CAPABILITY STATEMENT

The Global Diamond Network (“GDN”) Provides:

• Specialist value-add services to the global diamond business
• Advisory services aimed at providing solutions for unlocking value from mineral resources
• Innovative technical and financial solutions which differentiates it from its competitors
• Conventional and simulation modelling tools for project evaluation, shareholder and stakeholder value optimization. Commodity and demographic trend analysis, and value-add management tools.

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DIAMONDS AND OTHER MINERAL COMMODITIES

• We have considerable experience in all facets of diamond exploration, development, mining, metallurgy, marketing and sales, security, markets and sales and financial aspects involved across this unique commodity
• Our experience includes provision of services to private and listed exploration and mining companies, government departments, banks and financial institutions, and stock exchanges
• Our skills extend to a wide range of other minerals

SOLUTIONS

• We provide solutions based on first hand experience and operating skills, and the successful track records of our respective professionals
• Client focus is key to GDN’s business proposition

HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNITY AND QUALITY

GDN and its network of professionals uphold and implement highest possible standards of health and safety and ensure compliance with these standards at all times. Implementation of Occupational Health, Safety, Environment, Community and Quality (“HSEC+Q”) are integral to risk mitigation in any project and long term sustainability.

We are environmentally conscious and look to solutions which reduce environmental impacts and footprints.

SERVICES AND FEE PLATFORM

Work and fee structures are negotiated to ensure cost effective services are provided to Clients. They range from contracting and consulting relationships through equity participation with the emphasis on value-add for the Customer.

Our fees are flexible and based on industry benchmarks and rates, and are structured to the needs, nature and life cycle stage of the projects we pursue with our clients.

DIFFERENTIATION AND INNOVATION

GDN continually assess new technologies and systems thinking aimed at improving efficiencies and financial returns of projects. We are continually researching processes and throughput, economies of scale in mining, mining methods, ore tramming, and processing plants, product winning and recovery optimization, security and safety, marketing and beneficiation to add-value, and market intelligence to de-risk projects.

The fundamental shift in global economic power, restructuring of the world’s economic system, climate change, environmental requirements, and expectations of improved economic returns to governments and communities present new challenges, risks and opportunities to the minerals sector, more so for diamonds than most other commodities. We provide the experience and expertise to provide options and solutions to clients and in the process act as a discreet and trusted advisor.