1.   Diamond mining is mainly done along riverbeds in Sierra Leone and is mostly illicit.

2.   Diplomats say the president also retains enough clout to protect lucrative business ties, particularly in diamond mining.

3.   Limited diamond mining and prospecting are done in the United States, primarily in Colorado, Wyoming and Arkansas.

4.   Tools for diamond mining are sold along with Islamic hats in a shop in Kenema, Sierra Leone.

5.   De Beers will stop buying diamonds originating from Angola, except for those it has already contracted to purchase, the diamond mining and marketing giant announced Tuesday.

6.   Diamond mining also has been disrupted by fighting and pillaging.

7.   Diamond mining has been disrupted by the fighting and pillaging from illegal prospectors.

8.   Illegal gold and diamond mining are lucrative businesses in Ghana.

9.   Illegal gold and diamond mining is a lucrative business in Ghana, with thousands of boys leaving school every year for the pits.

10.   The rebel Revolutionary United Front denied any such accident had occurred, and insisted that none of its fighters were involved in diamond mining.