Petra Diamonds Ld: Operations Resumed At Koffief | Company Announcements

Wednesday 06 January, 2010

Petra Diamonds Ld

Operations Resumed At Koffief

RNS Number : 0805F

Petra Diamonds Ld

06 January 2010

Immediate Rlease

6 January 2010

Petra Diamonds Limited

("Petra Diamonds" or the "Company")

Operations Resumed At Koffiefontein Mine

Further to the announcement of 5 January 2010, Petra Diamonds announces that full mining operations have this morning recommenced at the Koffiefontein mine in South Africa. Work was stopped at the mine for 48 hours and therefore diamond production has not been materially impacted.

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For further information, please contact:

Cathy Roberts	Telephone: +44 20 7318 0452
Petra Diamonds, London	cathyr@petradiamonds.com

Bobby Morse / James Strong

Telephone: +44 20 7466 5000

Buchanan Communications

bobbym@buchanan.uk.com

jamess@buchanan.uk.com

James Duncan / Nicola Taylor

Telephone: +27 11 880 3924

Russell & Associates

james@rair.co.za

nicola@rair.co.za

Mike Jones / Ryan Gaffney

Telephone: +44 20 7050 6500

Canaccord Adams

mike.jones@canaccordadams.com

ryan.gaffney@canaccordadams.com

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