THE SHEAHAN-MDRU LITERATURE
SERVICE
Diamonds, Kimberlites, and Related Geology
July 2012
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D1207-06
Melton, G.L., McNeill, J., Stachel, T., Pearson, D.G., Harris, J.W.
“Trace elements in gem diamond from Akwatia, Ghana and DeBeers Pool, South Africa.”
Chemical Geology,
D1207-11
Miller, C.E., Kopylova, M.G., Ryder, J.
“Vanished diamondiferous cratonic root beneath the southern Superior Province: evidence from diamond inclusions in the Wawa metaconglomerate.”
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology,
D1207-41
Donahue, P.H., Simonetti, A., Neal, C.R.
“Chemical characteristics of natural ilmenite: a possible new reference material.”
Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research,
D1207-53
Howarth, G.H., Skinner, E.M.W.
“The geology and emplacement of the volcaniclastic infill at the Voorspoed Group II kimberlite (orangeite) pipe, Kroonstad Cluster, South Africa.”
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research,
D1207-55
Gernon, T., Brown, R.J., Tait, M.A., Hincks, T.K.,
“The origin of pellatal lapilli in explosive kimberlite eruptions.”
Nature Communcations,
Selected abstracts from Goldschmidt Conference held June 2012 in Montreal
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1 D1207-01 Bailey, B.L.,
Smith, L.J.D., Blowes, D.W. Ptacek, C.J., Smith, L., Sego, D.C.
2012 The Diavik waste rock project: persistence of contaminants from blasting agents in waste rock effluent.
Applied Geochemistry, in press available
Canada, Northwest Territories
Deposit - Diavik mining
2 D1207-02 Brown, R.J.,
Buisman, M.I., Fontana, G., Field, M., Mac Niocaill, C., Sparks, R.S.J., Stuart, F.M.
2012 Eruption of kimberlite magmas: physical volcanology, geomorphology and age of the youngest kimberlitic volcanoes known on Earth ( the Upper Pleistocene/Holocene Igwisi Hills volcanoes, Tanzania).
Bulletin Volcanology, in press available
Africa, Tanzania
Deposit - Igwisi
3 D1207-03 Gravelle, J. 2012 Examining flow through
shares in the mining sector.
Canadian Mining Journal, June/July p. 34.
Canada
Flow thru
4 D1207-04 Scales, M. 2012 Driven diamonds…
Shore Gold set to build first diamond mine in Saskatchewan.
Canadian Mining Journal, June/July pp. 20-23.
Canada, Sasaktchewan
Deposit - Star
5 D1207-05 Maier, A.C.,
Cates, N.L., Trail, D., Mojzsis, S.J.
2012 Geology, age and field relations of Hadean zircon bearing supracrustal rocks from Quad Creek, eastern Beartooth Mountains ( Montana and Wyoming) USA.
Chemical Geology, Vol. 312-313, pp. 47-57.
USA, Montana, Wyoming
Wyoming Craton, geochronology
6 D1207-06 Melton, G.L.,
McNeill, J., Stachel, T., Pearson, D.G., Harris, J.W.
2012 Trace elements in gem diamond from Akwatia, Ghana and DeBeers Pool, South Africa.
Chemical Geology, Vol. 314-317, pp. 1-8.
Africa, South Africa, Ghana
Deposits - Akwatia, DeBeers Pool - Inclusions
7 D1207-07 Nelson, W.R.,
Furman, T., Van Keken, P.E., Shirey, S.B., Hanan, B.B.
2012 Os Hf isotopic insight into mantle plume dynamics beneath the East African Rift system.
Chemical Geology, Vol. 320-321 pp. 66-79.
Africa, Kenya
Picrites
8 D1207-08 Martin, L.H.J.,
Schmidt, M.W., Mattsson, H.B., Ulmer, P., Hametner, K., Gunther, D.
2012 Element partitioning between immiscible carbonatite-kamafugite melts with application to the Italian ultrapotassic suite.
Chemical Geology, Vol. 320-321 pp. 96-112.
Europe, Italy
Carbonatite
9 D1207-09 Escudero, A., 2012 Microstructure, Chemie der Erde, Vol. Europe, UHP
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Miyajima, N., Langenhorst, F.
composition and P-T conditions of rutile from diamondiferous gneiss of the Saxonian Erzgebirge Germany.
72, 1, pp. 25-30. Germany
1 D1207-10 Goncharov,
A.G., Ionov
2012 Redox state of deep off-craton lithospheric mantle: new data from garnet and spinel peridotites from Vitim, southern Siberia.
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, in press available 18p.
Russia, Siberia
Metasomatism
2 D1207-11 Miller, C.E.,
Kopylova, M.G., Ryder, J.
2012 Vanished diamondiferous cratonic root beneath the southern Superior Province: evidence from diamond inclusions in the Wawa metaconglomerate.
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, in press available 18p.
Canada, Ontario
Deposit - Wawa
3 D1207-12 Guzmics, T.,
Mitchell, R.H., Szabo, C., Berkesi, M., Milke, R., Ratter, K.
2012 Liquid immiscibility between silicate, carbonate and sulfide melts in melt inclusions hosted in co-precipitated minerals from Kerimasi volcano (Tanzania): evolution of carbonated nephelinitic magma.
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 164, pp. 101-122.
Africa, Tanzania
Carbonatite
4 D1207-13 Egorov, K.N.,
Soloveva, L.V., Koshkarev, D.A.
2012 Rare element composition of pyropes and lamproites and ancient dispersion haloes of the southwestern Siberian platform.
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 443, 2, pp. 496-501.
Russia, Siberia
Ingashin field
5 D1207-14 Zhatnuev, N.S. 2012 Transmantle fluid flow
and plume genesis. Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 444, 1, pp. 543-548.
Mantle
Hot spots
6 D1207-15 Bobrov, A.V.,
Sirotkina, E.A., Garanin, V.K., Bovkun, A.V., Korost, D.V., Shkurski, B.B.
2012 Majoritic garnets with exsolution textures from the Mir kimberlitic pipe ( Yakutia)
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 444, 1, pp. 574-578.
Russia, Yakutia
Deposit - Mir
7 D1207-16 Kostrovitskii,
S.I., Soloveva, L.V., Gornova, M.A., Alymova, N.V., Yakolev, D.A., Ignative, A.V., Velivetskaya,
2012 Oxygen isotope composition in minerals of mantle parageneses from Yakutian kimberlites.
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 444, 1, pp. 579-584.
Russia, Yakutia
Deposit - Udachnaya, Komsomolskaya
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T.A., Suvorova, L.F.
1 D1207-17 Skublov, S.G.,
Nikitina, L.P., Marin, Yu.B., Levskii, L.K., Guseva, N.S.
2012 U Pb age and geochemistry of zircons from xenoliths of the V. Grib kimberlitic pipe, Arkhangelsk diamond province.
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 444, 1, pp. 595-600.
Russia, Archangel
Deposit - Grib
2 D1207-18 Boffa Ballaran,
T., Kurosov, A., Glazyrin, K., Frost, D.J., Merlini, M., Hanfland, M., Caracas, R.
2012 Effect of chemistry on the compressibility of silicate perovskite in the lower mantle.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 333-334, pp. 181-190.
Mantle
Perovskite
3 D1207-19 Deguen, R. 2012 Structure and dynamics
of Earth's inner core. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 333-334, pp. 211-225.
Mantle
Geodynamics
4 D1207-20 Merlini, M.,
Hanfland, M., Crichton, W.A.
2012 CaCO3-III and CaCO3-VI, high pressure polymorphs of calcite: possible host structures for carbon in the Earth's mantle.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 333-334, pp. 265-271.
Mantle
Carbon
5 D1207-21 Chu, X.,
Korenaga, J. 2012 Olivine rheology, shear
stress and grain growth in the lithospheric mantle: geological constraints from the Kaapvaal craton.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 333-334, pp. 52-62.
Africa, South Africa
Mineralogy
6 D1207-22 G & G 2012 Gemesis CVD grown
synthetic diamonds characterized.
Gems & Gemology Lab notes, 1p.
Technology
Synthetic diamonds
7 D1207-23 G & G 2012 Large artifically
irradiated yellow diamond.
Gems & Gemology Lab notes, 1p.
Technology
Diamonds - irradition
8 D1207-24 Levander, A.,
Miller, M.S. 2012 Evolutionary aspects of
lithosphere discontinuity structure in the Western USA.
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Vol. 10, in press
USA
Tomography
9 D1207-25 Wolbern, I.,
Rumpker, G., Link, K., Sodoudi, F.
2012 Melt infiltration of the lower lithosphere beneath the Tanzania craton and the Albertine rift inferred from S receiver functions.
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Vol. 10, in press
Africa, Tanzania
Tomography
10 D1207-26 Duretz, T.,
Schmalholz, 2012 Dynamics of slab
detachment. Geochemistry Geophysics
Mantle
Breakoff, heating
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S.M., Gerya, T.V.
Geosystems, Vol. 13, 3, 17p.
1 D1207-27 Weatherly, S.M.,
Katz, R.F. 2012 Melting and chanellized
magmatic flow in chemically heterogeneous, upwelling mantle.
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Vol. 13, 3, 23p.
Mantle
Magmatism
2 D1207-28 Morra, G.,
Quevedo, L., Muller, R.D.
2012 Spherical dynamic models of top down tectonics.
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Vol. 13, 3, 27p.
Mantle
Tectonics, subduction
3 D1207-29 Lapin, A.V.,
Gusev, G.S. 2012 Kimberlitic and non-
kimberlitic diamond potential of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Geokart GEOS, Moscow, 448p. In RUSSIAN
Mantle
Diamond genesis
4 D1207-30 Guneralp, I.,
Abad, J.D., Zolezzi, G., Hooke, J.,
2012 Advances and challenges in meandering channels research.
Geomorphology, Vol. 163-164, pp. 1-9.
Technology
Meandering channels - issue (not specific to diamonds)
5 D1207-31 Bastow, I.D. 2012 Relative arrival time
upper mantle tomography and the elusive background mean.
Geophysical Journal International, in press available
Mantle
Tomography
6 D1207-32 Glisovic, P.,
Forte, A.M., Moucha, R.
2012 Time dependent convection models of mantle thermal structure constrained by seismic tomography and geodynamics: implications for mantle plume dynamics and CMB heat flow.
Geophysical Journal International, in press available
Mantle
Geothermometry
7 D1207-33 Zhao, S.,
Lambeck, K., Lidberg, M.
2012 Lithosphere thickness and mantle viscosity inverted from GPS - derived deformation rates in Fennoscandia.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 278-292.
Europe, Finland, Sweden
Geophysics - seismics
8 D1207-34 Metsue, A.,
Tsuchiya, T. 2012 Thermodynamic
properties of perovskite at the lower mantle pressures and temperatures: an internally consistent LSDA study.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 310-322.
Mantle
Perovskite
9 D1207-35 Suckro, S.K.,
Gohl, K., Funck, T., Heyde, I., Ehrardt, A.,
2012 The crustal structure of southern Baffin Bay: implications from a seismic refraction
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 37-58.
Canada, Baffin Island, Greenland
Geophysics - seismics
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Schreckenberger, B., Gerlings, J., Damm, V., Jokat, W.
experiment.
1 D1207-36 Koelemeijer,
P.J., Deuss, A., Trampert, J.
2012 Normal mode sensitivity to Earth's D layer and topography on the core-mantle boundary: what we can and cannot see.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 553-568.
Mantle
D layer
2 D1207-37 Rickers, F.,
Fichtner, A., Trampert, J.
2012 Imaging mantle plumes with instantaneous phase measurements of diffracted waves.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 650-664.
Mantle
Geophysics - seismics
3 D1207-38 Koch, F.W.,
Wiens, D.A., Nyblade, A.A., Nyblade, P.J.
2012 Upper mantle anisotropy beneath the Cameroon Volcanic Line and Congo Craton from shear wave splitting measurements.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 75-86.
Africa, Cameroon
Geophysics - seismics
4 D1207-39 Ruigrok, E.,
Mikesell, T.D., Van Wyjk, K.
2012 Scanning for velocity anomalies in the crust and mantle with diffractions from the core mantle boundary.
Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 39, L10301 5p.
Mantle
Geophysics - seismics
5 D1207-40 Zhao, S., Jin, Z.,
Zhang, J., Xu, H., Xia, G., Green, H.W. II
2012 Does subducting lithosphere weaken as it enters the lower mantle?
Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 39, L10311 5p.
Mantle
Subduction
6 D1207-41 Donahue, P.H.,
Simonetti, A., Neal, C.R.
2012 Chemical characteristics of natural ilmenite: a possible new reference material.
Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, Vol. 36, 1, pp. 61-73.
Asia, Solomon Islands
Malaita alnoite pipes
7 D1207-42 Liu, F., Gerdes,
A., Liu, P. 2012 U-Pb trace element and
Lu-Hf properties of unique dissolution reprecipitation zircon from UHP eclogite in sw Sulu terrane, eastern China.
Gondwana Research, Vol. 22, 1, July pp. 169-183.
China
UHP
8 D1207-43 Zhang, P=F.,
Tang, Y-J., Hu, Y., Zhang, H-F., Su, B-X., Xiao, Y., Santosh, M.
2012 Review of melting experiments on carbonated eclogite and peridotite: insights into mantle metasomatism.
International Geology Review, In press available
Mantle
Metasmatism
9 D1207-44 Halama, R.,
Bebout, G.E., John, T., Scamberlluri, M.
2012 Nitrogen recycling in subducted mantle rocks and implications for the global nitrogen cycle.
International Journal of Earth Sciences, in press available 19p.
Mantle
Subduction
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1 D1207-45 Murgulov, V.,
Griffin, W.L., O'Reilly, S.Y.
2012 Temporal correlation of magmatic tectonic events in the lower and upper crust in north east Australia.
International Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol. 101, 5, pp. 1091-1109.
Australia
Magmatism
2 D1207-46 Bagherbandi,
M., Sjoberg, L.E.
2012 Modelling the density contrast and depth of the Moho discontinuity seismic and gravimetric isostatic methods with an application to A1
Journal of African Earth Sciences, Vol. 68, pp. 111-120.
Mantle
Crustal depth
3 D1207-47 Buffett, B.A.,
Becker, T.W. 2012 Bending stress and
dissipation in subducted lithosphere.
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, B5, B05413
Mantle
Subduction
4 D1207-48 Tange, Y.,
Kuwayma, Y., Irifune, T., Funakoshi, K-I., Ohishi, Y.
2012 P-V-T equation of state of MgSiO3 perovskite based on the MgO pressure scale: a comprehensive reference for mineralogy of the lower mantle.
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, B6, B06201
Mantle
Perovskite
5 D1207-49 Hacker, B.R.,
Abers, G.A. 2012 Subduction factory 5:
Unusually low Poisson's ratios in subduction zones from elastic anisotropy of peridotite.
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, B6, B06308.
Mantle
Subduction
6 D1207-50 Mosca, I.,
Cobden, L., Deuss, A., Ritsema, J., Trampert, J.
2012 Seismic and mineralogical structures of the lower mantle from probabilistic tomography.
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, B6,B06304
Mantle
Geophysics - seismics
7 D1207-51 Beyer, E.E.,
Brueckner, H.K., Griffin, W.L., O'Reilly, S.Y.
2012 Laurentian provenance of Archean mantle fragments in the Proterozoic Baltic crust of the Norwegian Caledonides.
Journal of Petrology, Vol. 53, 7, pp. 1357-1383.
Europe, Norway
Geochronology
8 D1207-52 Spivak, A.V.,
Litvin, Yu.A., Ovsyannikov, S.V., Dubrovinskaia, N.A., Dubrovinsky, L.S.
2012 Stability and breakdown of Ca13CO3 melt associated with formation of 13 C diamond in static high pressure experiments up to 43 Gpa and 3900K.
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 191, pp. 102-106.
Technology
Diamond - genesis
9 D1207-53 Howarth, G.H.,
Skinner, E.M.W. 2012 The geology and
emplacement of the volcaniclastic infill at the
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Vol. 231-232.
Africa, South Africa
Deposit - Voorspoed
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Voorspoed Group II kimberlite (orangeite) pipe, Kroonstad Cluster, South Africa.
pp. 24-38.
1 D1207-54 Malaspina, N.,
Langenhorst, F., Fumagalli, P., Tumiati, S., Poli, S.
2012 Fe 3 + distribution between garnet and pyroxenes in mantle wedge carbonate bearing garnet peridotites ( Sulu China) and implications for their oxidation state.
Lithos, Vol. 146-147, pp. 11-17.
China
UHP
2 D1207-55 Gernon, T.,
Brown, R.J., Tait, M.A., Hincks, T.K.,
2012 The origin of pellatal lapilli in explosive kimberlite eruptions.
Nature Communcations, May 7p.
Africa, South Africa, Lesotho
Deposit - Venetia, Letseng-la-Terae
3 D1207-56 Mitchell, N. 2012 Hot, cracking rocks
deep down. Nature Geoscience, Vol. 5, July, pp. 444-445.
Mantle
Volcanism
4 D1207-57 Zhu, H.,
Bozdag, E., Peter, D., Tromp, J.
2012 Structure of the European upper mantle revealed by adjoint tomography.
Nature Geoscience, Vol. 5, July, pp. 493-497.
Europe
Hotspot
5 D1207-58 Kargin, A.V.,
Golubeva, Yu.Yu., Kononova, V.A.
2011 Kimberlites of the Daldyn Alakit region, Yakutia: spatial distribution of the rocks with different chemical characteristics.
Petrology, Vol. 19, 5, pp. 496-520.
Russia
Deposit - Daldyn-Alakit
6 D1207-59 Khachatryan,
G.K., 2012 Classification of
diamonds from kimberlites and lamproites according to distribution of the nitrogen centers in crystals.
Russian journal, in Russian
Global
IR spectroscopy
7 D1207-60 Meteorite 2012 http://www.petrologyslid
es.com/petrog2.shtm
Thin sections for sale, ? Technology
Slides
8 D1207-61 Petrovsky, V.A.,
Sukharev, A.R., Filoneneko, V.P.
2011 Crystallogenesis in heterogeneous environments.
UD Ras Ekaterinburg,, 274p. In RUSSIAN
Technology
Mineral chemistry
9 D1207-62 Boulard, E.,
Mao, W. 2012 Mg, Fe rich carbonates
stability at lower mantle conditions.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Mantle
Perovskite
10 D1207-63 Campbell, I.,
Gill, J., Iizuka, T., Allen, C.
2012 What detrital zircons tell us about growth of the continental crust.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Mantle
Geochronology
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D1207-64 Cartigny, P., Palot, M., Clog, M., Labidi, J., Thomassot, E., Aubaud, C., Busigny, V., Harris, J.W.
2012 On overview of the deep carbon cycle and its isotope heterogeneity.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Mantle
Carbon cycle
1 D1207-65 McInnis, B.,
Evans, N., Jourdan, F., McDonald, B., Gorterm J., Mayers, C., Wilde, S.
2012 A Tertiary record of Australian plate motion from ages of diamondiferous alkalic intrusions.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Australia
Geochronology - Fohn
2 D1207-66 Millonig, L.J.,
Gerdes, A., Groat, L.A.
2012 U Th Pb geochronology of meta-carbonatites and meta-alkaline rocks.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Canada, British Columbia
Magmatism
3 D1207-67 Muntener, O. 2012 Subduction ( and other)
components in the mantle as recorded by exposed peridotites.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Mantle
Subduction
4 D1207-68 Polyakov, V.B.,
Horita, J., 2012 Theoretical carbon
isotope fractionation under deep earth conditions.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Mantle
Carbon
5 D1207-69 Tappe, S.,
Smart, K.A., Stracke, A., Romer, R.L., Steenfelt, A., Muehlenbachs, K.
2012 Carbon fluxes beneath cratons: insights from West Greenland kimberlites and carbonatites.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Europe, Greenland
Melting
6 D1207-70 Thomson, A.R.,
Walter, M.J., Kohn, S.C., Russell, B.C., Bulanova, G.P., Araujo, D., Smith, C.B.
2012 Evidence for the role of carbonate melts in the origin of superdeep diamond inclusions from the Juina-5 kimberlite, Brazil.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
South America, Brazil
Deposit - Juina-5
7 D1207-71 Tichomirowa,
M., Whitehouse, M., Gerdes, A., Gotze, J.
2012 Carbonatite metasomatism: evidence from geochemistry and isotope composition ( U-Pb, Hf, O) on zircons from two Precambrian carbonatites of the Kola alkaline province.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Russia, Kola, Arkangelsk
Carbonatite
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1 D1207-38 Koch, F.W.,
Wiens, D.A., Nyblade, A.A., Nyblade, P.J.
2012 Upper mantle anisotropy beneath the Cameroon Volcanic Line and Congo Craton from shear wave splitting measurements.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 75-86.
Africa, Cameroon
Geophysics - seismics
2 D1207-07 Nelson, W.R.,
Furman, T., Van Keken, P.E., Shirey, S.B., Hanan, B.B.
2012 Os Hf isotopic insight into mantle plume dynamics beneath the East African Rift system.
Chemical Geology, Vol. 320-321 pp. 66-79.
Africa, Kenya
Picrites
3 D1207-21 Chu, X.,
Korenaga, J. 2012 Olivine rheology, shear
stress and grain growth in the lithospheric mantle: geological constraints from the Kaapvaal craton.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 333-334, pp. 52-62.
Africa, South Africa
Mineralogy
4 D1207-53 Howarth, G.H.,
Skinner, E.M.W. 2012 The geology and
emplacement of the volcaniclastic infill at the Voorspoed Group II kimberlite (orangeite) pipe, Kroonstad Cluster, South Africa.
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Vol. 231-232. pp. 24-38.
Africa, South Africa
Deposit - Voorspoed
5 D1207-06 Melton, G.L.,
McNeill, J., Stachel, T., Pearson, D.G., Harris, J.W.
2012 Trace elements in gem diamond from Akwatia, Ghana and DeBeers Pool, South Africa.
Chemical Geology, Vol. 314-317, pp. 1-8.
Africa, South Africa, Ghana
Deposits - Akwatia, DeBeers Pool - Inclusions
6 D1207-55 Gernon, T.,
Brown, R.J., Tait, M.A., Hincks, T.K.,
2012 The origin of pellatal lapilli in explosive kimberlite eruptions.
Nature Communcations, May 7p.
Africa, South Africa, Lesotho
Deposit - Venetia, Letseng-la-Terae
7 D1207-02 Brown, R.J.,
Buisman, M.I., Fontana, G., Field, M., Mac Niocaill, C., Sparks, R.S.J., Stuart, F.M.
2012 Eruption of kimberlite magmas: physical volcanology, geomorphology and age of the youngest kimberlitic volcanoes known on Earth ( the Upper Pleistocene/Holocene Igwisi Hills volcanoes, Tanzania).
Bulletin Volcanology, in press available
Africa, Tanzania
Deposit - Igwisi
8 D1207-12 Guzmics, T.,
Mitchell, R.H., Szabo, C., Berkesi, M., Milke, R., Ratter, K.
2012 Liquid immiscibility between silicate, carbonate and sulfide melts in melt inclusions hosted in co-precipitated minerals from Kerimasi volcano
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Vol. 164, pp. 101-122.
Africa, Tanzania
Carbonatite
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(Tanzania): evolution of carbonated nephelinitic magma.
1 D1207-25 Wolbern, I.,
Rumpker, G., Link, K., Sodoudi, F.
2012 Melt infiltration of the lower lithosphere beneath the Tanzania craton and the Albertine rift inferred from S receiver functions.
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Vol. 10, in press
Africa, Tanzania
Tomography
2 D1207-41 Donahue, P.H.,
Simonetti, A., Neal, C.R.
2012 Chemical characteristics of natural ilmenite: a possible new reference material.
Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, Vol. 36, 1, pp. 61-73.
Asia, Solomon Islands
Malaita alnoite pipes
3 D1207-65 McInnis, B.,
Evans, N., Jourdan, F., McDonald, B., Gorterm J., Mayers, C., Wilde, S.
2012 A Tertiary record of Australian plate motion from ages of diamondiferous alkalic intrusions.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Australia
Geochronology - Fohn
4 D1207-45 Murgulov, V.,
Griffin, W.L., O'Reilly, S.Y.
2012 Temporal correlation of magmatic tectonic events in the lower and upper crust in north east Australia.
International Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol. 101, 5, pp. 1091-1109.
Australia
Magmatism
5 D1207-03 Gravelle, J. 2012 Examining flow through
shares in the mining sector.
Canadian Mining Journal, June/July p. 34.
Canada
Flow thru
6 D1207-35 Suckro, S.K.,
Gohl, K., Funck, T., Heyde, I., Ehrardt, A., Schreckenberger, B., Gerlings, J., Damm, V., Jokat, W.
2012 The crustal structure of southern Baffin Bay: implications from a seismic refraction experiment.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 37-58.
Canada, Baffin Island, Greenland
Geophysics - seismics
7 D1207-66 Millonig, L.J.,
Gerdes, A., Groat, L.A.
2012 U Th Pb geochronology of meta-carbonatites and meta-alkaline rocks.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Canada, British Columbia
Magmatism
8 D1207-01 Bailey, B.L.,
Smith, L.J.D., Blowes, D.W. Ptacek, C.J., Smith, L., Sego, D.C.
2012 The Diavik waste rock project: persistence of contaminants from blasting agents in waste rock effluent.
Applied Geochemistry, in press available
Canada, Northwest Territories
Deposit - Diavik mining
9 D1207-11 Miller, C.E.,
Kopylova, M.G., 2012 Vanished
diamondiferous cratonic Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology,
Canada, Ontario
Deposit - Wawa
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Ryder, J. root beneath the southern Superior Province: evidence from diamond inclusions in the Wawa metaconglomerate.
in press available 18p.
1 D1207-04 Scales, M. 2012 Driven diamonds…
Shore Gold set to build first diamond mine in Saskatchewan.
Canadian Mining Journal, June/July pp. 20-23.
Canada, Sasaktchewan
Deposit - Star
2 D1207-42 Liu, F., Gerdes,
A., Liu, P. 2012 U-Pb trace element and
Lu-Hf properties of unique dissolution reprecipitation zircon from UHP eclogite in sw Sulu terrane, eastern China.
Gondwana Research, Vol. 22, 1, July pp. 169-183.
China
UHP
3 D1207-54 Malaspina, N.,
Langenhorst, F., Fumagalli, P., Tumiati, S., Poli, S.
2012 Fe 3 + distribution between garnet and pyroxenes in mantle wedge carbonate bearing garnet peridotites ( Sulu China) and implications for their oxidation state.
Lithos, Vol. 146-147, pp. 11-17.
China
UHP
4 D1207-57 Zhu, H.,
Bozdag, E., Peter, D., Tromp, J.
2012 Structure of the European upper mantle revealed by adjoint tomography.
Nature Geoscience, Vol. 5, July, pp. 493-497.
Europe
Hotspot
5 D1207-33 Zhao, S.,
Lambeck, K., Lidberg, M.
2012 Lithosphere thickness and mantle viscosity inverted from GPS - derived deformation rates in Fennoscandia.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 278-292.
Europe, Finland, Sweden
Geophysics - seismics
6 D1207-09 Escudero, A.,
Miyajima, N., Langenhorst, F.
2012 Microstructure, composition and P-T conditions of rutile from diamondiferous gneiss of the Saxonian Erzgebirge Germany.
Chemie der Erde, Vol. 72, 1, pp. 25-30.
Europe, Germany
UHP
7 D1207-69 Tappe, S.,
Smart, K.A., Stracke, A., Romer, R.L., Steenfelt, A., Muehlenbachs, K.
2012 Carbon fluxes beneath cratons: insights from West Greenland kimberlites and carbonatites.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Europe, Greenland
Melting
8 D1207-08 Martin, L.H.J.,
Schmidt, M.W., Mattsson, H.B.,
2012 Element partitioning between immiscible carbonatite-kamafugite
Chemical Geology, Vol. 320-321 pp. 96-112.
Europe, Italy
Carbonatite
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Ulmer, P., Hametner, K., Gunther, D.
melts with application to the Italian ultrapotassic suite.
1 D1207-51 Beyer, E.E.,
Brueckner, H.K., Griffin, W.L., O'Reilly, S.Y.
2012 Laurentian provenance of Archean mantle fragments in the Proterozoic Baltic crust of the Norwegian Caledonides.
Journal of Petrology, Vol. 53, 7, pp. 1357-1383.
Europe, Norway
Geochronology
2 D1207-59 Khachatryan,
G.K., 2012 Classification of
diamonds from kimberlites and lamproites according to distribution of the nitrogen centers in crystals.
Russian journal, in Russian
Global
IR spectroscopy
3 D1207-46 Bagherbandi,
M., Sjoberg, L.E.
2012 Modelling the density contrast and depth of the Moho discontinuity seismic and gravimetric isostatic methods with an application to A1
Journal of African Earth Sciences, Vol. 68, pp. 111-120.
Mantle
Crustal depth
4 D1207-31 Bastow, I.D. 2012 Relative arrival time
upper mantle tomography and the elusive background mean.
Geophysical Journal International, in press available
Mantle
Tomography
5 D1207-18 Boffa Ballaran,
T., Kurosov, A., Glazyrin, K., Frost, D.J., Merlini, M., Hanfland, M., Caracas, R.
2012 Effect of chemistry on the compressibility of silicate perovskite in the lower mantle.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 333-334, pp. 181-190.
Mantle
Perovskite
6 D1207-62 Boulard, E.,
Mao, W. 2012 Mg, Fe rich carbonates
stability at lower mantle conditions.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Mantle
Perovskite
7 D1207-47 Buffett, B.A.,
Becker, T.W. 2012 Bending stress and
dissipation in subducted lithosphere.
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, B5, B05413
Mantle
Subduction
8 D1207-63 Campbell, I.,
Gill, J., Iizuka, T., Allen, C.
2012 What detrital zircons tell us about growth of the continental crust.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Mantle
Geochronology
9 D1207-64 Cartigny, P.,
Palot, M., Clog, M., Labidi, J., Thomassot, E., Aubaud, C., Busigny, V.,
2012 On overview of the deep carbon cycle and its isotope heterogeneity.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Mantle
Carbon cycle
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Harris, J.W.
1 D1207-19 Deguen, R. 2012 Structure and dynamics
of Earth's inner core. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 333-334, pp. 211-225.
Mantle
Geodynamics
2 D1207-26 Duretz, T.,
Schmalholz, S.M., Gerya, T.V.
2012 Dynamics of slab detachment.
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Vol. 13, 3, 17p.
Mantle
Breakoff, heating
3 D1207-32 Glisovic, P.,
Forte, A.M., Moucha, R.
2012 Time dependent convection models of mantle thermal structure constrained by seismic tomography and geodynamics: implications for mantle plume dynamics and CMB heat flow.
Geophysical Journal International, in press available
Mantle
Geothermometry
4 D1207-49 Hacker, B.R.,
Abers, G.A. 2012 Subduction factory 5:
Unusually low Poisson's ratios in subduction zones from elastic anisotropy of peridotite.
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, B6, B06308.
Mantle
Subduction
5 D1207-44 Halama, R.,
Bebout, G.E., John, T., Scamberlluri, M.
2012 Nitrogen recycling in subducted mantle rocks and implications for the global nitrogen cycle.
International Journal of Earth Sciences, in press available 19p.
Mantle
Subduction
6 D1207-36 Koelemeijer,
P.J., Deuss, A., Trampert, J.
2012 Normal mode sensitivity to Earth's D layer and topography on the core-mantle boundary: what we can and cannot see.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 553-568.
Mantle
D layer
7 D1207-29 Lapin, A.V.,
Gusev, G.S. 2012 Kimberlitic and non-
kimberlitic diamond potential of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
Geokart GEOS, Moscow, 448p. In RUSSIAN
Mantle
Diamond genesis
8 D1207-20 Merlini, M.,
Hanfland, M., Crichton, W.A.
2012 CaCO3-III and CaCO3-VI, high pressure polymorphs of calcite: possible host structures for carbon in the Earth's mantle.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 333-334, pp. 265-271.
Mantle
Carbon
9 D1207-34 Metsue, A.,
Tsuchiya, T. 2012 Thermodynamic
properties of perovskite at the lower mantle pressures and temperatures: an internally consistent LSDA study.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 310-322.
Mantle
Perovskite
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1 D1207-56 Mitchell, N. 2012 Hot, cracking rocks
deep down. Nature Geoscience, Vol. 5, July, pp. 444-445.
Mantle
Volcanism
2 D1207-28 Morra, G.,
Quevedo, L., Muller, R.D.
2012 Spherical dynamic models of top down tectonics.
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Vol. 13, 3, 27p.
Mantle
Tectonics, subduction
3 D1207-50 Mosca, I.,
Cobden, L., Deuss, A., Ritsema, J., Trampert, J.
2012 Seismic and mineralogical structures of the lower mantle from probabilistic tomography.
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, B6,B06304
Mantle
Geophysics - seismics
4 D1207-67 Muntener, O. 2012 Subduction ( and other)
components in the mantle as recorded by exposed peridotites.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Mantle
Subduction
5 D1207-68 Polyakov, V.B.,
Horita, J., 2012 Theoretical carbon
isotope fractionation under deep earth conditions.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Mantle
Carbon
6 D1207-37 Rickers, F.,
Fichtner, A., Trampert, J.
2012 Imaging mantle plumes with instantaneous phase measurements of diffracted waves.
Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 190, 1, pp. 650-664.
Mantle
Geophysics - seismics
7 D1207-39 Ruigrok, E.,
Mikesell, T.D., Van Wyjk, K.
2012 Scanning for velocity anomalies in the crust and mantle with diffractions from the core mantle boundary.
Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 39, L10301 5p.
Mantle
Geophysics - seismics
8 D1207-48 Tange, Y.,
Kuwayma, Y., Irifune, T., Funakoshi, K-I., Ohishi, Y.
2012 P-V-T equation of state of MgSiO3 perovskite based on the MgO pressure scale: a comprehensive reference for mineralogy of the lower mantle.
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, B6, B06201
Mantle
Perovskite
9 D1207-27 Weatherly, S.M.,
Katz, R.F. 2012 Melting and chanellized
magmatic flow in chemically heterogeneous, upwelling mantle.
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Vol. 13, 3, 23p.
Mantle
Magmatism
10 D1207-43 Zhang, P=F.,
Tang, Y-J., Hu, Y., Zhang, H-F., Su, B-X., Xiao, Y., Santosh, M.
2012 Review of melting experiments on carbonated eclogite and peridotite: insights into mantle metasomatism.
International Geology Review, In press available
Mantle
Metasmatism
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D1207-40 Zhao, S., Jin, Z., Zhang, J., Xu, H., Xia, G., Green, H.W. II
2012 Does subducting lithosphere weaken as it enters the lower mantle?
Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 39, L10311 5p.
Mantle
Subduction
1 D1207-14 Zhatnuev, N.S. 2012 Transmantle fluid flow
and plume genesis. Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 444, 1, pp. 543-548.
Mantle
Hot spots
2 D1207-58 Kargin, A.V.,
Golubeva, Yu.Yu., Kononova, V.A.
2011 Kimberlites of the Daldyn Alakit region, Yakutia: spatial distribution of the rocks with different chemical characteristics.
Petrology, Vol. 19, 5, pp. 496-520.
Russia
Deposit - Daldyn-Alakit
3 D1207-17 Skublov, S.G.,
Nikitina, L.P., Marin, Yu.B., Levskii, L.K., Guseva, N.S.
2012 U Pb age and geochemistry of zircons from xenoliths of the V. Grib kimberlitic pipe, Arkhangelsk diamond province.
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 444, 1, pp. 595-600.
Russia, Archangel
Deposit - Grib
4 D1207-71 Tichomirowa,
M., Whitehouse, M., Gerdes, A., Gotze, J.
2012 Carbonatite metasomatism: evidence from geochemistry and isotope composition ( U-Pb, Hf, O) on zircons from two Precambrian carbonatites of the Kola alkaline province.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
Russia, Kola, Arkangelsk
Carbonatite
5 D1207-13 Egorov, K.N.,
Soloveva, L.V., Koshkarev, D.A.
2012 Rare element composition of pyropes and lamproites and ancient dispersion haloes of the southwestern Siberian platform.
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 443, 2, pp. 496-501.
Russia, Siberia
Ingashin field
6 D1207-10 Goncharov,
A.G., Ionov
2012 Redox state of deep off-craton lithospheric mantle: new data from garnet and spinel peridotites from Vitim, southern Siberia.
Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, in press available 18p.
Russia, Siberia
Metasomatism
7 D1207-15 Bobrov, A.V.,
Sirotkina, E.A., Garanin, V.K., Bovkun, A.V., Korost, D.V., Shkurski, B.B.
2012 Majoritic garnets with exsolution textures from the Mir kimberlitic pipe ( Yakutia)
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 444, 1, pp. 574-578.
Russia, Yakutia
Deposit - Mir
8 D1207-16 Kostrovitskii,
S.I., Soloveva, L.V., Gornova, M.A., Alymova,
2012 Oxygen isotope composition in minerals of mantle parageneses from Yakutian
Doklady Earth Sciences, Vol. 444, 1, pp. 579-584.
Russia, Yakutia
Deposit - Udachnaya, Komsomolskaya
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N.V., Yakolev, D.A., Ignative, A.V., Velivetskaya, T.A., Suvorova, L.F.
kimberlites.
1 D1207-70 Thomson, A.R.,
Walter, M.J., Kohn, S.C., Russell, B.C., Bulanova, G.P., Araujo, D., Smith, C.B.
2012 Evidence for the role of carbonate melts in the origin of superdeep diamond inclusions from the Juina-5 kimberlite, Brazil.
www.goldschmidt2012.ca, abstract 1p.
South America, Brazil
Deposit - Juina-5
2 D1207-22 G & G 2012 Gemesis CVD grown
synthetic diamonds characterized.
Gems & Gemology Lab notes, 1p.
Technology
Synthetic diamonds
3 D1207-23 G & G 2012 Large artifically
irradiated yellow diamond.
Gems & Gemology Lab notes, 1p.
Technology
Diamonds - irradition
4 D1207-30 Guneralp, I.,
Abad, J.D., Zolezzi, G., Hooke, J.,
2012 Advances and challenges in meandering channels research.
Geomorphology, Vol. 163-164, pp. 1-9.
Technology
Meandering channels - issue (not specific to diamonds)
5 D1207-60 Meteorite 2012 http://www.petrologyslid
es.com/petrog2.shtm
Thin sections for sale, ? Technology
Slides
6 D1207-61 Petrovsky, V.A.,
Sukharev, A.R., Filoneneko, V.P.
2011 Crystallogenesis in heterogeneous environments.
UD Ras Ekaterinburg,, 274p. In RUSSIAN
Technology
Mineral chemistry
7 D1207-52 Spivak, A.V.,
Litvin, Yu.A., Ovsyannikov, S.V., Dubrovinskaia, N.A., Dubrovinsky, L.S.
2012 Stability and breakdown of Ca13CO3 melt associated with formation of 13 C diamond in static high pressure experiments up to 43 Gpa and 3900K.
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 191, pp. 102-106.
Technology
Diamond - genesis
8 D1207-24 Levander, A.,
Miller, M.S. 2012 Evolutionary aspects of
lithosphere discontinuity structure in the Western USA.
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Vol. 10, in press
USA
Tomography
9 D1207-05 Maier, A.C.,
Cates, N.L., Trail, D., Mojzsis, S.J.
2012 Geology, age and field relations of Hadean zircon bearing supracrustal rocks from Quad Creek, eastern Beartooth Mountains ( Montana and Wyoming) USA.
Chemical Geology, Vol. 312-313, pp. 47-57.
USA, Montana, Wyoming
Wyoming Craton, geochronology
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Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 1 Joseph Addison 2
3 4 D1207-72 AllAfrica.com
2012 De Beers rethinks role in value chain.
Allafrica.com, June 1, 1p. Global
News item - De Beers
5 D1207-73 AllAfrica.com
2012 State diamond trader has lost its shine.
Allafrica.com, June 11, 1/2p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - State diamond trader
6 D1207-74 AllAfrica.com
2012 Zimbabwe: Gov't admits no money coming from army controlled diamond firm. Chiadzwa
Allafrica.com, June 22, 1/2p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - ZMDC
7 D1207-75 Alrosa
2012 Alrosa FY 2011 IFRS results - conference call summary.
Alrosa, May 17, 6p. Russia
News item - Alrosa
8 D1207-76 Bloomberg
2012 Rapaport Group plans diamond bourse for banks, brokers.
Bloomberg.com, June 6, 1p.
Global
News item - RapX
9 D1207-77 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 DiamondCorp reports better than expected recoveries at Lace.
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 12, 1/2p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - DiamondCorp
10 D1207-78 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 Fatalities, adverse ground conditions delay Ghaghoo production.
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 18, 1p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - Gem
11 D1207-79 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 Diamcor switches on SA processing plant, eyes initial production. Krone-Endora
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 21, 1p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Diamcor
12 D1207-80 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 Rockwell reports 74% increase in Q1 carat production.
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 25, 1p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Rockwell
13 D1207-81 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 ANC Mining policy should focus on 'capturing rents' not nationalization.
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 25, 1p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - legal
14 D1207-82 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 Private sector must be given maximum freedom - Botswana Minister.
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 26, 1p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
15 D1207-83 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 Rough diamond prices to remain under pressure in the near
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 27, 1p.
Global
News item - economics
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term.
1 D1207-84 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 Rockwell reports Q 1 gem sales of $ 5.9 m.
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 27, 1p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Rockwell
2 D1207-85 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 35 ct stone on display to mark Queen's diamond jubilee (Rockwell's Saxendrift mine originally 179.60 cts)
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 4, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Rockwell
3 D1207-86 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 Cote d'Ivoire wants blood diamond ban lifted.
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 4, 1p.
Africa, Ivory Coast
News item - KP
4 D1207-87 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 South African diamond beneficiation profitable - Trans Hex
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 4, 1p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Trans Hex
5 D1207-88 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 Trans Hex has thrown off Angolan yoke. Luarica and Fucauma
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 4, 1p.
Africa, Angola
News item - Trans Hex
6 D1207-89 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 First diamonds from new processing plant. Octea's Koidu.
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 8, 1p.
Africa, Sierra Leone
News item - Octea
7 D1207-90 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 Alluvial diamond mining not as risky as industry believes.
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 8, 2p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Rockwell
8 D1207-91 Creamers
Mining Weekly
2012 De Beers CEO yearning for big new discovery.
Creamers Mining Weekly,, June 8, 4p.
Global
News item - De Beers
9 D1207-92 Diamcor Mining
Inc.
2012 Diamcor begins commissioning processing plant at Krone-Endora at Venetia project.
Diamcor Mining Inc., June 20,3p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - press release
10 D1207-93 Diamond Frank
Inc.
2012 Completes the drilling campaign on the Commondant project.
Diamond Frank Inc., June 8, 1/2p.
Canada, Quebec
News item - press release
11 D1207-94 Diamonds.net
2012 Lace mine production expected to top 500k cts by 2025 First revenues from the mine are expected by 1 Q 2014.
Diamonds.net, June 1, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - DiamondCorp
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1 D1207-95 Diamonds.net
2012 Moscow weighs selling off shares in Alrosa and other firms.
Diamonds.net, June 11, 1/2p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
2 D1207-96 Diamonds.net
2012 Trans Hex's FY revenue +15%, profit jumps to $ 25 m.
Diamonds.net, June 11, 1/2p.
Africa, South Africa. Angola
News item - Trans Hex
3 D1207-97 Diamonds.net
2012 Rough prices to remain flat in 2012 says BMO.
Diamonds.net, June 11, 1p.
Global
News item - prices
4 D1207-98 Diamonds.net
2012 LLD vows to reach supply deal with NDTC.
Diamonds.net, June 13, 1p.
Africa, Namibia
News item - Leviev
5 D1207-99 Diamonds.net
2012 Zimbabwe adopts diamond policy. New policy regulates the diamond mining sector.
Diamonds.net, June 15, 1p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
6 D1207-100
Diamonds.net
2012 Botswana's decision - DTC
Diamonds.net, June 15, 1p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - DTC
7 D1207-101
Diamonds.net
2012 Mugabe says no new mining licenses for foreign firms.
Diamonds.net, June 18, 1p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
8 D1207-102
Diamonds.net
2012 Three diamond producing nations make most failed country list.
Diamonds.net, June 19, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo
News item - legal
9 D1207-103
Diamonds.net
2012 Zimbabwe minister confirms military ownership in Anjin.
Diamonds.net, June 19, 1p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Chiadzwa
10 D1207-104
Diamonds.net
2012 Rio Tinto appoints Truter to oversee Argyle mine.
Diamonds.net, June 20, 1/2p.
Australia
News item - Argyle
11 D1207-105
Diamonds.net
2012 Diamond Development iniative seeks comment on certification of diamonds.
Diamonds.net, June 20, 1p.
Global
News item - DDI
12 D1207-106
Diamonds.net
2012 Alrosa diamond sales +27% in 1 Q
Diamonds.net, June 21, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
13 D1207-107
Diamonds.net
2012 Stellar's Droujba sample returns high
Diamonds.net, June 25, 1/4p.
Africa, Guinea
News item - Stellar
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1 D1207-108
Diamonds.net
2012 Rockwell's 1 Q carat recovery jumps 105%.
Diamonds.net, June 25, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Rockwell
2 D1207-109
Diamonds.net
2012 Surat dealer defaults on payments to manufacturers.
Diamonds.net, June 25, 1/4p.
India
News item - Surat
3 D1207-110
Diamonds.net
2012 Diamond smuggling, illegal activity plague Zimbabwe.
Diamonds.net, June 25, 1p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
4 D1207-111
Diamonds.net
2012 Conflict diamonds' entry to India raises money laundering fears.
Diamonds.net, June 26, 1/2p.
India
News item - legal
5 D1207-112
Diamonds.net
2012 Chow Tai Fook's FY sales + 61%. Profit + 79% to $ 847 M.
Diamonds.net, June 26, 1/2p.
China
News item - Chow Tai Fook
6 D1207-113
Diamonds.net
2012 Global witness ties diamond business with funding Mugabe's military.
Diamonds.net, June 26, 1p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - CIO, Sino Development
7 D1207-114
Kilalea, D.
2012 Diamond supply sector: it's tough out there.
Diamonds.net, June 27, 10p.
Global
News item - De Beers, DTC
8 D1207-115
Diamonds.net
2012 Western envoys tours Zimbabwe diamond fields - Marange.
Diamonds.net, June 27, 1p.
Africa, Zimbabawe
News item - Anjin
9 D1207-116
Diamonds.net
2012 Namakwa's offering to raise $ 55m.
Diamonds.net, June 28, 1/4p.
Africa, Lesotho
News item - Namakwa
10 D1207-117
Diamonds.net
2012 DTC to allow deferments as rough market chokes. Sightholders may reschedule up to 50 % of the total value of the July sight-in-plan-target.
Diamonds.net, June 28, 1p.
Global
News item - DTC
11 D1207-118
Diamonds.net
2012 GIA addresses synthetic diamond concerns.
Diamonds.net, June 28, 1p.
Global
News item - synthetics
12 D1207-119
Diamonds.net
2012 Gaydamak loses case against Leviev.
Diamonds.net, June 29, 1/8p.
Africa, Angola
News item - Leviev
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D1207-120
Diamonds.net
2012 Mavhinga declares diplomats were misled on Marange tour. ( revenue generated)
Diamonds.net, June 29, 1p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
1 D1207-121
Diamonds.net
2012 Zimbabwe's diamond revenue simply vanishes. Transparency has been lacking in the Marange for some 20 years.
Diamonds.net, June 29, 2p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - economics
2 D1207-122
Diamonds.net
2012 Supply verus profit. Diamonds.net, June 29, 2p.
Global
News item - De Beers, Alrosa
3 D1207-123
Diamonds.net
2012 US allows Zimbabwe officials in for KP meeting.
Diamonds.net, June 4, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe, USA
News item - KP
4 D1207-124
Diamonds.net
2012 Namakwa recovers rare pink diamond. 11.36 ct from alluvials
Diamonds.net, June 5, 1/4p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - Namakwa
5 D1207-125
Diamonds.net
2012 Izhakoff: Kimberley Process is a means to sustainable development.
Diamonds.net, June 5, 2p.
Global
News item - KP
6 D1207-126
Diamonds.net
2012 DDC warns of impact from synthetics being sold as natural diamonds.
Diamonds.net, June 6, 1/2p.
Global
News item - synthetics
7 D1207-127
Diamonds.net
2012 Harry Winston's 1 Q revenue +34%, profit jumps to $ 12 m. Rough diamond sales +44%
Diamonds.net, June 6, 1p.
Global
News item - Harry Winston
8 D1207-128
Diamonds.net
2012 South Africa's diamond industry no longer sparkling.
Diamonds.net, June 8, 2p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - economics
9 D1207-129
Diamonds.net
2012 Graff Diamonds pulls its IPO in Hong Kong.
Diamonds.net, May 31, 1p.
Global
News item - Graff
10 D1207-130
Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.
2012 Diavik mine rescue team wins underground competition.
Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., June 25, 1p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - press release
11 D1207-131
Diavik Diamond Mines Inc.
2012 Diavik donates to kimberlite career and
Diavik Diamond Mines Inc., June 8, 1p.
Canada,
News item - press release
Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter - July 2012
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technical centre. Northwest Territories
1 D1207-132
Diamond Intelligence Briefs
2012 Leading the industry to the crash of 2012. Discussion Chaim Even-Zohar and Pranay Narveker.
DIB, June 21, 6p. Global
News item - DTC
2 D1207-133
Dios Exploration
2012 Drilling by DIOS of the Falardeau alkaline complex, QC.
Dios Exploration, June 28, 1p.
Canada, Quebec
News item - press release
3 D1207-134
Gold and Gemstone Mining Inc.
2012 Adds further concessions to its growing portfolio of alluvial diamond and gold concessions in Sierra Leone.
Gem and Gemstone Mining Inc., June 4, 2p.
Africa, Sierra Leone
News item - press release
4 D1207-135
Gem Diamond Limited
2012 Fatalities at the Ghaghoo mine project.
Gem Diamond Limited, June 18, 1p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - press release
5 D1207-136
Gold and Gemstone Mining Inc.
2012 To commence alluvial mining operations in the Nimikoro diamond and gold mining concession, Kono district, Sierra Leone.
Gold and Gemstone Mining Inc., June 5, 1p.
Africa, Sierra Leone
News item - press release
6 D1207-137
Goodrich Resources Ltd.
2012 Yarrowitch project… Frenchman's mine.
Goodrich Resources Ltd., May 29, 1/2p.
Australia
News item - press release
7 D1207-138
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation
2012 Reports fiscal 2013 first quarter results.
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, June 6, 1p.
Global
News item - press release
8 D1207-139
Idex Online
2012 Extra, Extra: the Kimberley Process is dead.
Idex Online, June 14, 1p. Global
News item - KP
9 D1207-140
Idex Online
2012 Alrosa prices up 5% in Q1.
Idex Online, June 21, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
10 D1207-141
Idex Online
2012 Time for marketing ( and the latest on the undisclosed goods).
Idex Online, June 21, 1p. Global
News item - economics
11 D1207-142
Idex Online
2012 Idex online rough diamond market report: stuck in a rut.
Idex Online, June 21, 3p. Global
News item - economics
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Idex Online
2012 How I'm not moderating the panel of a lifetime. Asia Diamond Trading & Investment Summit
Idex Online, June 28, 2p. Global
News item - non-conference
1 D1207-144
Idex Online
2012 35.60 ct pink part of Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee.
Idex Online, June 3, 1p. Global
News item - diamond notable
2 D1207-145
Idex Online
2012 Fair warning… business Idex Online, June 7, 2p. Global
News item - economics
3 D1207-146
Helmer, J.
2012 How to poke a pig in a poke - Alrosa plans 18% increase in diamond output, 61% increase in reserves - offers Vagit Alekperov a takeover of his diamond asset at no money. Lukoil Verkhotina/Grib
johnhelmer.net, June 21, 3p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa, Lukoil
4 D1207-147
London Mining Journal
2012 Canadians dual-list HKSE
London Mining Journal, June 8, 1p.
Global
News item - TSX
5 D1207-148
Lucara Diamond Corporation
2012 Lucara completes first sale of Karowe diamonds.
Lucara Diamond Corporation, June 11, 1p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - press release
6 D1207-149
M&G Centre
2012 Axe hangs over Shanangu's stalled Swaziland deals.
M&G centre, May 31, 2p. Africa, Swaziland
News item - Roux
7 D1207-150
Metalex Ventures Ltd.
2012 U2 diamond project update; Wawa diamond project. IR
Metalex Ventures Ltd., June 28, 1p.
Canada, Ontario
News item - press release
8 D1207-151
Mineweb.com
2012 Gemfields hopes to pull a "De Beers" in the Colombian emerald market.
Mineweb.com, June 14, 1/4p.
South America, Colombia
News item - Gemfields
9 D1207-152
Mineweb.com
2012 Diamond price volatility not forever - Gem Diamonds.
Mineweb.com, June 21, 1p.
Global
News item - Gem
10 D1207-153
Mining.com
2012 Russia could sell all of Alrosa.
Mining.com, June 12, 1/2p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
11 D1207-154
Mining.com
2012 No one buys Congo's mining assets on the cheap: government.
Mining.com, June 18, 1p. Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo
News item - legal
Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter - July 2012
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1 D1207-155
Mining.com
2012 Diamonds looking good long because of Western style weddings in China and India.
Mining.com, June 26, 1/2p.
China, India
News item - economics
2 D1207-156
Mining.com
2012 Chinese diamond mogul funding Mugabe's military: report.
Mining.com, June 26, 1p. Africa, Zimbabwe, China
News item - CIO, Sino Development
3 D1207-157
Mining.com
2012 Diamonds are now your laundry's best friend/ nanodiamonds - more effective.
Mining.com, June 27, 1/2p.
Technology
News item - nanodiamonds
4 D1207-158
Mining.com
2012 Significant findings of high grade diamonds found in the kimberlite dykes less than 2 miles east of Oraco Resources, Nimini Hills site.
Mining.com, June 5, 1p. Africa, Sierra Leone
News item - Stellar, Koidu
5 D1207-159
Mining.com
2012 Candle light comes from millions of tiny burning diamonds.
Mining.com, June 8, 1/4p.
Technology
News item - nanoparticles
6 D1207-160
Miningmx.com
2012 Diamonds are still forever. Graff Diamonds market intelligence.
Miningmx.com, June 18, 1p.
Global
News item - Graff
7 D1207-161
Miningmx.com
2012 Trans Hex in another Angolan deadlock. Somiluana mine
Miningmx.com, June 5, 1p.
Africa, Angola
News item - Trans Hex
8 D1207-162
Mountain Province Diamonds
2012 Receives conditional exchange approval for Kennady Diamonds listing.
Mountain Province Diamonds, June 11, 1p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - press release
9 D1207-163
Mountain Province Diamonds
2012 Announces successful permitting of Kennady North diamond project.
Mountain Province Diamonds, June 13, 2p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - press release
10 D1207-164
Mountain Province Diamonds
2012 Mountain Province announces key dates for the plan of arrangement with Kennady Diamonds Inc.
Mountain Province Diamonds, June 25, 2p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - press release
11 D1207-165
National Post
2012 Stornoway mine could have long life. Renard
National Post, June 1, 2p.
Canada, Quebec
News item - Storoway
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D1207-166
National Post
2012 Harry Winston Diamonds seeks Rio Tinto's joint-venture share. Diavik
National Post, June 19, 1/2p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - Harry Winston
1 D1207-167
National Post
2012 Shore Gold shareholders upset with lack of communication.
National Post, June 20, 1p.
Canada, Saskatchewan
News item - Shore Gold
2 D1207-168
Mbingo, B.
2012 Dvokolwako diamond mine opens in August.
News article, June 14, 1p.
Africa, Swaziland
News item - Roux Shabangu
3 D1207-169
Northern Services on line
2012 Northwest Territory Metis Nation feels ignored by De Beers Canada. Gahcho Kue
Northern-news-service.com, June 22, 1p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - De Beers
4 D1207-170
Paragon Diamonds Limited
2012 Annual results and brief overview of Lesotho operations - Lemphane, Motete.
Paragon Diamonds Limited, June 1, 1p.
Africa, Lesotho
News item - press release
5 D1207-171
Paragon Diamonds Limited
2012 Licence extension awarded… Lemphane.
Paragon Diamonds Limited, June 6, 3p.
Africa, Lesotho
News item - press release
6 D1207-172
Polishedprices.com
2012 Slide in Botswana's April diamond exports.
Polishedprices.com, June 10, 1/8p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - economics
7 D1207-173
Polishedprices.com
2012 Play for Ekati raises doubts in Moscow.
Polishedprices.com, June 2, 1/4p.
Canada, Northwest Territories, Russia
News item - BHP, Alrosa
8 D1207-174
Polishedprices.com
2012 DTC move to Botswana takes shape.
Polishedprices.com, June 25, 1/4p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - DTC
9 D1207-175
Polishedprices.com
2012 Diamonds under pressure, long term outlook positive.
Polishedprices.com, June 28, 1p.
Global
News item - prices
10 D1207-176
Kilalea, D.
2012 RBC Fifth annual diamond conference - near term jitters ahead of medium term glitter.
RBC Equity Research, June 12, 15.
Global
News item - Petra, Lucara, Harry Winston, Gem, Stornoway, Mountain Province, Firestone
11 D1207-177
Reuters
2012 De Beers won't bid for BHP's stake in Ekati: sources.
Reuters, June 16, 1p. Canada, Northwest
News item - De Beers
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Territories
1 D1207-178
Reuters
2012 Company says it found positive signs for diamonds… Shefa Yamin.
Reuters, May 30, 2p. Europe, Israel
News item - Shefa Yamin
2 D1207-179
Rockwell Diamonds Inc.
2012 Rockwell provides production update for first quarter of fiscal 2012 ending May 31, 2012. Saxebdrift, Tirisano, Klipdam
Rockwell Diamonds Inc., June 25, 2p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - press release
3 D1207-180
Rockwell Diamonds Inc.
2012 Rockwell provides feedback from first quarter diamond sales.
Rockwell Diamonds Inc., June 27, 2p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - press release
4 D1207-181
Scio Diamond Technology Corporation
2012 Scio diamonds - cvd single crystal diamond first production results.
Scio Diamond Technology Corporation, June 14, 1p.
Global
News item - press release
5 D1207-182
Shear Diamonds Ltd.
2012 Processing and operations update. Jericho
Shear Diamonds Ltd., June 21, 1p.
Canada, Nunavut
News item - press release
6 D1207-183
Shear Diamonds Ltd.
2012 Shear is providing a processing and operations update with respect to the high grade concentrate stockpiles at its Jericho diamond mine.
Shear Diamonds Ltd., June 8, 1p.
Canada, Nunavut
News item - press release
7 D1207-184
Stellar Diamonds plc.
2012 Further encouraging diamond grades from bulk sampling of the Droujba kimberlite pipe in Guinea.
Stellar Diamonds plc., June 25, 3p.
Africa, Guinea
News item - press release
8 D1207-185
Stornoway Diamond Corporation
2012 Stornoway reports initial 26.1 million carat mineral resources estimate for the Qilalugaq project, Nunavut
Stornoway Diamond Corporation, June 12, 3p.
Canada, Nunavut
News item - press release
9 D1207-186
Stornoway Diamond Corporation
2012 Stornoway announces the successful completion of Federal public consultants for Renard in Mistissini and Chibougamau.
Stornoway Diamond Corporation, June 8, 1p.
Canada, Quebec
News item - press release
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D1207-187
Sweetwater Resources Inc.
2012 Announces a new director - gemological consultant.
Sweetwater Resources Inc., June 21, 1p.
USA
News item - press release
1 D1207-188
Thabex Limited
2012 Update to shareholders… not successful in underwriting.
Thabex Limited, May 28, 1p.
Africa, Lesotho
News item - press release
2 D1207-189
Tsodilo Resources Ltd.
2012 Exploration program presentation ( mentions diamonds ) at Botswana Resource Sector Conference.
Tsodilo Resources Ltd., June 21, 1p.
Africa, Botswana
News item - press release
3 D1207-190
The Citizen,
2012 De Beers says decision on Venetia imminent .. ( to underground)
www.citizen.co.za, May 31, 1p.
Africa, South Africa
News item - De Beers
4 D1207-191
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Zimbabwe bouyant after KP redefinition halted ( not to include human rights violations)
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 11, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - KP
5 D1207-192
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Russia to sell off diamond giant Alrosa.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 12, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
6 D1207-193
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Fancy colored diamonds touted as investments.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 12, 1/4p.
Global
News item - coloured diamonds
7 D1207-194
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Zimbabwe ministers squabble over diamond taxes
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 13, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
8 D1207-195
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Tech firm to launch synthetic diamond testing pen.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 14, 1/4p.
Technology
News item - DiamaPen
9 D1207-196
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Scio says CVD diamond tests successful.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 18, 1/4p.
Technology
News item - CVD
10 D1207-197
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Zimbabwe opens Marange diamond fields for visits.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 19, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - Marange
11 D1207-198
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Zimbabwe confirms army owns diamond mine.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 20, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service Diamonds Newsletter - July 2012
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1 D1207-199
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Snap Lake diamond mine team tops at rescue.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 21, 1/8p.
Canada, Northwest Territories
News item - De Beers
2 D1207-200
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 New technology launched for sawing Polaris diamonds. OGI Systems Group.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 25, 1/4p.
Technology
News item - Sawcut
3 D1207-201
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Lukoil to develop northwestern Russian diamonds. Grib
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 25, 1/4p.
Russia, Arkangelsk
News item - Lukoil
4 D1207-202
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Critics pan new Zimbabwe diamond policy.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 25, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
5 D1207-203
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Jericho diamond mine processing 80 tons daily.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 26, 1/4p.
Canada, Nunavut
News item - Shear
6 D1207-204
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Delisted Zimbabwe cutters stuck with diamonds.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 26, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
7 D1207-205
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Zimbabwe will host international talks on diamonds. July 12-13 Victoria Falls.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, June 3, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - WDC
8 D1207-206
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 DMIA to fight non-disclosure of synthetic diamonds.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, May 31, 1/2p.
Global
News item - DMIA
9 D1207-207
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Zimbabwean minister says fellows looting diamonds. Marange
www.israelidiamond.co.il, May 31, 1/4p.
Africa, Zimbabwe
News item - legal
10 D1207-208
The Israeli Diamond Industry
2012 Diamond tech company looks to expand in U.S.
www.israelidiamond.co.il, May 31, 1/4p.
USA
News item - Sarin
11 D1207-209
Macauhub,
2012 Mining company Sociedade Mineira de Catoca authorized to prospect for diamonds in Kwanza Sul, Angola.
www.macauhub.com, June 18, 1/2p.
Africa, Angola
News item - Catoca
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D1207-210
Polishedprices.com
2012 Alrosa sets strategic targets, eyes takeover of Grib pipe.
www.polishedprices.com, June 22, 1p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa, Lukoil
1 D1207-211
Polishedprices.com
2012 Alrosa reports sharp drop in Q1 output.
www.polishedprices.com, June 7, 1/2p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
2 D1207-212
Rough-polished.com
2012 LUKOIL is open for discussion concerning sale of its diamond asset - Alekperov.
www.rough-polished.com, June 22, 1/4p.
Russia
News item - Lukoil
3 D1207-213
Rough-polished.com
2012 Diamonds for a strategic investor.
www.rough-polished.com, June 9, 1p.
Russia
News item - Alrosa
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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
July
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
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
Myanmar Mining Summit 2012 Yangon, Myanmar
http://www.cmtevents.com/aboutevent.aspx?ev=120737
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
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
September Sep 3-4 2012
2nd
Annual Drill and Blast Asia 2012 Jakarta, Indonesia
http://drillandblastasia.com
Sep 4-5 2012 NEW
Mine Site Security 2012 Perth, WA, Australia
http://www.mine-site-security.com.au/Event.aspx?id=748312&mac=21506.001FL
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 12-13 2012 NEW
Infocast's Water Management for Mining Denver, Colorado
http://www.infocastinc.com/mining
Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service Conference Calendar 2012 and beyond
Sep 17-19 2012 NEW
Underground Coal Operations Brisbane, QLD, Australia
http://www.undergroundcoal.com
Sep 19-22 2012
XXXI Curso Latinoamericano de Metalogenia Lima, Peru www.lima2012.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 25-27 2012 NEW
Mine Project Feasibility 2012 Brisbane, QLD, Australia
http://www.mineprojectfeasibility.com
Sep 26-28 2012
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 1-4 2012 NEW
20th Bolivian Geological Congress ("Golden Jubilee") La Paz, Bolivia www.cgb.org.bo
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 17-19 2012 NEW
3rd International Congress on Automation in the Mining Industry, AUTOMINING 2012
Viña del Mar, Chile
http://www.automining2012.com
Oct 18 2012 World Gold Mining Forum Toronto, Canada
http://www.worldgoldminingforum.com
Oct 23-25 2012
Katanga Mining Briefing Lubumbashi, Zaire
http://www.drc.ipad-africa.com
Oct 26 2012 2nd
World Iron Ore Forum Toronto, Canada
http://www.worldironoreforum.com/toronto
November Nov 4-7 2012 NEW
2012 GSA Annual Meeting and Exposition Charlotte, USA www.geosociety.org/meetings/2012/
Nov 7-9 2012
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 9 2012 NEW
World Gold Mining Forum Toronto, Canada
http://www.worldgoldminingforum.com
Nov 12-13 2012
Precious Metals ‘12 Cape Town, South Africa
http://www.min-eng.com/preciousmetals12/index.html
Nov 12-14 2012 NEW
Australian Resources Conference 2012 Perth, Australia http://www.arc2012.com.au
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 5-7 2012 NEW
2nd International Conference in Geometallurgy, GEOMET 2012 Santiago, Chile http://www.geomet2012.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/
Sheahan-MDRU Literature Service Conference Calendar 2012 and beyond
2013 January
Jan 2-4 2013 36th Annual Winter Meeting of the MDSG Leicester, UK www.le.ac.uk/gl/mdsg2013
Jan 28-31 2013
Mineral Exploration Roundup Conference Vancouver , BC http://www.amebc.ca/Home.aspx
March
Mar 3 - 6 2013
PDAC 2013 Toronto, Canada
http://www.pdac.ca/pdac/conv/index.aspx
Mar 12-13 2013 NEW
Asia Mining Congress 2013 Singapore http://www.terrapinn.com/conference/asia-mining/
May
May 22- 24 2013
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