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To: Diamond Daze who wrote (3871)	7/2/1999 7:12:00 PM
From: VAUGHN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7235

Hello DD I hope your numbers do prove correct as that truly would make for a Merry Christmas. Do you have any idea specifically and exactly to what Aber chemistry Mr. Moore was referring / comparing? Pyrop J-10 numbers/100, Pyrope J-10 % of Pyropes sampled, Chromite Mg%, etc. etc...? Keep in mind that Aber's ore is extremely high grade, but not exceptionally valuable on a $/carat basis. Was Mr. Moore referring to chemistry that suggested high grade ore or was he referring to chemistry that suggested large crystal size or to chemistry that suggested high $/carat potential. These kinds of comparisons can be tricky. I pointed out a few weeks ago a comparison for fun that showed the Yamba T-10 pipe diamond content was three times higher than the Yuri or its parent dike. A pointless comparison other than for speculative purposes. However, my point is that you can see how these sorts of exercises can be misleading unless very technical expertise has complete access to all the data. Are the alluvial grades you quoted tied in any way to a volume of gravel (area and depth of core?) or are these simply the best spot grades out of a number of samples taken? If you can direct me to a technical paper or NR that specifies this data I would appreciate it. With such numbers, it is difficult to figure out why Teck would have walked away without so much as securing their participation in some way? Stranger things have happened but it does leave room for one to wonder. Any way, as you say, time will tell and all of our chattering will have been for naught. have a good weekend. Regards

To: Diamond Daze who wrote (3871)	7/3/1999 1:25:00 PM
From: gemsearcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7235

Hello DD. Thanks for educating the thread on the SUF/CNB claims on Brazil (and the history of diamond prospects in the region generally). Do you have any sense of the exploration programme over and above what has been the subject of recent NR's ?( I only ask this as you intimated in your post that we should have a better sense of the grade of the SUF/CNB claims in the next couple of weeks? - or did I misread?). TIA. On a more general note: 1. Anybody heard anything on the DB/GDV dispute ? Or is it the sense that we won't have news on this front independent from the revisions to the Diamond Act - last I heard , these were slated for this fall. 2. Where are those Yamba diamond counts ?(in my pale Great Bilecki style) - no news since May 10. 3. Drill indicated resource of Leopard jumps from 2.7 million to 4.6 million and the market barely blinks - more proof to your point , Vaughn. 4. This/next week will hopefully bring some news on progress of the Marsfontein drilling programme. 5. Did I miss something re Margaret Lake - or does silence benote "back-burner" ? Regards and a good weekend to all.