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GREENVILLE, SC, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Scio Diamond Technology Corporation (OTC-BB: SCIO.OB) is pleased to announce that the infrastructure for its Greenville, SC production facility is complete and ready for reactor installation. This infrastructure includes electrical backup and generation equipment, chilling capacity for thermal regulation of the reactors, HVAC and exhaust control and the specialty gas delivery system needed for diamond production. The diamond-growing...
A diamond is only as beautiful as its cut, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder, this is why jewelocean.com has decided to release another fancy diamond shape for its engagement rings collection, the radiant cut engagement rings collection. Cockeysville, MD (PRWEB) April 22, 2012 As one of the newest diamond cuts commercially available, the radiant cut may be widely unknown to customers. First invented in 1977 by Henry Grossbard, this cut is graced with step cut brilliance and a...
DALLAS, April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Portraying an IKEA employee in her hit web TV series, Easy to Assemble, Illeana Douglas dresses in the store's utilitarian uniform: a bright yellow T-shirt. Un-glam garb, to be sure--and vastly different from what the talented actress wears in another of her current projects: celebrity model for the 2012 AGTA Spectrum Awards(TM) jewelry collection. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120419/DC90497 ) An award-winning...
TORONTO, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (TSX:HW, NYSE:HWD) (the "Company") reports that in the first calendar quarter of 2012, Diavik produced 1.60 million carats from 0.5 million tonnes of ore processed. Diamonds recovered in the 2012 first quarter was higher by approximately 19% compared to the same quarter of the prior year due to improved grades. In the first quarter of 2011, a higher proportion of mud-rich A-418 type B ore was processed...
Shares Issued and Outstanding: 80,715,558 TSX: MPV NYSE- AMEX: MDM TORONTO AND NEW YORK, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPV, NYSE-AMEX: MDM) today announced the final results of the Tuzo Deep drill program, which is designed to define a resource below the current Resource (from surface to 350 meters) of the Tuzo kimberlite pipe. The Tuzo Deep drill program targeted the depth extension of the Tuzo kimberlite...
LONDON, April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingle and Rhode, London jewellers with a commitment to ethical diamond-sourcing, have launched a new infographic [http://www.ingleandrhode.co.uk/sites/ingle/files/blood_diamonds_final_1.jpg ] to communicate with consumers why a diamond certified through the Kimberley Process does not guarantee it is conflict-free. The infographic draws attention to the fact that while the Kimberley agreement aims to guarantee the diamonds...
TORONTO, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (TSX: HW) (NYSE: HWD) (the "Company") today announced its fourth quarter and year-end results for the period ending January 31, 2012. Annual Results Highlights: -- Consolidated sales increased 13% to $702.0 million for the year ended January 2012 compared to $624.0 million for the prior year. This resulted in operating profit of $56.5 million, compared to an...
CHESAPEAKE, Va., April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Diamond Studio recently announced that it would exclusively partner with Interactive Reading & Notetaking Inc. on a project to help teachers shape their students into better learners. The leading Virginia Beach videography services company will produce a series of videos to be distributed for teachers throughout the country. The goal is to provide clear, actionable guidelines for teachers to use in the classroom. In order...
Mountain Province Provides Statement Required by Section 610(b) of the NYSE Amex Company Guide Shares Issued and Outstanding: 80,645,558 TSX: MPV NYSE- AMEX: MDM TORONTO AND NEW YORK, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPV, NYSE-AMEX: MDM) today announced that it has received an interim order of the Supreme Court of Ontario with respect to its previously announced plan of arrangement, pursuant to which the...
MENLO PARK, Calif., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SRI International Sarnoff's Iris on the Move® (IOM) N-Glance(TM) identification system is now protecting access to EGL USA's New York laboratory by confirming the identity of authorized employees as they enter. EGL USA, the industry leader in gemological science and service, is the first gemological laboratory to use this type of identification system for security purposes. "Security is a critical part of our business," said Mitch...
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The Diamond Dove, Geopelia cuneata, is a resident bird of Central, West and Northern Australia. It predominantly exists in areas near water but which are lightly arid or semi-arid in nature. They can occasionally be spotted in Southern Australia in parks and gardens when their central habitat is very dry. They are one of Australia's smallest pigeons being 7.5 to 8.3 inches in length. They have white spots and black edges on their wings, orange eyes and red eye-rings. The head, neck, and...
