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Article

1 May 2005

Author:
Partnership Africa Canada

[PDF] The Failure of Good Intentions: Fraud, Theft and Murder in the Brazilian Diamond Industry

...Brazil’s Kimberley certification system is...made largely for international consumption... [Canadian companies currently] active in Brazil include Diagem International...Brazilian Diamonds Ltd (formerly Black Swan Resources)...Vaaldiam Resources...Bontan Diamond...and Majescor Resources... [also refers to Mineração Paraguaçu (part of Vaaldiam Resources), Mineração Rio Novo (part of Andrade Gutierrez), GAR Mineração Comércio, Primeira Gema Comércio, Viviane Santos Classificação de Pedras, CIMPEX Comércio, Giacampos Diamond, Traven Comércio, SL Mineradora (part of Traven Comércio), Mineração Juina Mirim (part of Traven Comércio), CIDAMA Comércio e Exportação, Raj Exportação de Diamantes, Triângulo Mineração, Primo Gem, Morgan Mineração Industria e Comércio]