Marks each ) | | Case 1 | Conflict Diamonds | | | During the late 1990s South African diamond product De Beers and other companies on the diamond industry discovered that some of the diamonds they were buying or selling came from groups who used the proceeds to finance brutal civil wars. In Sierra Leone‚ rebels took control of diamond mines by systematically chopping off the arms and hands of as many as 20‚000 children‚ women and men until the diamond operations were turned over to them. Similarly
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------------------------------------------------- Mineral And Energy Resources ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Almost all Earth Materials are used by humans for something. We require metals for making machines‚ sands and gravels for making roads and buildings‚ sand for making computer chips‚ limestone and gypsum
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* Minerals are non-renewable resources because the amounts that exist are finite although most are very abundant. * Economically recoverable resources account for a tiny proportion of the total that exists. * The main limitations on mineral availability are the locations‚ chemical form and purity of the deposits‚ and the availability of technologies to exploit them. * Their exploitation is economically important but can cause environmental damage. Factors affecting the viability of
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a project report on THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES SUBMITTED BY ESHA PAREKH T.Y.B.M.S. [SEMESTER V] DIV.: A ROLL NO.: 35 ACADEMIC YEAR 2011 – 2012 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROF. GOVIND SOWANI DATE OF SUBMISSION 15TH SEPTEMBER 2011 SVKM’s NARSEE MONJEE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS Vile Parle (w)‚ Mumbai - 400 056 Submitted to University of Mumbai DECLARATION I‚ Ms. ESHA PAREKH‚ of SVKM’s Narsee Monjee College of Commerce
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Industry Analysis Diamond Industry (Gem Based diamonds) The Diamond industry is essentially broken up into 3 segments: 1. Industrial Diamonds—natural and synthetic diamonds that are used in a wide range of manufacturing processes for their physical properties. 2. Jewelry Diamonds—rough diamonds cut for use as gemstones in jewelry. 3. Investment Diamonds—high-quality large gemstones‚ often with special characteristics‚ purchased for investment. The Jewelry and Investment segments together
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essay By Ian Diamond (Synthesis of artificial diamonds) Everyone knows Diamonds are hard and beautiful‚ but there are less people known a diamond could be the oldest material. Diamonds are found may be 50 to 1‚600 million years old‚ the diamonds themselves are about 3.3 billion years old. This difference is because the volcanic magma that solidifies into rock where diamonds are found did not create them‚ but only transported the diamonds from the Earth’s cover to the surface. Diamonds also may be
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observations of each test for the seven minerals. After you have completed all tests‚ name the minerals in Part 2 of this worksheet. An example of how to fill out the chart is illustrated below. |Recorded Observations for Minerals 1-7 | |Tests |Example |Mineral 1
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Mineral Identification Worksheet Part 1: Recording Observations In the chart below‚ record your observations of each test for the seven minerals. After you have completed all tests‚ name the minerals in Part 2 of this worksheet. An example of how to fill out the chart is illustrated below. |Recorded Observations for Minerals 1-7 | |Tests
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of Rough Diamonds in Sierra Leone “CREATING A FUTURE – GIVING NEW MEANING TO SUSTAINABILITY IN MINING” BUSINESS PLAN Page 1 Sierra Credit Repository Xchange (SCRX) Sierra Leone Limited Business Plan List of Contents OPENING STATEMENTS PAGE 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 INTRODUCTION 3 Legal Structure of SCRX 4 Why Diamonds? 4 History of Sierra Leone Diamonds 4 Diamond Market 6 The Government Role 6 Historical Context of the Diamond Region and
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Although diamonds often represent marriage‚ beauty‚ and romance‚ the process of getting these diamonds have been heart wrenching. Between the billions of people killed by the rebels wanting control over the diamonds‚ and the erosion which has caused damage to the ecosystem by the mining‚ South Africa was forced into a Civil War. Before the issue was announced‚ we were unknowingly contributing to the Blood Diamonds by purchasing these conflict diamonds. With the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme
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