OPIC has confirmed its commitment to $15 million in project financing for Diamond Fields International to acquire vessels for its Luderitz diamond concessions in Namibia.
Trans Hex Group unilaterally suspended mining at Diamond Fields' Marshall Fork deposit and withdrew its vessel, leading Diamond Fields to declare the joint venture terminated as of July 5, 2002.
Namibian Minerals Corporation's mining vessel MV Kovambo has resumed diamond production with its repaired NamSSol seabed mining tool on Namco's ML36A lease in Baker Bay, Namibia.
Diamond Fields recovered a 17-carat diamond from its Luderitz concession offshore Namibia, the largest stone found since its joint venture with Trans Hex began in May 2001.
Afri-Can Marine Minerals has completed the design of a follow-up sampling program to delineate inferred and indicated resources on Namibia's block J marine diamond concession.
Diamond Fields reported its first-ever quarterly net income of $69,912 for the quarter ended March 31, 2002, versus a $1,125,550 net loss a year earlier.