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Americana Gold and Diamond Holdings — Daniele Forigo appointed president; David Bending resigned as president.

Vancouver — Mano River Resources (MNO-V) and Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) have cut impressive gold intercepts at their jointly held Yirisen project in central Sierra Leone.

Vancouver — Diamond drilling by Lumina Copper (LUM-V) has intersected wide intervals of copper mineralization on the Regalito project in central Chile.

Diamond explorers are returning to Sierra Leone and neighbouring West African countries amid signs that political stability is taking hold in the region after years of civil war.

After enjoying success in the Northwest Territories, some members of the original Snap Lake discovery team formed Nordic Diamonds (NDL-V) and began exploring Scandinavia in search of diamonds.

Vancouver-based DiamondWorks was one of the more controversial diamond producers of the late 1990s, operating two rich mines in Sierra Leone and Angola until both operations were overwhelmed by civil strife and the company was pushed to the edge o…

American Diamonds and Firestone Diamonds (FDI-L) are joining forces to explore for diamonds in the U.S. The former is jointly owned by Dunsmuir Ventures (DW-V) and Majescor Resources (MAJ-V)…

Tres-Or Resources (TRS-V) and Adroit Resources (ADT-V) have received encouraging results from airborne surveys of their diamond properties in Ontario’s Temagami region.

Less stripping will mean higher production at less cost on BM Diamondcorp‘s (BDI-V) Cempaka property, 45 km from the coastal city of Banjarmasin in southeastern Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Vancouver — Disappointing results from a second phase of drilling on the Yellowjacket project near Atlin, B.C., are nonetheless shedding light on the nature of the gold mineralization.

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,560/t.