Murowa diamond mine Murowa's production will fetch an average price of $65 USD per carat (325 $/g). Murowa diamond mine The Murowa diamond mine is a diamond mine located in Mazvihwa, south central Zimbabwe, about 40 kilometres from the asbestos mining town of Zvishavane in the Midlands province. The mine is majority owned and operated by the Rio Tinto Group, which also owns the Argyle diamond mine in Australia and part of the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada. The mine is a combination of open pit and underground construction; current estimates put construction costs at $61 million USD and mine reserves are 19
Tale of Ekati Tale of Ekati Tale of Ekati (foaled March 31, 2005]) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse. The brown colt's sire is Tale of the Cat by leading sire Storm Cat. His dam, Silence Beauty (half sister to the champion mare Sky Beauty out of Maplejinksy), is by Sunday Silence. Tale of Ekati is owned by his breeder, Canadian geologist Charles E. Fipke and trained by Barclay Tagg who, in 2003, went two thirds of the way towards the Triple Crown with Funny Cide. At two, Tale of Ekati won the 2007 Belmont Futurity Stakes. At three he won the Jerome Handicap