DIAMOND PAGE — Nora stones exceed Ghanaian standard

An independent report indicates that diamonds found at the Kade concession in Ghana are of better quality than most found in that country, says property owner Nora Explorations (NXI-M).

Only 10% of the diamonds found on the concession are of low, or industrial, quality, compared with 30-40% in the rest of the country. More than 18% exceed 0.5 carat, compared with about 1% in the rest of the diamond-rich Birim Valley.

Consulting firm Placer Analysis also reports that Kade contains a high frequency of well-formed octahedral and dodecahedral crystals with good color and few inclusions.