Posted on 09/18/2014 6:37:42 PM PDT by JimSEA
The alternative to De Beers would be a lot of ladies unhappy that their engagement rings are only worth a fraction of what their husbands paid for them.
Yes, goldfields and others are mining alluvial deposits (ancient stream beds) buried a couple of miles down and very hot.
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