exploration since the 1980’s. The previous diamond company, African Diamonds, developed deposits in Botswana, Sierra Leone and Guinea. It was very successful in finding a kimberlite mine in Botswana, one of only 20 hard-rock diamond mines found outside of Russia. This was a successful partnership with De Beers and later Lucara, part of the Lundin Group. Overall the team has accumulated experience of nearly 200 man-years in exploration, development, mining and marketing diamonds. The team is now using these accumulated skills in Botswana Diamonds (BOD), listed on AIM and the Botswana Stock Exchange.