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Category: Minerals

Liberia: Army Denies Using Troops, Excavators to Mine Gold For President, 1st Lady; Brother-in-Law

Monrovia – The Armed Forces of Liberia is debunking allegations that its troop and resources donated by the government of China are being used to mine gold on behalf of President George Weah’s brother-in-Law, Michael Duncan and First Lady Clar Weah. On Monday, Talk Show host Henry Costa, in a Facebook Live displayed photographs he…
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June 24, 2020
Lucara Adds 549-Carat White Diamond to Its Growing List of Massive Finds

Lucara Diamond Corp. just recovered a 549-carat unbroken white diamond of “exceptional purity” from its Karowe Mine in Botswana — a diamond mine that has earned worldwide recognition for producing the 1,758-carat Sewelô, the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona and the 813-carat Constellation diamond. Those diamonds rank #2, #3 and #8 on the list of the…
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February 13, 2020
Naomi Campbell in diamond drama

British supermodel Naomi Campbell could be subpoenaed to testify at the trial of Liberia’s ex-President Charles Taylor for accepting a ‘blood diamond.’ It is alleged that Ms Campbell “was given rough diamonds” by Mr Taylor in 1997 at Nelson Mandela’s house in South Africa. Mr Taylor is accused of using “blood diamonds” to fuel an…
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February 10, 2019