Diamond in the Rough (album) (United States), RPM (Canada) Diamond in the Rough (album) Diamond in the Rough is the fourth studio album released by American country artist Jessi Colter. It was the second album issued by Colter in 1976; the previous was "Jessi", released earlier in the year. "Diamond in the Rough" was issued under Capitol Records and was produced by Ken Mansfield. "Diamond in the Rough" was issued as Colter's second studio album in 1976, containing ten new tracks, which included a cover of The Beatles's "Hey Jude". The album only spawned one single released in 1977, titled "I Thought I Heard You
Merlin diamond mine which explored the possibility of reopening it . Striker has since become North Australian Diamonds , a company which operated the mine for a short period in 2006. Rio Tinto originally acquired the mining lease after a takeover of Ashton mining (November 2000) in which it also gained full control of the Argyle diamond mine. Ashton mining initially developed and operated the mine. Merlin diamond mine The Merlin diamond mine is one of only three diamond mines in Australia. The mine is located in the Northern Territory of Australia, about 80 kilometres south of Borroloola. The mine operated for a