, V.M., Chepurov, A.A.

2012 Diamond crystallization in the Fe-Co-SC and Fe-Ni-S C systems and the role of sulfide metal melts in the genesis of diamond.


Technology

Diamond genesis

12




D1205-20 Spivak, A.V., Litvin, Yu.A.

2012 Paragenetic relations of diamond with silicate and carbonate minerals in the carbonatite diamond system: experiments at 8.5 Gpa


Technology

Diamond - carbonatite

1 D1205-21 Soldati, G.,

Boschi, L., Forte, A.M.

2012 Tomography of core mantle boundary and lowermost mantle coupled by geodynamics.

Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 189, 2, pp. 730-746.

Mantle

Geodynamics

2 D1205-22 Calkins, M.A.,

Noir, J., Eldredge, J.D., Aurnou, J.M.,

2012 The effects of boundary topography on convection in Earth's core.


Mantle

Convection

3 D1205-23 Maimon, O.,

Lyakhovsky, V., Melnik, O., Navon, O.

2012 The propagation of a dyke driven by gas saturated magma.


Mantle

Dykes

4 D1205-24 Zhang, P-F.,

Tang, Y-J., Zhang, H-F., Su, B-X, Xiao, Y., Santosh, M.,

2012 Review of melting experiments on carbonated eclogite and peridotite: insights into mantle metasomatism.

Internation Geology Review, in press available

Mantle

Metasomatism

5 D1205-25 International

Mining

2012 Unbreakable determination … Petra Diamonds overview.

International Mining, April 4p.

Africa, South Africa

Petra Diamonds overview


Mining

2012 Magnificent Cullinan. History

International Mining, May 4p.


History - Cullinan

7 D1205-27 Foley, S.F.,

Link, K., Tiberindwa, J.V., Barifaijo, E.

2012 Patterns and origin of igneous activity around the Tanzanian craton.

Journal of African Earth Sciences GSA Presidential Review, Vol. 62, pp. 1-18.

Africa, Tanzania

Kimberlite, carbonatite

8 D1205-28 Vanderhaeghe,

O. 2012 The thermal-mechanical

evolution of crustal orogenic belts at convergent plate boundaries: a reappraisal of the orogenic cycle.

Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 56-57, pp. 124-145.

Mantle

Geothermometry

9 D1205-29 Rolland, Y.,

Lardeaux, J-M., Jolivet, L.

2012 Deciphering orogenic evolution.


Mantle

Subduction

10 D1205-30 White, L.T.,

Lister, G.S. 2012 The collision of India

with Asia. Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 56-57, pp. 7-17.

India

Tectonics

11




D1205-31 Foulger, G.R. 2012 Are 'hot spots' hot spots?

Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 58, pp. 1-28.

Mantle

Plumes

1 D1205-32 Funck, T., Gohl,

K., Damm, V., Heyde, I.

2012 Tectonic evolution of southern Baffin Bay and Davis Strait: results from a seismic refraction transect between Canada and Greenland.

Journal of Geophysical Research,, Vol. 117, B04107, 24p.

Canada, Baffin Island, Europe, Greenland

Geophysics - seismics

2 D1205-33 Wimer, J., Hier-

Majander, S., 2012 A three dimensional

microgeodynamic model of melt geometry in the Earth's deep interior.

Journal of Geophysical Research,, Vol. 117, B4, B009012

Mantle

Core mantle boundary

3 D1205-34 Yoshida, M.,

Tajima, F., Honda, S., Morishige, M.

2012 The 3D numerical modeling of subduction dynamics: plate stagnation and segmentation, and crustal advection in the wet mantle transition zone.


Mantle

Subduction

4 D1205-35 London Mining

Journal 2012 Miner's Rights -

fashionable exits…. Rio and BHP

London Mining Journal, March 30, 2p.

Global

Rio Tinto, BHP strategy

5 D1205-36 Campbell, L.S.,

Dyer, A., Williams, C., Lythgoe, P.R.

2012 The masquerade of alkaline-carbonatite tuffs by zeolites: a new global pathfinder hypothesis.

Miineralium Deposita, Vol. 47, 4, pp. 371-382.

Mantle

Magmatism - carbonatite

6 D1205-37 Downes, H.,

Wall, F., Demeny, A., Szabo, C.S.

2012 Continuing the carbonatite controversy.

Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. 76, 2, pp. 255-257.

Technology

Carbonatite - brief overview

7 D1205-38 Woolley, A.R.,

Bailey, D.K. 2012 The crucial role of

lithospheric structure in the generation and release of carbonatites: geological evidence.


Mantle

Carbonatite - genesis

8 D1205-39 Bailey, D.K.,

Kearns, S. 2012 New forms of abundant

carbonatites silicate volcanism: recognition criteria and further target locations.


Technology

Carbonatite - exploration

9 D1205-40 Moore, K.R. 2012 Experimental study in

the Na2OCaOMgOAl203Si02CO2 system at 3


Technology

Carbonatite - petrogenesis




Gpa: the effect of sodium on mantle melting to carbonate -rich liquids and implications for the petrogenesis of silicocarbonatites.

1 D1205-41 De Ignacio, C.,

Munoz, M., Sagredo, J.

2012 Carbonatites and associated nephelinites from Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands.


Africa, Cape Verde Islands

Carbonatites

2 D1205-42 Bambi,

A.C.J.M., Costanzo, A., Goncalves, A.O., Melgareto, J.C.,

2012 Tracing the chemical evolution of primary pyrochlore from plutonia to volcanic carbonatites: the role of fluorine.


Technology

Carbonatite - chemistry

3 D1205-43 Torro, L.,

Villanova, C., Castillo, M., Campeny, M., Goncalves, A.O., Melgarejo, J.C.

2012 Niobium and rare earth minerals from the Virulundo carbonatite, Namibe, Angola.


Africa, Angola

Deposit - Virulundo

4 D1205-44 Solovoa, I.P.,

Girnis, A.V. 2012 Silicatecarbonate liquid

immiscibility and crystallization of carbonate and K rich basaltic magma: insights from melt and fluid inclusions.


Mantle

Carbonatite - melting

5 D1205-45 Pitawala, A.,

Lottermoser, B.G.

2012 Petrogenesis of the Eppawala carbonatites, Sri Lanka: a cathodluminescence and electron microprobe study.

Mineralogy and Petrology, in press available

Asia, Sri Lanka

Carbonatite

6 D1205-46 Kose, C., Alp, I.,

Ikibas, C. 2012 Statistical methods for

segregation and quantification of minerals in ore microscopy.

Minerals Engineering, Vol. 30, April pp. 19-32.

Technology

Micrographic image analysis -not specific to diamonds

7 D1205-47 Pozzo, M.,

Davies, C., Gubbins, D., Alfe, D.

2012 Thermal and electrical conductivity of iron at Earth's core.

Nature, in press available Mantle

Geothermometry

8 D1205-48 Mitchell, R.N.,

Killian, T.M., Evans, D.A.D.

2012 Supercontinent cycles and the calculation of absolute paleolongitude in deep time.

Nature, Vol. 482, Feb. 9, pp. 208-211.

Mantle

Amasia




1 D1205-49 Campbell, I.H.,

O'Neill, H.St.C. 2012 Evidence against a

chondritic Earth. Nature, Vol. 483, pp. 553-558.

Mantle

Accretion

2 D1205-50 Partnership

Africa

2012 The case for KP reform, if not now, when?

Partnership Africa Other Facets,, No. 36, March 1/2p.

Global

KP issue

3 D1205-51 Hall, P.S. 2012 On the thermal

evolution of the mantle wedge at subduction zones.

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Vol. 198-199, pp. 9-27.

Mantle

Subduction

4 D1205-52 Van Dijk, M.,

Kleinhans, M.G., Postma, G., Kraal, E.

2012 Contrasting morphodynamics in alluvial fans and fan deltas: effect of the downstream boundary.

Sedimentology, in press available

Global

Geomorphology

5 D1205-53 Mertanen, S.,

Pesonen, L.J. 2012 Paleo-Mesoproterozoic

assemblages of continents: paleomagnetic evidence for near Equatorial supercontinents.

Springer Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences From the Earth's core to Outer space, editor Haapala, I., Vol. 137, pp. 11-35.

Global

Supercontinents

6 D1205-54 O'Brien, H.,

Lehtonen, M. 2012 Craton mantle formation

and structure of eastern Finland mantle: evidence from kimberlite-derived mantle xenoliths, xenocrysts and diamonds.


Europe, Finland

Kimberlite xenoliths

7 D1205-55 Yoshida, M., 2012 Dynamic role of the

rheological contrast between cratonic and oceanic lithospheres in the longevity of cratonic lithosphere: a three dimensional numerical study.

Tectonophysics, Vol. 532-535, pp. 156-166.

Mantle

Convection

8 D1205-56 Nair, R.R.,

Singh, Y., Trivedi, D., Kandpal, S.Ch.

2012 Anisotropy in the flexural response of the Indian shield.


India

Plate thickness

9 D1205-57 Starkey, N.A.,

Fitton, J.G., Stuart, F.M., Larsen, L.M.,

2012 As commodity, is it diamond's time to shine?

The New York Times, April 14, 1p.

Global

Diamond backed exchange traded fund

10


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

Page 1 (by Region) © Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service and The University of British Columbia. Printed in Canada.

"The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for." 1 Joseph Addison 2

3 D1205-43 Torro, L.,

Villanova, C., Castillo, M., Campeny, M., Goncalves, A.O., Melgarejo, J.C.

2012 Niobium and rare earth minerals from the Virulundo carbonatite, Namibe, Angola.


Africa, Angola

Deposit - Virulundo

4 D1205-41 De Ignacio, C.,

Munoz, M., Sagredo, J.

2012 Carbonatites and associated nephelinites from Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands.


Africa, Cape Verde Islands

Carbonatites


Mining

2012 Unbreakable determination … Petra Diamonds overview.

International Mining, April 4p.


Petra Diamonds overview


Mining

2012 Magnificent Cullinan. History

International Mining, May 4p.


History - Cullinan

7 D1205-27 Foley, S.F.,

Link, K., Tiberindwa, J.V., Barifaijo, E.

2012 Patterns and origin of igneous activity around the Tanzanian craton.

Journal of African Earth Sciences GSA Presidential Review, Vol. 62, pp. 1-18.

Africa, Tanzania

Kimberlite, carbonatite

8 D1205-45 Pitawala, A.,

Lottermoser, B.G.

2012 Petrogenesis of the Eppawala carbonatites, Sri Lanka: a cathodluminescence and electron microprobe study.

Mineralogy and Petrology, in press available

Asia, Sri Lanka

Carbonatite

9 D1205-02 Rukhlov, A.S.,

Pawlowicz, J.G. 2012 Eocene potassic

magmatism of the Milk River area southern Alberta NTS 72E and Sweet Grass Hills, northern Montana: overview and new data on mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology and economic potential.

Alberta Geological Survey, Open file report 2012-01, 96p. Free pdf

Canada, Alberta, USA, Montana

Alkaline magmatism

10 D1205-32 Funck, T., Gohl,

K., Damm, V., Heyde, I.

2012 Tectonic evolution of southern Baffin Bay and Davis Strait: results from a seismic refraction transect between Canada and Greenland.

Journal of Geophysical Research,, Vol. 117, B04107, 24p.

Canada, Baffin Island, Europe, Greenland

Geophysics - seismics

11 D1205-03 Grimwood,

B.S.R., 2012 Engaged

acclimatization: towards Canadian Geographer, in press available

Canada,

CSR - neologism




Doubleday, N.C., Ljubicic, G.J., Donaldson, S.G., Blangy, S.

responsible community based participatory research in Nunavut.

Nunavut

1 D1205-54 O'Brien, H.,

Lehtonen, M. 2012 Craton mantle formation

and structure of eastern Finland mantle: evidence from kimberlite-derived mantle xenoliths, xenocrysts and diamonds.


Europe, Finland

Kimberlite xenoliths

2 D1205-05 Escudero, A.,

Myyajima, N., Langenhorst, F.

2012 Microstructure, composition and P-T conditions of rutile from diamondiferous gneiss of the Saxonian Ezgebirge, Germany.

Chemie Der Erde, Vol. 72, 1, pp. 25-30.

Europe, Germany

UHP , geothermometry

3 D1205-04 Zurba, M., Ross,

H., Izurieta, A., Rist, P., Bock, E., Berkes, F.

2012 Melt inclusions in olivines from early Iceland plume picrites support high 3He/4He in both enriched and depleted mantle.

Chemical Geology, Vol. 306-307, pp. 54-62.

Europe, Iceland

Picrites

4 D1205-35 London Mining

Journal 2012 Miner's Rights -

fashionable exits…. Rio and BHP

London Mining Journal, March 30, 2p.

Global

Rio Tinto, BHP strategy

5 D1205-53 Mertanen, S.,

Pesonen, L.J. 2012 Paleo-Mesoproterozoic

assemblages of continents: paleomagnetic evidence for near Equatorial supercontinents.


Global

Supercontinents

6 D1205-50 Partnership

Africa

2012 The case for KP reform, if not now, when?

Partnership Africa Other Facets,, No. 36, March 1/2p.

Global

KP issue

7 D1205-09 Reimold, W.U,

Jourdan, F. 2012 Impact! Bolides. Craters

and catastrophes. Elements, Vol. 8, 1, Feb, pp. 19-24.

Global

Impact craters

8 D1205-57 Starkey, N.A.,

Fitton, J.G., Stuart, F.M., Larsen, L.M.,



Global


9 D1205-52 Van Dijk, M.,

Kleinhans, M.G., Postma, G., Kraal, E.

2012 Contrasting morphodynamics in alluvial fans and fan deltas: effect of the downstream boundary.

Sedimentology, in press available

Global

Geomorphology




1 D1205-56 Nair, R.R.,

Singh, Y., Trivedi, D., Kandpal, S.Ch.

2012 Anisotropy in the flexural response of the Indian shield.


India

Plate thickness

2 D1205-30 White, L.T.,

Lister, G.S. 2012 The collision of India

with Asia. Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 56-57, pp. 7-17.

India

Tectonics

3 D1205-22 Calkins, M.A.,

Noir, J., Eldredge, J.D., Aurnou, J.M.,

2012 The effects of boundary topography on convection in Earth's core.


Mantle

Convection

4 D1205-49 Campbell, I.H.,

O'Neill, H.St.C. 2012 Evidence against a

chondritic Earth. Nature, Vol. 483, pp. 553-558.

Mantle

Accretion

5 D1205-36 Campbell, L.S.,

Dyer, A., Williams, C., Lythgoe, P.R.

2012 The masquerade of alkaline-carbonatite tuffs by zeolites: a new global pathfinder hypothesis.

Miineralium Deposita, Vol. 47, 4, pp. 371-382.

Mantle

Magmatism - carbonatite

6 D1205-10 Collins, G.S.,

Melosh, H.J., Osinski, G.R.

2012 The impact-cratering process.

Elements, Vol. 8, 1, Feb, pp. 25-30.

Mantle

Crater collapse, chemical change

7 D1205-31 Foulger, G.R. 2012 Are 'hot spots' hot

spots?

Journal of Geodynamics, Vol. 58, pp. 1-28.

Mantle

Plumes

8 D1205-13 Glass, B.P.,

Simonson, B.M. 2012 Distal impact ejecta

layers: spherules and more.


Mantle

Ejecta

9 D1205-51 Hall, P.S. 2012 On the thermal

evolution of the mantle wedge at subduction zones.

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Vol. 198-199, pp. 9-27.

Mantle

Subduction

10 D1205-14 Jourdan, F.,

Reimold, W.U., Deutsch, A.

2012 Dating terrestrial impact structures.


Mantle

Geochronology

11 D1205-23 Maimon, O.,

Lyakhovsky, V., Melnik, O., Navon, O.

2012 The propagation of a dyke driven by gas saturated magma.


Mantle

Dykes

12 D1205-48 Mitchell, R.N.,

Killian, T.M., Evans, D.A.D.

2012 Supercontinent cycles and the calculation of absolute paleolongitude in deep time.

Nature, Vol. 482, Feb. 9, pp. 208-211.

Mantle

Amasia

13 D1205-07 Nakagawa, T.,

Tackley, P.J. 2012 Influence of magmatism

on mantle cooling, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 329-

Mantle

Geothermometry




surface heat flow and Urey ratio.

330, pp. 1-10.

1 D1205-47 Pozzo, M.,

Davies, C., Gubbins, D., Alfe, D.

2012 Thermal and electrical conductivity of iron at Earth's core.

Nature, in press available Mantle

Geothermometry

2 D1205-29 Rolland, Y.,

Lardeaux, J-M., Jolivet, L.

2012 Deciphering orogenic evolution.


Mantle

Subduction

3 D1205-21 Soldati, G.,

Boschi, L., Forte, A.M.

2012 Tomography of core mantle boundary and lowermost mantle coupled by geodynamics.


Mantle

Geodynamics

4 D1205-44 Solovoa, I.P.,

Girnis, A.V. 2012 Silicatecarbonate liquid

immiscibility and crystallization of carbonate and K rich basaltic magma: insights from melt and fluid inclusions.


Mantle

Carbonatite - melting

5 D1205-28 Vanderhaeghe,

O. 2012 The thermal-mechanical

evolution of crustal orogenic belts at convergent plate boundaries: a reappraisal of the orogenic cycle.


Mantle

Geothermometry

6 D1205-33 Wimer, J., Hier-

Majander, S., 2012 A three dimensional

microgeodynamic model of melt geometry in the Earth's deep interior.


Mantle

Core mantle boundary

7 D1205-38 Woolley, A.R.,

Bailey, D.K. 2012 The crucial role of

lithospheric structure in the generation and release of carbonatites: geological evidence.


Mantle

Carbonatite - genesis

8 D1205-08 Yakob, J.L.,

Feineman, M.D., Deane, J.A., Eggler, D.H., Penniston-Dorland, S.C.

2012 Lithium partitioning between olivine and diopside at upper mantle conditions: as experimental study.


Mantle

Technology

9 D1205-55 Yoshida, M., 2012 Dynamic role of the

rheological contrast between cratonic and oceanic lithospheres in the longevity of cratonic


Mantle

Convection




lithosphere: a three dimensional numerical study.

1 D1205-34 Yoshida, M.,

Tajima, F., Honda, S., Morishige, M.

2012 The 3D numerical modeling of subduction dynamics: plate stagnation and segmentation, and crustal advection in the wet mantle transition zone.


Mantle

Subduction

2 D1205-24 Zhang, P-F.,

Tang, Y-J., Zhang, H-F., Su, B-X, Xiao, Y., Santosh, M.,

2012 Review of melting experiments on carbonated eclogite and peridotite: insights into mantle metasomatism.

Internation Geology Review, in press available

Mantle

Metasomatism

3 D1205-06 Accredited

Gemologists Association

2012 Through the looking glass - the future of diamonds. Panel discussion - Lucent new technology; HPHT diamond technology; Diamond supply? (Coopersmith)

Conference Las Vegas May 31, Held May 31

Technology

Panel discussion

4 D1205-18 Baich, Yu.V.,

Feigelson, B.N., Yelisseyev, A.P., Chepuov, A.I.

2012 Nitrogen incorporation in octahedral diamonds grown in the Fe-Ni-C system


Technology

Diamond genesis

5 D1205-39 Bailey, D.K.,

Kearns, S. 2012 New forms of abundant

carbonatites silicate volcanism: recognition criteria and further target locations.


Technology

Carbonatite - exploration

6 D1205-42 Bambi,

A.C.J.M., Costanzo, A., Goncalves, A.O., Melgareto, J.C.,

2012 Tracing the chemical evolution of primary pyrochlore from plutonia to volcanic carbonatites: the role of fluorine.


Technology

Carbonatite - chemistry

7 D1205-15 Bedini, A.,

Ehrman, S., Nunziante Cesaro, S., Pasini, M., Rapinesi, I.A., Sali, D.

2012 The Vallerano diamond from ancient Rome: a scientific study.


Technology

Diamond - notable

8 D1205-17 Bobrov, A.V.,

Litvin, Yu.A. 2011 Mineral equilibria of

diamond forming carbonatite silicate


Technology

Melting




systems.

1 D1205-37 Downes, H.,

Wall, F., Demeny, A., Szabo, C.S.

2012 Continuing the carbonatite controversy.


Technology

Carbonatite - brief overview

2 D1205-12 Koeberl, C.,

Claeys, P., Hecht, L., McDonald, I.

2012 Geochemistry of impactites.


Technology

PGM, isotopes

3 D1205-46 Kose, C., Alp, I.,

Ikibas, C. 2012 Statistical methods for

segregation and quantification of minerals in ore microscopy.

Minerals Engineering, Vol. 30, April pp. 19-32.

Technology

Micrographic image analysis -not specific to diamonds

4 D1205-11 Langenhorst, F.,

Deutsch, A. 2012 Shock metamorphism of

minerals. Elements, Vol. 8, 1, Feb. pp. 31-36.

Technology

HP, melting

5 D1205-01 Miller, R.D.,

Bradford, J.H., Hilliger, K

2012 Advances in near surface seismology and ground penetrating radar. ( not specific to diamonds)

AGU BOOK, 487p. Approx. $ 150.00

Technology

Book - radar

6 D1205-40 Moore, K.R. 2012 Experimental study in

the Na2OCaOMgOAl203Si02CO2 system at 3 Gpa: the effect of sodium on mantle melting to carbonate -rich liquids and implications for the petrogenesis of silicocarbonatites.


Technology

Carbonatite - petrogenesis

7 D1205-16 Shigley, J.E.,

Gilbertson, A., Eaton-Magana, S.,

2012 Characteristics of colorless coated cubic zirconia ( Diamantine).


Technology

Diamantine

8 D1205-20 Spivak, A.V.,

Litvin, Yu.A. 2012 Paragenetic relations of

diamond with silicate and carbonate minerals in the carbonatite diamond system: experiments at 8.5 Gpa


Technology

Diamond - carbonatite

9 D1205-19 Zhimulev, E.I.,

Chepuruv, A.I., Sinyakova, E.F., Sonin, V.M., Chepurov, A.A.

2012 Diamond crystallization in the Fe-Co-SC and Fe-Ni-S C systems and the role of sulfide metal melts in the genesis of diamond.


Technology

Diamond genesis

Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter - May 2012

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

Page 1 (Industry News) © Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service and The University of British Columbia. Printed in Canada.

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we are not really living.Growth demands a temporary surrender of 1 security." 2 Gail Sheehy 3

4 D1205-58 Afri-Can Marine

Minerals Corporation

2012 Afri-Can announces $ 3 million financing.

Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation, April 12, 2p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - press release

5 D1205-59 Afri-Can Marine

Minerals Corporation

2012 Afri-Can to start geophysical survey on EPL 3403 marine diamond concession.

Afri-Can Marine Minerals Corporation, April 20, 1p.

Africa, Namibia


6 D1205-60 AllAfrica.com

2012 Mining earns big despite drawn out strikes.

AllAfrica.com, April 11, 1p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - Namdeb


2012 New diamond mine for Chimanimani.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - OZGEO


2012 Namibia: good start for diamond prices.

AllAfrica.com, April 23, 1/2p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - production


2012 Zimbabwe: U.S. $ 1.3 million diamonds land detective in trouble.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal


2012 Namdeb and MUN at each other's throats again.


Africa, Namibia

News item - Namdeb


2012 Namibia: millions for new project. Mining Area 1 Recovery Plant Red Area complex in Oranjemund.


Africa, Namibia

News item - mining


2012 Is it lawful for Chiadzwa mining companies to deny villagers a voice?


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Marange


2012 Diamonds could undermine justice, democracy and development.

AllAfrica.com, April 6, 1p. Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Marange


2012 Zimbabwe: U.S.blocks $ 20 million diamonds deal. ( Anjin)

AllAfrica.com, March 31, 1p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Anjin

15 D1205-69 Canadian

Mining Journal

2012 Innovative CSR solutions for troubled Attawapiskat.

Canadian Mining Journal, April 5, 1p.

Canada, Ontario, Attawapiskat

News item - CSR

16




D1205-70 Coloradoan.com

2012 Dream to mine 'patriot' diamonds in Larimer County now on pause.

Coloradoan.com, April 14, 1p.

USA, Colorado

News item - Patriot Diamonds

1 D1205-71 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Namakwa enters into new $ 10 m loan, lowers Kao forecast.

Creamers Mining Weekly, April 10, 1p.

Africa, Lesotho

News item - Namakwa

2 D1205-72 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Stellar diamonds Kono mineral rights revoked.

Creamers Mining Weekly, April 12, 1/2p.

Africa, Sierra Leone

News item - Stellar

3 D1205-73 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Paragon reports diamond grades at Lesotho's Motete.


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Paragon

4 D1205-74 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 SA keen to move ahead with plans to unlock ' northern mineral belt'. (not specific to diamonds)



News item - economics

5 D1205-75 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Zim mining sector to grow by 15.8% this year - Minister.


Africa, Zimbabwe


6 D1205-76 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Gem Diamonds says rough diamond prices on the rise.


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Gem Diamonds

7 D1205-77 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Rockwell increases diamond output 77%.



News item - Rockwell

8 D1205-78 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Namakwa Diamonds says workers call wage strike.



News item - Namakwa

9 D1205-79 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Zimbabwe's business law seen enriching black elite.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

10 D1205-80 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 E&Y to prepare data system for Indian mineral sector.


India

News item - Mining tenements


Mining Weekly

2012 Lucara recovers first Karowe diamonds, closes $ 25 m facility.


Africa, Botswana

News item - Lucara


Mining Weekly

2012 Paragon buys out rest of International Diamond Consultants.


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Paragon

13




D1205-83 Creamers Mining Weekly

2012 Botswana diamond hub' perfectly timed' says De Beers Shine.


Africa, Botswana

News item - DTC

1 D1205-84 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Namakwa poised to become Lesotho's biggest diamond producer - Kao CEO.


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Namakwa

2 D1205-85 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Zimbabwe says reviewing mine fees after industry uproar.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

3 D1205-86 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Harry Winston's profit up; to wait on Diavik report.


Canada, Northwest Territories

News item - Harry Winston

4 D1205-87 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Zimbabwe says now 'owns' 51% of foreign mines.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

5 D1205-88 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Potential diamond mine buyers few, says Harry Winston boss.




6 D1205-89 Creamers

Mining Weekly

2012 Rockwell Diamonds nets $ 6 m in Q4 sales.

Creamers Mining Weekly, May 2, 1p.



7 D1205-90 Diamonds.net

2012 WDC to honor Oppenheimer's effort in ending conflict diamonds.

Diamonds.net, April 10, 1/2p.

Global

News item - WDC


2012 Alrosa 1Q sales +5% Diamonds.net, April 10, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa


2012 Paragon suspends Sierra Leone operations - Konoma



News item - Paragon


2012 Botswana's diamond exports +25% in Feb.


Africa, Botswana

News item - DTC


2012 Letseng prices drop, sales slump 38% to $ 59 million.


Africa, Lesotho



2012 KKR plans to combine BHP, Rio Tinto diamond


Global

News item - KKR




assets.


2012 CIBJO's Diamond Commission publishes special report… wording of Diamond Book.


Global

News item - CIBJO


2012 Development trust of Zimbabwe to reach full diamond production ( exploration results are positive for Chimanimani.

Diamonds.net, April 16, 2p.

Africa, Zimbabwe

News item -DTZ OZGEO


2012 Lazar Kaplan estimates 3 Q sales -43% to $ 22 milllion.


Global

News item - Lazar Kaplan


2012 Officials probe Surat firms over valuing diamonds.


India

News item - Surat

5 D1205-100

Diamonds.net

2012 Rio Tinto's 1 Q diamond production +41 %. Diavik and Argyle


Canada, Northwest Territories, Australia

News item - Rio Tinto

6 D1205-101

Diamonds.net

2012 Ingle & Rhode graphic shows diamonds fund violence.


Global

News item - KP

7 D1205-102

Diamonds.net

2012 BHP Billiton's 3 Q diamond production -21% Ekati



News item - BHP

8 D1205-103

Diamonds.net

2012 Firestone Diamonds CFO resigns - Ogilvie - replaced by Jonker



News item - Firestone

9 D1205-104

Diamonds.net

2012 UN to renew diamond embargo on Cote d'ivoire

Diamonds.net, April 18. 1/4p.

Africa, Ivory Coast

News item - legal

10 D1205-105

Diamonds.net

2012 Indo-Russian diamond summit begins April 3. Moscow Diamond Bourse


India, Russia

News item - MDB

11 D1205-106

Diamonds.net

2012 Rapaport melee diamond index ( RMI) up 14% in 1 Q to 140.72


Global

News item - melee




1 D1205-107

Diamonds.net

2012 Rough economies. Diamonds.net, April 20, 1p.

Global


2 D1205-108

Diamonds.net

2012 Namdeb's evolution to focus on sustainability.


Africa, Namibia

News item - Namdeb

3 D1205-109

Diamonds.net

2012 Judges to deliver verdict in Charles Taylor war crimes trial.


Africa, Liberia

News item - legal

4 D1205-110

Diamonds.net

2012 Alrosa's supervisory board approves $ 254 m for dividends.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

5 D1205-111

Diamonds.net

2012 Tiffany celebrates 175th anniversary.


Global

News item - Tiffany

6 D1205-112

Diamonds.net

2012 Namakwa Diamonds picks Fusion Alternatives to tender Kao production.


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Namakwa

7 D1205-113

Diamonds.net

2012 Mnangagwa says army deals were struck with diamond firms.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Chiadzwa

8 D1205-114

Diamonds.net

2012 Zimbabwe court finds Israel pilot innocent.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

9 D1205-115

Diamonds.net

2012 India's state run miner turns attention away from diamond mining. NMDC


India

News item - NMDC

10 D1205-116

Diamonds.net

2012 China's consumer economy.


China


11 D1205-117

Diamonds.net

2012 Namakwa Diamonds revenues plummit in FY1H. Kao


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Namakwa

12 D1205-118

Diamonds.net

2012 Rio Tinto supplies first Bunder rough to Indian Diamantaires.


India


13 D1205-119

Diamonds.net

2012 Alrosa's March auction nets $ 10 million. Largest diamond was 88.71 cts.


Russia

News item - Alrosa

14 D1205-120

Diamonds.net

2012 Pilot's investigating officer allegedly took


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal




diamonds. Marange

1 D1205-121

Diamonds.net

2012 Diamond firm shuts as worker abuse claims mount. AMC GemXel



News item - legal

2 D1205-122

Diamonds.net

2012 The diamond council joins friends of DDI campaign.


Global

News item - DDI

3 D1205-123

Diamonds.net

2012 Botswana's diamond exports -19% in March.


Africa, Botswana

News item - DTC

4 D1205-124

Diamonds.net

2012 DEF allocates additional $ 100 k to its 'Top Achievers' in Botswana ( to develop the next generation of leaders).


Africa, Botswana

News item - DEF

5 D1205-125

Diamonds.net

2012 Chiadzwa relocation program seeks more space.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Marange

6 D1205-126

Diamonds.net

2012 Diavik's winter road haul delivers equipment for wind farm.



News item - Diavik

7 D1205-127

Diamonds.net

2012 Harry Winston's 4 Q sales flat on weak retail.


Global


8 D1205-128

Diamonds.net

2012 HRD conducts quality control review.


Europe, Belgium

News item - HRD

9 D1205-129

Diamonds.net

2012 Angola is optimistic from early phase of kimberlite study…. All.


Africa, Angola

News item - Endiama, Alrosa

10 D1205-130

Diamonds.net

2012 Personal assistant liable for $ 19 million in missing diamonds - Sultan de Brunei's wife's assistant.


Europe, Brunei

News item - legal

11 D1205-131

Diamonds.net

2012 Hanging in the balance…. Industry.


Global


12 D1205-132

Diamonds.net

2012 Alrosa 2011 sales + 28%


Russia

News item - Alrosa

13




D1205-133

Diamonds.net

2012 Maguwu suggests diamond smuggling occurs from Harare storage.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - Marange

1 D1205-134

Diamonds.net

2012 Mutambara says Zimbabwe can settle debt with natural resources.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

2 D1205-135

Diamonds.net

2012 Stable or stagnant? Russia market report.

Diamonds.net, May 1, 1p.

Russia


3 D1205-136

Diamonds.net

2012 Namibia renews Diamond Fields Intl.'s ML32 license.

Diamonds.net, May 1, 1p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - Diamond Fields

4 D1205-137

Diavik Diamonds Mines Inc.

2012 Diavik completes winter road resupply, including wind farm turbines.

Diavik Diamonds Mines Inc., April 5, 1p.


News item - Diavik

5 D1205-138

Diavik Diamonds Mines Inc.

2012 One million tonnes milestone for Diavik diamond mine,

Diavik Diamonds Mines Inc., May 2, 1p.



6 D1205-139

Edmonton Journal

2012 Buyers for $ 2.5 million diamond as rare as the giant gems. 10 carat pink diamond

Edmonton Journal, April 13, 1p.

Global

News item - pink diamond

7 D1205-140

Globe & Mail

2012 Wanted the carats got the stick. Charles Taylor's conviction for war crimes.

Globe & Mail, April 27, 1p.

Africa, Liberia

News item - legal

8 D1205-141

Harry Winston Diamond Corporation

2012 Harry Winston Corporation reports Diavik Diamond mine first quareter 2012 update.

Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, April 17, 1p.



9 D1205-142

Idex Online,

2012 Sotheby's offers more fancy colored diamonds.

Idex Online, April 12, 1/2p.

USA

News item - Sotheby

10 D1205-143

Idex Online,

2012 Financial firm offers loans against inventory.


USA

News item - OWL

11 D1205-144

Idex Online,

2012 Lucara begins commissioning activities at Karowe.


Africa, Botswana

News item - Lucara

12




D1205-145

Idex Online,

2012 Botswana's diamond exports soar in February.


Africa. Botswana

News item - DTC

1 D1205-146

Idex Online,

2012 KKR interested in BHP & Rio assets to form +10% diamond supplier.

Idex Online, April 15, 1p. Global

News item - KKR

2 D1205-147

Idex Online,

2012 Diavik produces 1.6 million carats in Q1 2012.



News item - Diavik

3 D1205-148

Idex Online,

2012 Diamonds as a commodity - could diamonds be the new gold?


News item - fund

4 D1205-149

Idex Online,

2012 Further decline in BHP's diamond production. Ekati



News item - BHP

5 D1205-150

Idex Online,

2012 Fancy pink sets $ 15.8 million auction record.


GLobal

News item - Clark Pink

6 D1205-151

Idex Online,

2012 Be generous with staff, it's a great investment.

Idex Online, April 19 1p. Global


7 D1205-152

Idex Online,

2012 De Beers production -16% in Q1


Africa, Botswana

News item - De Beers

8 D1205-153

Idex Online,

2012 Alleged ponzi scheme rocks Israeli diamond exchange.

Idex Online, April 19, 2p. Israel

News item - legal

9 D1205-154

Idex Online,

2012 2011 diamond pipeline: chasing paper profits.


News item - diamond pipeline

10 D1205-155

Idex Online,

2012 Who's hoodwinking who? IDE


News item - IDE

11 D1205-156

Idex Online,

2012 Mixed results for fancies at auction, fancy vivid blue fetches $ 1.6 million P/C

Idex Online, April 4, 1/4p. Global

News item - diamonds notable

12 D1205-157

Idex Online,

2012 The inevitable change of spring. DTC


News item - DTC

13




D1205-158

Idex Online,

2012 Alrosa diamond production 34.6 cts in 2011, sales $ 4.5 bn

Idex Online, April 8, 1/2p. Russia

News item - Alrosa

1 D1205-159

Idex Online,

2012 Botswana: third month of diamond export increases.

Idex Online, May 1, 1p. Africa, Botswana

News item - exports

2 D1205-160

Idex Online,

2012 Polished prices hang on.

Idex Online, May 3, 2p. Global

News item - prices

3 D1205-161

Infomine

2012 Botswana braces for De Beers relocation, diamond buying jet set.

Infomine, April 3, 1p. Africa, Botswana

News item - DTC

4 D1205-162

London Mining Journal

2012 Milanovic: Kimberley process examining certification.

London Mining Journal, April 13, 1/2p.

Global

News item - KP

5 D1205-163


2012 A tale of three neighbours - India, Afghanistan and Pakistan are at very dfferent stages of their mining story.

London Mining Journal, April 13, 6p.

India

News item - mining history, legal

6 D1205-164


2012 Gem finds 155 ct diamond, Q1 recoveries up 5.9%. Letseng

London Mining Journal, April 17, 1/2p.

Africa. Lesotho


7 D1205-165

Lonrho Mining Limited

2012 Lulo diamond recoveries continue to exceed expectations. BLK_07

Lonrho Mining Limited, April 11, 2p.

Africa, Angola


8 D1205-166

Lucara Diamond Corporation

2012 Karowe commissioning update.

Lucara Diamond Corporation, April 11, 1p.

Africa, Botswana


9 D1205-167

Lucara Diamond Corporation

2012 Karowe mine produces first diamonds.

Lucara Diamond Corporation, April 23, 1p.

Africa, Botswana


10 D1205-168

Meteoric Resources NL.

2012 Brief mention of Webb kimberlite in West Arunta region.

Meteoric Resources NL, April 20, 1p.

Australia


11 D1205-169

Mineweb.com

2012 Rising Arctic temps heating up mining-related economic development.

Mineweb.com, April 13, 1p.

Canada

News item - shipping

12 D1205-170

Mineweb.com

2012 KKR reported to be after BHP and Rio diamond mines.


Global

News item - KKR

13




D1205-171

Mineweb.com

2012 Rio Tinto, Harry Winston on track for 24% boost to Diavik diamond production.

Mineweb.com, April 18, 1/2p.


News item - Rio, Harry Winston

1 D1205-172

Mineweb.com

2012 Demand for rough diamonds set to boom.


Global


2 D1205-173

Mineweb.com

2012 Indian traders worried about Rio Tinto diamond asset sale.


India


3 D1205-174

Mining Magazine

2012 Deep sea mining - a half page on diamond mining.

Mining Magazine, April 1/2p.

Africa, Namibia

News item - mining

4 D1205-175

Mining.com

2012 Three hit singles, a Grammy nomination and a diamond mine ( Alianue Thiam and no name for mine)

Mining.com, April 10, 1/4p.


News item - Akon

5 D1205-176

Mining.com

2012 Gem Diamonds expects prices to keep rising.

Mining.com, April 16, 1/2p.

Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Australia


6 D1205-177

Mining.com

2012 Historic verdict: Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor guilty of war crimes and fueling conflict with blood diamonds.

Mining.com, April 26, 1p. Africa, Liberia

News item - legal

7 D1205-178

Mining.com

2012 Alrosa IPO may be receding in the distance just as Russian rock star hits the sweet spot.

Mining.com, April 6, 1p. Russia

News item - Alrosa

8 D1205-179

Mining.mx

2012 Rockwell reaps rewards of new focus.

Miningmx.com, April 18, 1p.



9 D1205-180

Miningmx.com

2012 Botswana reaps rewards of De Beers move.

Miningmx.com, April 27, 1p.

Africa, Botswana

News item - DTC

10 D1205-181

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.

2012 Mountain Province Diamonds announces Tuzo Deep drill results.

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc., April 12, 2p.



11




D1205-182

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.

2012 Mountain Province Diamonds shareholders approve Kennady Diamonds spin-out.

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc., April 26, 1p.



1 D1205-183

Namakwa Diamonds Ltd.

2012 Operational update & new US$ 10m loan facility.

Namakwa Diamonds Ltd., April 10, 2p.

Africa, Lesotho


2 D1205-184

National Post

2012 Rio, BHP marriage a possibility.

National Post, April 6, 1p. Global

News item - Rio, BHP

3 D1205-185

Northern News Services

2012 De Beers signs tradional knowledge deal ( Deninu Kue First Nation land use in area of proposed Gahcho Kue diamond mine)

Northern News Services, April 9, 1p.


News item - De Beers

4 D1205-186

Paragon Diamonds Ltd.

2012 Further bulk sampling results from Lemphane.

Paragon Diamonds Ltd., April 11, 2p.

Africa, Lesotho


5 D1205-187

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd.

2012 Peregrine Diamonds begins fieldwork at Chidliak.

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., April 11, 2p.

Canada, Nunavut, Baffin Island


6 D1205-188


2012 Peregrine Diamonds finds two kimberlites in NWT LD-1 and 2.




7 D1205-189


2012 Peregrine finds third kimberlite at Lac de Gras.




8 D1205-190

Polished Prices

2012 Alrosa reports 26% growth in Q1 sales.

Polished Prices.com, April 11, 1/4p.

Russia

News item - Alrosa

9 D1205-191

Polished Prices

2012 Botswana diamond exports bounce back.


Africa, Botswana

News item - prices

10 D1205-192

Polished Prices

2012 Diamonds as a commodity - NY Times. Outline for potenial fund.

Polished Prices.com, April 15, 3p.

Global

News item - Fund

11 D1205-193

Polished Prices

2012 Debswana to use tailings dump. Jwaneng 39 m tonnes


Africa, Botswana

News item - Debswana




1 D1205-194

Polished Prices

2012 Goldman Sachs downgrades Gem Diamonds.


Africa, Lesotho


2 D1205-195

Polished Prices

2012 DTC broker ( Fusion) to broker Lesotho's Kao mine.


Africa, Lesotho

News item - DTC

3 D1205-196

Polished Prices

2012 DTC predicts over $ 5 bn diamond trading for Botswana.


Africa, Botswana

News item - DTC

4 D1205-197

Polished Prices

2012 Gokhran denies reports of Indian gov requests to buy rough.


India, Russia

News item - Gokhran

5 D1205-198

Polished Prices

2012 IPO could be among Rio's diamond options.


Global


6 D1205-199

PR Newswire

2012 Blood diamonds on the British High Street, new visualization launched to raise awareness. Ingle and Rhode

PR Newswire, April 11, 1p.

Global


7 D1205-200

Kilalea, D.

2012 Gem Diamonds - don't read too much into a single quarter's prices.

RBC Capital Markets, April 16, 1p.

Africa, Lesotho


8 D1205-201

Reuters

2012 An IPO shines brightest among Rio diamond options.

Reuters, April 5, 1p. Global


9 D1205-202

Reuters

2012 India's jewelers call off strike.

Reuters, April 7, 1/4p. India

News item - legal

10 D1205-203

Rockwell Diamonds Inc.

2012 Rockwell provides a strategic and production update and announces appointment to the board. Africa Vanguard Resources

Rockwell Diamonds Inc., April 17, 3p.



11 D1205-204

Rockwell Diamonds Inc.

2012 Rockwell provides feedback from fourth quarter diamond sales.

Rockwell Diamonds Inc., May 2, 2p.



12 D1205-205

Scio Diamond Technology Corporation

2012 Infrastructure comes to life - diamond reactors ready.

Scio Diamond Technology Corporation, April 24, 1p.

USA, South Carolina


13 D1205-206

Shear Diamonds Ltd.

2012 Shear announces diamond recoveries

Shear Diamonds Ltd., May 1, 1p.

Canada, Nunavut





from the commencement of processing high grade concentrate stockpiles at the Jericho diamond mine.

1 D1205-207

Shore Gold Inc.

2012 Star-Orion South diamond project EIS status.

Shore Gold Inc., April 11, 1p.

Canada, Saskatchewan


2 D1205-208

Stellar Diamonds plc.

2012 Kono licence dispute. Stellar Diamonds plc., April 12, 1p.



3 D1205-209


2012 High diamond grades and values from Lion-5 kimberlite in Kono, Sierra Leone

Stellar Diamonds plc., April 12, 2p.



4 D1205-210


2012 Significant maiden diamond resource at Droujba

Stellar Diamonds plc., April 2, 3p.

Africa, Guinea


5 D1205-211


2012 Proposed placing and capital reorganization - brief mention of Droujba and Tongo.

Stellar Diamonds plc., May 2, 2p.

Africa, Guinea, Sierra Leone


6 D1205-212

Stockwatch - Purcell

2012 Diamonds & specialty minerals summary April 11, 2012. HW, Scio, Renforth

Stockwatch, April 11, 2p. Canada, Global

News item - Scio

7 D1205-213

Sunrise Resources Plc.

2012 Cue diamond project field work.

Sunrise Resources Plc., April 26, 1p.

Australia


8 D1205-214

Talmora Diamond Inc.

2012 Talmora Diamond completes $ 150,000 private placement.

Talmora Diamond Inc., April 16, 1p.



9 D1205-215

The New York Times



Global


10 D1205-216

The Swazi Observer

2012 Roux says it's all systems go for Dvokolwako diamond mine.

The Swazi Observer, April 14, 1p.

Africa, Swaziland

News item - Roux

11 D1205-217

United Uranium Corporation

2012 Update and summary of Falc property.

United Uranium Corporation, April 26, 1p.

Canada, Saskatchewan





1 D1205-218

DIB Online

2012 Angola's mining sector shows 11.8% growth in three years.

www. Diamondintelligence.com, April 24, 1/4p.

Africa, Angola

News item - production

2 D1205-219

Diamond Investing News

2012 Reassessment of diamond properties: a trend?

www.diamondinvestingnews.com, April 12, 2p.

Global

News item - Rio, BHP

3 D1205-220

The Israeli Diamond Industry

2012 Will future computers be built inside diamonds?

www.israelidiamond.co.il, April 10, 1/4p.

Technology

News item - intelligent jewelry

4 D1205-221


2012 Gem Diamonds counting on rise in diamond prices.


Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Australia


5 D1205-222


2012 Zimbabwe looks to bolster legal teams in diamond deals.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

6 D1205-223


2012 Diamond overvaluation collusion alleged. (from Hong Kong to India)


India

News item - legal

7 D1205-224


2012 New Zimbabwe mine could produce within months. Chimanimani - Russian


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - OZGEO

8 D1205-225


2012 Mountains of diamonds, only 70 light years away.


Space

News item - intergalactic

9 D1205-226


2012 Diamond suppliers get new gateway to Chinese market.


China

News item - Verichannel

10 D1205-227


2012 Canada produces fewer diamonds in 2011.



News item - Ekati

11 D1205-228


2012 Zimbabwe localization law to be reviewed.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - legal

12




D1205-229


2012 Italy, Angola unite to fight illicit diamond trade.


Africa, Angola, Italy

News item - legal

1 D1205-230


2012 Paragon Diamonds now sole owners of IDC


Africa, Lesotho

News item - Paragon

2 D1205-231


2012 Zimbabwe again issuing diamond cutter licences.


Africa, Zimbabwe

News item - cutting

3 D1205-232


2012 Technological innovations in diamond sales.

www.israelidiamond.co.il, March 6, 3p.

Europe, Israel

News item - technology

4 D1205-233

Diamonds.net

2012 Lucara recovers 5,300 carats.

5

Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service Conference Calendar 2012 and beyond

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The following list is a ‘heads-up’ for conferences, workshops and events relevant to the mineral exploration industry coming up in 2012 and beyond.

2012

May

May 11-12 2012

2012 International Conference on Metallurgy Technology and Materials

Jeju Island, S Korea

http://www.icmtm.org

May 14-15 2012

Managing Resources Industry Waste 2012 Perth, WA, Australia

http://www.iir.com.au/resourcewaste

May 14-15 2012

Nth Qld Mining, Processing & Energy Conference (NQ-MPEC) Townsville, Australia

http://www.nq-mpec.com

May 15-16 2012

Mine Rescue & Emergency Management 2012 Brisbane, Australia

http://www.minerescue.com.au

May 16-18 2012

EURASIA-MENA Mining Industrial Minerals Mineable Energy Trade and Investment Summit

Istanbul, Turkey http://www.ebysummits.com

May 20-23 2012

SIMEXMIN 2012 Ouro Preto, Brazil

adimb.com.br/simexmin2012

May 20-23 2012

Resources & Energy Symposium 2012 Broken Hill, Australia

http://www.symposium.net.au

May 21-22 2012 NEW

1st Geo, Minerals & Mining Conference 2012 Muscat, Oman http://www.geo-mining.net/2012/

May 23 2012 NEW

Emerging Global Mining Corporate Access Day London, United Kingdom

http://roth.com/files/GlobalMining_2012.pdf

May 25 2012

NEW Eastern Edition Advanced Course ADVANCED CANADIAN MINING TAXATION

Toronto, Canada

http://www.insightinfo.com/tominingtax

May 29-30 2012

World Mining Investment Congress 2012 London, UK http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/world-mining-investment-congress/

May 29-30 2012

CI Energy Group's Mine Haulage Vancouver, Canada

http://www.canadianinstitute.com/MineHaulage

May 30-31 2012

Aachen International Mining Symposia / 7th International Symposium

Aachen, Germany

http://www.aims.rwth-aachen.de/en/home

June

Jun 3-4 2012 NEW

2012 World Resource Investment Conference Vancouver, Canada

http://www.cambridgehouse.com/event/world-resource-investment-conference

Jun 5-6 2012

Processing of Industrial Minerals & Coal '12

Istanbul, Turkey http://www.min-eng.com/pimc12/index.html

Jun 5-6 2012

Mining Americas Summit 2012 Denver, Colorado

http://www.miningamericas.com/program

June 5 2012 NEW

Mining 101 Workshops – June 2012 Melbourne, Australia

http://www.miningworkshop.com

June 7 2012 NEW

Mining 101 Workshops – June 2012 Brisbane, Australia

http://www.miningworkshop.com

Jun 7-8 2012

Resource Stocks Mine-Invest Summit Perth, Australia http://www.Mine-Invest.com

Jun 9-23 2012

6th International Siberian Early Career Geoscientists Conference

Novosibirsk, Russia

sibconf.igm.nsc.ru

Jun 12-14 2012

Mining Procurement and Supply 2012 Perth, Australia http://www.miningprocurement.com.au

Jun 13-14 2012

The AusIMM International Uranium Conference 2012 Adelaide, Australia

www.ausimm.com.au/uranium2012

http://www.icmtm.org/

http://www.iir.com.au/resourcewaste

http://www.nq-mpec.com/

http://www.minerescue.com.au/

http://www.ebysummits.com/

http://www.adimb.com.br/simexmin2012

http://www.symposium.net.au/

http://www.geo-mining.net/2012/

http://roth.com/files/GlobalMining_2012.pdf

http://www.insightinfo.com/tominingtax

http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/world-mining-investment-congress/

http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/world-mining-investment-congress/





http://www.min-eng.com/pimc12/index.html

http://www.miningamericas.com/program

http://www.miningworkshop.com/

http://www.miningworkshop.com/

http://www.mine-invest.com/

http://sibconf.igm.nsc.ru/

http://www.miningprocurement.com.au/

http://www.ausimm.com.au/uranium2012/


Jun 16-17 2012

12th International Ni-Cu-(PGE) Symposium Guiyang, China imss2012.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1

Jun 17-23 2012

12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference & EXPO SGEM2012

Albena Resort & Spa, Bulgaria

http://www.sgem.org

Jun 18-19 2012 NEW

BC Aboriginal Consultation & Accommodation Vancouver, Canada

http://canadianinstitute.com/BCAboriginal

Jun 18-20 2012

Bio- & Hydrometallurgy '12 Falmouth, United Kingdom

http://www.min-eng.com/biohydromet12/index.html

Jun 18-21 2012

The 5th Annual Central Asia Mining Congress Almaty, Kazakhstan

http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/central-asia-mining/

Jun 18-22 2012 NEW

REE Resources, IOCG Systems, and Gold Deposits Littleton, United States

http://www.segweb.org/Apps/login.aspx?page=/custom/eventsredirect.aspx?eventcode=12SEGREE

Jun 19-20 2012

IT & Network Security in Mining 2012 Melbourne, Australia

http://www.itsecurityinmining.com.au

Jun 20-22 2012

5th International Conference on Innovation in Mine Operations Santiago, Chile http://www.minin.cl/evento2012/

Jun 21-22 2012

Processing of Zinc Ores and Concentrates '12 Falmouth, United Kingdom

http://www.min-eng.com/zincprocessing12/index.html

Jun 29-30 2012 NEW

2012 International Conference on Geological and Environmental Sciences (ICGES 2012)

Jeju, South Korea

http://www.icges.org/cfp.htm

July

Jul 1 2012 COM.Geo 2012 Washington, United States

http://www.com-geo.org

Jul 3-4 2012

Mine Ventilation 2012 Brisbane, Australia

http://www.mineventilationqld.com.au

Jul 5-7 2012 NEW

VIII South American Symposium on Isotope Geology (SSAGI) Medellin, Columbia

www.ssagi.co/principal.php

Jul 15-20 2012

Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits Gordon Research Conference

Andover, United States

email: [email protected]

Jul 16-19 2012

Africa Mining Congress Johannesburg, South Africa

http://www.terrapinn.com/2012/africa-mining-congress/index.stm

Jul 16-19 2012

The Mine Managers Show Africa Vereeniging, South Africa

http://www.terrapinn.com/conference/mine-managers-show-africa/index.stm

Jul 17-19 2012 NEW

Exploration and Mapping in Mining Perth, Australia http://www.explorationinmining.com

Jul 22-27 2012

4th International Congress on Arsenic in the Environment Cairns, Australia

http://www.As2012.com.au

Jul 23-24 2012

Mine Site Automation and Communication Johannesburg, South Africa

http://www.mineautomationafrica.com

Jul 23-25 2012

Water Management in Mining Summit Denver, Colorado

http://watermanagementinmining.com

Jul 31 – Aug 1 2012

Water Management in Mining 2012 Brisbane, Australia

http://www.watermgmtmining.com.au

August

Aug 5-10 2012

34th International Geological Congress Brisbane,

Australia http://www.34igc.org

Aug 6-8 2012

Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum Kalgoorlie, Australia

http://www.diggersndealers.com.au

Aug 8 2012 2012 SkillsDMC National Conference Sydney, Australia

http://www.skillsdmcconference.com.au

Aug 25-26 2012

LatAm Mine Water Conference 2012 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

http://fleminggulf.com/mining/latam-mine-water-conference!e120

Aug 27-30 2012 NEW

Senior Exploration Management Course Littleton, United States

http://www.segweb.org/Apps/login.aspx?page=/custom/eventsredirect.aspx?eventcode=12RSEGWMS

Aug 30 – Sep 1 2012

Mining Exploration Convention & Trade Show Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI)

Bangalore, India

http://www.fedmin.com/online/general.php?eventid=21

http://imss2012.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1

http://www.sgem.org/

http://canadianinstitute.com/BCAboriginal





http://www.itsecurityinmining.com.au/

http://www.minin.cl/evento2012/



http://www.icges.org/cfp.htm

http://www.com-geo.org/

http://www.mineventilationqld.com.au/

http://www.ssagi.co/principal.php





http://www.explorationinmining.com/

http://www.as2012.com.au/

http://www.mineautomationafrica.com/

http://watermanagementinmining.com/

http://www.watermgmtmining.com.au/

http://www.34igc.org/

http://www.diggersndealers.com.au/

http://www.skillsdmcconference.com.au/

http://fleminggulf.com/mining/latam-mine-water-conference%21e120

http://fleminggulf.com/mining/latam-mine-water-conference%21e120




September Sep 10-12 2012

ENERMIN 2012 - 2nd International Seminar on Energy Management in the Mining Industry

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

www.enermin2012.com

Sep 11-12 2012

Madini Africa - Investment in Mineral Beneficiation Johannesburg, South Africa

http://www.madiniafrica.com

Sep 23-26 2012

SEG 2012 Conference Lima, Peru

http://www.segweb.org/activities/PeruConferenceFlyer_9-20.pdf

Sep 24-26 2012

MINExpo 2012 INTERNATIONAL Las Vegas, NV www.minexpo.com

Sep 26-28 2012 NEW

Structural Geology and Resources Kalgoorlie, Australia

www.aig.org.au

Sep 29 – Oct 4 2012

International Mine Water Association (IMWA) Bunbury, Australia

http://www.imwa2012.info

Sep 30 2012

COM 2012 Niagara Falls, Ontario

http://www.cim.org/com2012

Sep 30-Oct 5 2012

46th Brazilian Geological Congress Sao Paulo, Brazil

46cbg.com.br

October

Oct 10-12 2012

International Mineral Processing Symposium 2012 Bodrum, Turkey http://imps2012.org

Oct 16-18 2012

iPAD DRC 2012 Kinshasa, Zaire http://www.drc.ipad-africa.com

Oct 23-25 2012

Katanga Mining Briefing Lubumbashi, Zaire

http://www.drc.ipad-africa.com

November

Nov 7-9 2012 NEW

2nd International Seminar on Human Capital Management in Mining, HRMINING 2012

Santiago, Chile http://www.hrmining2012.com

Nov 7-9 2012

Process Mineralogy ‘12 Cape Town, South Africa

http://www.min-eng.com/processmineralogy12/index.html

Nov 12-13 2012

Precious Metals ‘12 Cape Town, South Africa

http://www.min-eng.com/preciousmetals12/index.html

Nov 14-15 2012

Processing of Nickel Ores and Concentrates '12 Cape Town, South Africa

http://www.min-eng.com/nickelprocessing12/index.html

Nov 28-30 2012

Twenty First International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection

Delhi, India http://www.mpes-cami-swemp.com/2012_brochure.html

December

Dec 4 – 5 2012

Mines and Money London London, UK http://minesandmoney.com

Dec 10-12 2012

Ninth International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Mineral & Process Industries

Melbourne, Australia

http://www.cfd.com.au/cfdconf/

2013

January

Jan 28-31 2012

Mineral Exploration Roundup Conference Vancouver , BC http://www.amebc.ca/Home.aspx

March

Mar 3 - 6 2012

PDAC 2013 Toronto, Canada

http://www.pdac.ca/pdac/conv/index.aspx

May

May 22- 24 2012

Winnipeg 2013: Geological Association of Canada - Mineralogical Association of Canada

Winnipeg, MB www.gacmacwinnipeg2013.ca

September

Sep 24-27 2013

Whistler 2013: Geoscience for Discovery Whistler, Canada

www.seg2013.org

http://www.enermin2012.com/

http://www.madiniafrica.com/

http://www.minexpo.com/

http://www.aig.org.au/index.php?option=com_eventlist&view=details&id=94:structural-geology-and-resources-2012&Itemid=145

http://www.imwa2012.info/

http://www.cim.org/com2012

http://www.46cbg.com.br/

http://imps2012.org/

http://www.drc.ipad-africa.com/

http://www.drc.ipad-africa.com/

http://www.hrmining2012.com/







http://www.mpes-cami-swemp.com/2012_brochure.html

http://www.mpes-cami-swemp.com/2012_brochure.html

http://minesandmoney.com/

http://www.cfd.com.au/cfdconf/

http://www.gacmacwinnipeg2013.ca/

http://www.seg2013.org/

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