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Sunday, December 19, 2010 12:54:31 PM
For those who don't have the time to read it (it was rather long), here is the ending...
In June 2003, the United nations lifted the ban on the sale of Sierra Leone diamonds, and the government of President Tijjan Kabbah, embraced the Kimberley Process, leading to increased investment in the diamond mining sector. Since the introduction of the Kimberley process, the export of legally mined diamonds increased rapidly from $ 10 million in year 2000, to $ 76 million in 2003, $ 127 million in 2004, and $ 140 million in 2005.
It appears that since the discovery of diamonds in Sierra Leone in January 1930, for the first time the benefits accruing from this valuable natural resource are beginning to reach the impoverished masses of this poor African nation.
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Isn't that GREAT! The benefits are reaching the poor. That sounds just like John and Doug too, doesn't it?
another interesting part was....
The diamond fields cover an area that constitute about one-third of the total area of the country. The diamond fields are mainly concentrated in the Kono, Kenema and Bo districts, and are situated in the drainage basins of Sewa, Bafi, Mano, Woa and Moa rivers.
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Isn't that where we are dredging??? hmmmmmm we could have some winners here! ding ding ding...
Ka-PLUNCK! what the heck was that??? oh, nevermind that sound. It's just a couple of diamonds dropping into the sluice box!
Charlie
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