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Smoke Creek: Diamond processing planned
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Venus Metals has bought equipment to start processing alluvial diamonds at its Smoke Creek project.
This is located just 20 kilometres north east of Argyle Diamond Mine.
Proactive Investors [read this story]
Kununurra: A traveller’s tale
This is a larrikin rant from a Sydney barrister “discovering” Western Australia (well, Kununurra anyway).
“West Australians are a proud bunch and think of us easterners the way we think of Tasmanians,” he said.
Not your usual sponsored tourist piece – the National Times’ Chales Waterstreet even read a local paper!
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Brisbane Times [read this story]
Washout at Argyle airport road
A reader supplied this pic of last week’s washout at Argyle airport road.
Argyle Diamonds Kununurra office said the driver broke his collar bone.
Argyle mine: Roads still closed
Argyle diamond mine has been flying workers in and out today who would normally arrive by bus.
Mine management hopes Great Northern Highway will re-open tomorrow.
Argyle: ‘Trying to keep local workforce’
Argyle diamond mine management says it is trying to preserve jobs as the mine goes underground.
The workforce is now 40% Aboriginal, with only 20% being “fly-in, fly-out”.
Argyle mine: Female workforce up
Argyle Diamond Mine says its female workforce is increasing.
The percentage of Aboriginal women employed has doubled – from 3% to 6% – in just four years.
The West Australian [read this story]
Argyle: Record pink diamond sales
Argyle Pink Diamonds says it has made a record profit on pink diamond sales this year.
The company said it has also received a record bid for a single stone.
Argyle: Diamonds on show in China
Argyle diamonds have been on show at the world expo in Shanghai.
Chinese jewellery chain Chow Tai Fook is marketing the diamonds in partnership with Argyle Diamonds.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
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