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DeBeers says there will be several signs of closed northern Ontario diamond mines by year’s end

Diamond mining giant DeBeers says by the end of this year there won’t be much left at the Victor mine near Attawapiskat in Ontario’s far north.

The mine closed in 2019 and the company has been busy decommissioning the site where 500 people once lived and worked.

Senior communications officer Terry Kruger says most buildings have been demolished and the open pit filled with 44 million cubic meters of water and turned into a lake.

“We hope that it looks natural,” he said.

“We recognize these are traditional territories and we want to make sure they are returned to as

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Cody Mauch was a 0-star recruit with no offers. He was just drafted in the 2nd round.

The most feel-good stories of NFL drafts are usually the ones in which players defy all odds to make it to the next level. While recruiting analysis has improved dramatically over the years, coaches and recruiting experts still miss diamonds in the rough. The latest example is offensive lineman Cody Mauch, a former North Dakota State University walk-on who was just picked in the second round of the NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Below is a screenshot of the 247Sports recruiting page for Mauch from 2017. He doesn’t have any prospect stars. He didn’t have any college offers

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Suns said Diamond Sports Group was ‘totally inaccurate’ on breach of contract claims

DENVER – Diamond Sports Group is accusing the Phoenix Suns of a breach of contract as the NBA team is leaving Bally Sports Arizona for Gray Television, Inc., and Kiswe.

“The Phoenix Suns breached our contract and violated bankruptcy law, and Diamond Sports Group will pursue all remedies against any parties that attempt to exercise control over our property interests while we reorganize. This is an improper effort by the Suns to change their broadcasting partner without permitting Diamond to exercise our contractual rights.”

Bally Sports Arizona is one of 19 regional sports networks owned by Diamond Sports Group, the

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How Diamond District Jewelers Are Modernizing With Social Media

Zev Weitman’s angular frame was hunched over his sooty workbench in a cramped diamond-cutting shop several floors above the buzz of Manhattan’s diamond district. But his mind was roaming a crystalline chamber, tweaking facets to coax a brilliant symphony of light from the diamond he was working against a cutting wheel.

“I’m always improvising, always searching for the perfect cut,” said Mr. Weitman, 68, who began cutting in the district four decades ago, when thousands of jewelry businesses studded a single block of 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Back then, there were also thousands of cutters like Mr.

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Lab-Grown Diamond Rings Are the Real Deal

For Warch, buying a diamond that’s better for the planet and won’t weigh on your conscience is a no-brainer. ”Why leave massive holes in the earth and corrupt fuel supply chains,” she says, “when we can invest in solar energy-grown lab diamonds and offer 100% transparency at a more democratic, accessible price?”

How Does *Checks Notes* Cubic Zirconia Factor Into All of This?

Much like the twins in The Parent Trap, natural and lab-grown diamonds grew up in separate environments, but they still share the same DNA. Cubic zirconia, though, is what experts call a “diamond simulant”,

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Rare of rare ‘diamond within diamond’ unearthed in India

A company in India’s Surat says it has unearthed a unique “diamond within a diamond” – one of the rarest of the rare when it comes to such stones.

The firm VD Global has given the rare piece the moniker the ‘Beating Heart,’ and says it consists of a piece of diamond that had another smaller piece trapped inside, and that was moving freely, according to Times of India.

The 0.329-carat stone was initially found in the rough in October last year by the diamond manufacturer which operates from Surat and Mumbai and has a business spread globally.

The Gem

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Lady Gaga’s ‘Just Dance’ Certified Diamond By The RIAA

Lady Gaga’s debut single “Just Dance” was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Wednesday (April 12).

The milestone–given to artists who reach 10,000,000 units sold–comes just days after the 2008 smash featuring Colby O’Donis celebrated its 15th anniversary. With her third Diamond record–following “Bad Romance” and “Poker Face”—Gaga also became the very first woman to receive the RIAA’s Digital Diamond Award.

Earlier this year, Lady Gaga was nominated for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars for Top Gun: Maverick’s “Hold My Hand.” Gaga and Rihanna were both nominated in the Best Original Song category,

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McCreery, Diamond Rio headline this year’s Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo – The Andalusia Star-News

McCreery, Diamond Rio headlined this year’s Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo

Published 9:15 am Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Country music band Diamond Rio will perform at the 62nd Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo in Channell-Lee Stadium on Sunday, March 26, at 3 pm (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Headlined by country music’s Scotty McCreery and Diamond Rio, the 62nd Annual Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo will be held at Channell-Lee Stadium in Opp Friday, March 24 through Sunday, March 26.

Country musician Scotty McCreery will take the stage Saturday, March 25, at 8 pm (PHOTO PROVIDED)

Activities planned for this year’s event include arts and crafts, food, live music,

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