Till 1998, some 55 million carats of gem quality diamonds had been reportedly mined in Sierra Leon, amounting to a cost of about 15 billion US dollars. Majority of the country's population, however, remains poor due to the continuous history of violence and conflict between hostile factions, mainly over the possession of the diamond mines.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Diamonds-From-Sierra-Leon&id=960524 - Jan 31, 2008
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