Following a review of the mining plan, a public hearing in Brazil concluded that the Rio do Sono alluvial diamond project in Minas Gerais, Brazil, requires a full environmental impact statement.
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Plans call for heavy equipment to extract diamondiferous gravel from the Rio do Sono channel. Terraces are known to host 60 million tonnes of gravel averaging 0.15 carat per tonne.
Paramount is earning a half-interest in the project by spending US$1 million.
In the meantime, Canabrava and
Canabrava is also exploring for diamonds with Kennecott near Wawa, Ont.
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