Sentences with phrase «mining blood diamonds»
The Democratic Republic of Congo also happens to be the focus of a lawsuit taking place in Texas, where Glacial Energy is being sued for secretly mining blood diamonds in the Congo.
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News of Lucara's discovery of the Lesedi La Rona diamond (it was named in a national contest held in Botswana and translates into «our light» in the Tswana language) has helped invigorate a mining category that has languished in the wake of a global recession, not to mention a campaign by Blood Diamond star Leonardo DiCaprio to promote synthetic alternatives to alleviate working conditions of miners in Africa.
And as global awareness about the horrific practices surrounding the mining of so - called «blood diamonds» in Africa intensified, Aber's Canadian provenance didn't hurt its prospects.
The «Blood Diamond» movie star has touted the company for «cultivating real diamonds in America without the human and environmental toll of mining.»
DiCaprio had a major role in getting the man - made diamond industry established in the U.S. after learning about mining conditions in Africa, where Blood Diamond was set, and the violence the gems fed.
A parallel to Africa's «blood diamonds,» where mines in a war zone are looted to finance military operations, ancient artifacts are helping to fund ISIS's reign of terror.
Many people instantly associate the «resource curse» with images of African blood diamonds and mining - induced population displacement in Latin America.