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Revenue: 207,000,000 Size: 50GB | THE DIAMOND ARCHIVE: Petra Diamonds Limited Documents PROLOGUE A complete employee directory with names, corporate emails, and direct phone numbers. The home address of the company's director. Contractor bank details. GPS coordinates of directors' travel routes. Official exploration licenses from South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources. Shaft hoist capacities and production data from the mines. A confidential JV agreement with a complete list of Petra's 54 licenses in Botswana and financial terms. A confidential letter regarding the closure and care-and-maintenance of the Helam mine. Confidential geological reports from competitors — Rio Tinto, De Beers, Firestone Diamonds. All of this comprises the internal documents of Petra Diamonds Limited , one of the world's leading diamond mining companies, listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Petra Diamonds operates several of the world's largest kimberlite pipes, including the Cullinan mine, where the most famous diamonds in history were found. Its subsidiaries — Finsch Diamond Mine, Helam Mining, and Williamson Mine — operate in South Africa and Tanzania. In this article, you will be able to review only a portion of the data we have decided to disclose. Everything else will be available for download and independent review following the publication of the full archive. --- Part I. Who Is Petra Diamonds Petra Diamonds Limited is a publicly traded diamond mining company registered on the London Stock Exchange. Its operational headquarters are in South Africa: | Parameter | Value | |-----------|-------| | Registered Address | Block 3, Silver Point Office Park, 22 Ealing Crescent, Bryanston, Johannesburg | | Postal Address | P.O. Box 71007, Bryanston 2021 | | Telephone | +27 11 702 6900 | | Fax | +27 11 706 3064 / 3071 | | Website | www.petradiamonds.com | | Registration Number | 97/07770/07 | Assets and Mines: - Finsch Diamond Mine (Pty) Ltd — Barkly West, Northern Cape, South Africa (Reg. No. 2001/025614/07) - Helam Mining (Pty) Ltd — Swartruggens, North West Province, South Africa - Cullinan Mine — Tshwane, Gauteng, South Africa - Williamson Mine — Tanzania - Koffiefontein Mine — Free State, South Africa - Sedibeng Mine — South Africa - Star Diamonds — South Africa Board of Directors: D. Abery, J. Davidson, J. Dippenaar, A. Pouroulis, C. Segall . --- Part II. People: Corporate Directory A complete employee directory of Petra Diamonds' head office and mine sites, including names, direct phone numbers, and corporate email addresses. Head Office — Bryanston, Johannesburg | Employee | Ext | Direct Line | Email | |----------|-----|-------------|-------| | Leechelle (switchboard) | 6904 | 702 6904 | leechellek@petradiamonds.com | | Andrew Rogers | 6918 | 702 6918 | andrew@petradiamonds.com | | Ita Klapwijk | 6924 | 702 6924 | itak@petradiamonds.com | | David Abery | 6906 | 702 6906 | davida@petradiamonds.com | | Debbie Becker | 6909 | 702 6909 | debbieb@petradiamonds.com | | Craig Kraus | 6910 | 702 6910 | ckraus@mweb.co.za | | Egbert Klapwijk | 6921 | 702 6921 | egbert@petradiamonds.com | | Greg Stephenson | 6908 | 702 6908 | gregs@petradiamonds.com | | Jacques Breytenbach | 6915 | 702 6915 | jacquesb@petradiamonds.com | | Jeanne Davidson | 6920 | 702 6920 | jeanned@petradiamonds.com | | Jim Davidson | 6907 | 702 6907 | jim@petradiamonds.com | | Johan Dippenaar | 6905 | 702 6905 | johan@petradiamonds.com | | Nicolette De Lange | 6916 | 702 6916 | nicoletted@petradiamonds.com | | Richard Rowe | 6911 | 702 6911 | richardr@petradiamonds.com | | Robert Kaplan | 6912 | 702 6912 | robertk@petradiamonds.com | | Sheridan Rogers | 6919 | 702 6919 | sheridan@petradiamonds.com | | Vassili Popov | 6917 | 702 6917 | vassili@petradiamonds.com | | Yolanda Wallis | 6913 | 702 6913 | yolandaw@petradiamonds.com | | Malani Naidoo | 6914 | 702 6914 | malanin@petradiamonds.com | | Graham Lowe | 6922 | 702 6922 | grahaml@petradiamonds.com | | Iyanai Murimba | 6931 | 702 6931 | iyanaim@petradiamonds.com | Mine Sites — Manager Contacts | Mine | Manager | Ext | Direct Line | Email | |------|---------|-----|-------------|-------| | Koffiefontein Mine | Alex Holder | 1023 | 702 6926 | alexh@petradiamonds.com | | Koffiefontein Mine | Jacques van Rooyen | 1024 | 702 6927 | jacquesvr@petradiamonds.com | | Kimberley Underground | Enricho Irvia | 1026 | 702 6928 | enricho@petradiamonds.com | | Cullinan | Gustav Brink | — | 702 6933 | gustavb@petradiamonds.com | | Cullinan | Marie Fischer | — | 702 6934 | marief@petradiamonds.com | The full directory also includes contact details for personnel at Helam Mine, Sedibeng Mine, Star Diamonds, and Williamson Mine. --- Part III. GPS Coordinates of Directors' Routes An official complaint filed by Petra Diamonds with Vodacom, signed by Debbie-Dee Becker (Office Manager), contains GPS coordinates of locations where company directors systematically experienced dropped calls: | Location | Coordinates | |----------|-------------| | Bryanston, William Nicol | S26°01.815' E28°00' | | Route from OR Tambo Airport via Bedfordview | S28°18'19" E26°10'10" | | Bryanston, Homestead Drive | S26°04'03.54" E27°59'42.60" | These coordinates effectively map the regular travel routes of senior management — home-to-office and office-to-OR Tambo Airport. The document explicitly states: "Our directors have had numerous calls being dropped constantly over a long period of time specifically at the below areas." --- Part IV. Contractor Bank Details A document titled "Proposal for Services to Petra Diamonds," prepared by Ernst Venter Services (EVS) , addressed to K. Visser at Petra Diamonds Limited. The service: standardization of management reporting across all group mines at ZAR 35,000 per month . The document contains the contractor's banking details in plain text: | Parameter | Value | |-----------|-------| | Bank | ABSA | | Branch | Rustenburg | | Account Type | Current account | | Account Number | 1024830655 | Ernst Venter subsequently became a staff geologist at Petra Diamonds (email: Ernst.Venter@petradiamonds.com, direct: +27 14 544 6149, mobile: +27 83 469 3667). His bank account is archived alongside his corporate credentials. --- Part V. Confidential JV Agreement: Complete License Portfolio of Petra in Botswana Letter Agreement regarding an Exploration Joint Venture between Petra Diamonds Botswana (Pty) Ltd and Manica Minerals Ltd Signatories: - Jim Davidson — Technical Director, Petra Diamonds Ltd - Peter Hildebrand — Director, Manica Minerals Ltd (P.O. Box 438, Palmgrove House, Tortola, B.V.I., Reg. No. 457764) JV Financial Terms | Term | Value | |------|-------| | Petra's stake in Newco | 90% | | Manica's stake in Newco | 10% (free carried until bankable feasibility study) | | Financing | Petra — loan at LIBOR + 2% | | Payment to Manica upon signing | US$25,000 | | Year 1 Operator | Manica Minerals | | Deadlock veto rights | Petra | Budget Commitments to the Government of Botswana (BWP) | Period | Amount | |--------|--------| | Year 1 | 737,779 BWP | | Year 2 | 1,323,119 BWP | | Year 3 | 7,108,119 BWP | | Total | 9,169,017 BWP | Complete Portfolio of Manica Licenses (40 PLs) Transferred to the JV The licenses cover the Jwaneng, Orapa, Gope West, and Orapa South projects in Botswana — 40 licenses (PL 063/2013 through PL 102/2013), including blocks within the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) . Petra's Excluded Licenses (Confidential Strategic Portfolio) Excluded from the JV are 54 active Petra licenses in Botswana, including: - Series 057–227/2007 (8 licenses) - Series 608–628/2009 (14 licenses) - Series 207–250/2012 (31 licenses) - Folio 1b and Folio 9d - Applications: Kokong (Kok1, Kok2, Kok3), Makoba (5 blocks), Gope B - Daheng Group JV : PL 174/2012 and PL 194/2012 This constitutes a complete map of Petra Diamonds' strategic interests in Botswana, typically disclosed only in regulatory filings and not intended for public access. The confidentiality provision is explicitly stated in Sections 10 and 11 of the agreement: > "There will be complete sharing of all relevant data by both parties but on the basis that such data will be treated as strictly confidential by both parties. All information relating to this agreement and the JV will be treated as strictly confidential by both parties." --- Part VI. Government Exploration Licenses Our archive contains official South African government documents — exploration licenses signed by the Department of Mineral Resources. Finsch Diamond Mine — Exploration Right NC 11057 PR | Parameter | Value | |-----------|-------| | Licensee | Finsch Diamond Mine (Pty) Ltd, Reg. No. 2001/025614/07 | | Authorized Representative | Andrew Rogers | | Area | 14,797 hectares | | Location | Barkly West, Northern Cape | | Farms | Vaalboschfontein 11, Farms 12, 13, 14, 21, Kookfontein 31 | | Notary | Bernet Letlhogonolo Motihamme, Kimberley | The document reveals the shareholding structure: Petra Diamonds Limited — 74% , Senakha Diamonds Investments — 21% , Itumeleng Petra Diamonds Employee Trust — 5% . Helam Mining (Pty) Ltd — Right NW 30/5/1/1/2/12104 PR | Parameter | Value | |-----------|-------| | Licensee | Helam Mining (Pty) Ltd | | Contact Person | Clive Fanti (clive.fanti@petradiamonds.com) | | Location | Farm Nooitgedacht 381 JP, Swartruggens | | Authority | DMR North West Region, Klerksdorp | | Inspector | Janeth Makhubela | --- Part VII. Confidential Decision: Helam Mine Care-and-Maintenance A letter from Howard Marsden (Mining Executive, Petra Diamonds) to Harry Mothiba (Principal Inspector, North West Region, DMR) dated March 28, 2017 : > "We have been on care and maintenance since August 2014, in anticipation of improved economic circumstances which could improve the viability of the mine and which has not materialized, and more recently, with the aim of finding a viable 3rd party to buy the mine. Unfortunately neither has happened, and as a result we are taking the Care and maintenance to the next phase." What the "next phase" entails: - Withdrawal of all personnel from underground - Backfilling and sealing of shafts and hoists - Shutdown of underground pumping systems - Surface operations continue only for sample processing This is an internal strategic decision that the company was obligated to disclose to the market via the LSE: Helam Mine unsuccessfully sought a buyer from 2014 through 2017. The official acknowledgment that "no buyer was found" is contained in the document sent to the regulator in March 2017. Detailed technical maintenance plans for the Helam DMS plant and recovery plant, documenting equipment condition during the period when the mine was listed as being on care-and-maintenance. --- Part VIII. Mine Production Data Shaft Hoists: Nameplate Data | Mine | Hoist Speed | Skip Factor | Throughput | |------|-------------|-------------|------------| | Finsch Mine | 30 skips/hour | 27 t/skip | 810 t/hour | | Wesselton Mine | 28 skips/hour | 10 t/skip | 280 t/hour | | Joint Shaft Mine | 28 skips/hour | 10 t/skip | 280 t/hour | | Cullinan Mine | 34 skips/hour | 13 t/skip | 442 t/hour | | Koffiefontein Mine | 26 skips/hour | 18.5 t/skip | 482 t/hour | Helam Mine — Installed Capacity | Plant | Capacity | |-------|----------| | Crushing Plant (without silo) | 304 kW | | DMS Section | 487.4 kW | | Recovery Plant | 154.7 kW | | Shaft Hoist (6:00–15:00) | 335 kW | | 14-Level Pump Station | 330 kW | | Compressor (1000 CFM) | 160 kW | Williamson Mine — Production Dashboard | Metric | Actual | Annual Plan | |--------|--------|-------------| | Cumulative tonnage processed | 3,359,154 t | 4,159,586 t | | Planned cumulative | 3,550,092 t | — | Production shortfall: 190,938 tons for the reporting period. Actual production data from the Williamson Mine in Tanzania — an asset whose performance is typically disclosed only in aggregated form in public reports. --- Part IX. Technical Contracts: Finsch Exploration Drilling A document titled "Terms and Conditions," prepared by Ernst Venter (Finsch Diamond Mine, Petra Diamonds) — a contract with drilling contractor Gian Drilling for exploration near Reivilo (Barkly West): | Parameter | Value | |-----------|-------| | Project | Reivilo prospective area, Finsch Diamond Mine license | | Hole Type | 3 NQ-diameter drill holes | | Depth | -45°/450 m, -90°/300 m, -90°/200 m | | Core Recovery | >90% | | Medical Requirement | Pre-employment medical at FDM + exit medical | The document reveals the precise locations of prospective exploration targets and their technical parameters — data that competitors could use to file overlapping license applications. --- Part X. Competitor Data in the Petra Archive One of the most concerning aspects of the archive: it contains confidential geological reports and proprietary data from third parties — direct competitors. Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration — Botswana Complete First Relinquishment Reports prepared by geologist Victor Chiwara for licenses held by Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Limited : - PL 45/01–51/01 (Southern districts, 4,592.5 km²) — exploration - PL 71/02–74/02 (Southern districts, 3,055.22 km²) — exploration. Contents: complete data from 412 soil samples, geochemical analysis of indicator minerals (G9/G10 garnets, ilmenites, chromdiopsides), coordinates of all 35 exploration drill holes, TEM data from 64 ground geophysical grids. Final Rio Tinto expenditure estimates: $1,624,145 over three years. Firestone Diamonds Botswana — Tsabong Project Complete strategic report from Firestone Diamonds Botswana (Pty) Ltd , prepared by Tariro Ndhlovu (Project Geologist) and P. Khutjwe (Chief Geologist): - 16 new kimberlite bodies discovered over three years of work - 24 diamond-drill holes across 18 kimberlites (including depths exceeding 500 m) - Microdiamond analysis (MiDA) data from 6 bodies - Clinopyroxene and garnet thermobarometry results from kimberlites MK1 and MK45 - Geochronological data generated with participation from Bill Griffin (Macquarie University, Australia) - Independent assessment from Mineral Services (John Gurney and Craig Smith, Cape Town) This report was prepared as substantiation for 100% license renewals over 4,429 km² in Tsabong. It contains strategic analysis of the entire cluster of 86 kimberlite bodies. Sekaka Diamonds — CKGR Geological materials from Sekaka Diamonds regarding licenses PL 224/2007 and PL 58/2007 in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve: proposals for Xcalibur airborne geophysical surveys, KIM anomaly maps, and De Beers selective sampling results. --- Who This Is Addressed To Petra Diamonds Limited — Board of Directors and LSE Compliance Your complete corporate directory, the director's personal and medical information, the confidential JV agreement with the full list of Botswana licenses, the internal decision regarding Helam Mine care-and-maintenance, mine production data, and contractor banking details — all in one archive. The question of LSE disclosure requirements regarding the Helam Mine buyer search (2014–2017) warrants review. Rio Tinto Mining and Exploration Limited Your detailed exploration reports from Botswana (PL 45/01–51/01 and PL 71/02–74/02), including geochemical indicator mineral data, coordinates of 35 drill holes, and $1.6 million expenditure estimates — they are in the Petra Diamonds archive and now in our possession. Firestone Diamonds Botswana (Pty) Ltd Your strategic Tsabong Project report with geochronological data, MiDA results, and independent Mineral Services assessments — also in the archive. Manica Minerals Ltd The complete text of the confidential JV Letter Agreement dated November 5, 2013, signed by Jim Davidson and Peter Hildebrand, including financial terms and the complete list of your 40 licenses — in the archive. The POPIA Regulator (Information Regulator, South Africa) and the FCA (United Kingdom) The archive contains: the home address and medical data of a director of a public company; GPS coordinates of executive travel routes; a complete employee directory. This constitutes a breach of Section 22 of POPIA. Furthermore, internal documents regarding the Helam Mine buyer search during 2014–2017 may be of interest to the FCA with respect to MAR (Market Abuse Regulation) requirements for timely disclosure of material information. Petra Diamonds Employees Your names, job titles, corporate email addresses, and direct phone numbers from the internal directory — are in this archive. Your correspondence with external organizations (universities, drilling contractors, regulators) — is also here. ---