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RNS Number : 9112I 
Firestone Diamonds PLC 
22 March 2010 
 

                             Firestone Diamonds plc 
                        Jwaneng Tailings Project Update 
 
LONDON:  22 March, 2010 
 
Firestone Diamonds plc, ("Firestone" or "the Company"), the AIM-quoted diamond 
mining and exploration company (ticker: AIM:FDI), today issues a clarifying 
statement in relation to recent press comment in Botswana on the Jwaneng 
Tailings Project. 
 
The Company has noted an article in the Botswana Guardian dated 19 March 2010, 
which states "Debswana this week stated that they have postponed the completion 
of the Jwaneng Tailings Project for the next two years".  This statement is 
incorrect.  In November 2009 Firestone indicated that initial production from 
the Jwaneng Tailings Project was scheduled to commence at the end of 2011, with 
full production to be reached in 2012.  This schedule has not changed since 
then, and the Company has confirmed this position with Debswana. 
 
Negotiations between Firestone and Debswana in relation to the Jwaneng Tailings 
Project are at an advanced stage, and the Company expects to be able to update 
shareholders in relation thereto shortly. 
 
 
 
 
For further information, visit the Company's web site or contact: 
 
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| Philip Kenny, Firestone Diamonds | +44 20 8834 1028/+44     | 
|                                  | 7831 324 645             | 
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| Simon Edwards / Tim Redfern,     | +44 20 7071 4330 / 4312  | 
| Evolution Securities (Joint      |                          | 
| Broker)                          |                          | 
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| Rory Scott, Mirabaud Securities  | +44 20 7878 3360         | 
| (Joint Broker)                   |                          | 
|                                  |                          | 
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| Alexander Dewar, Brewin Dolphin  | +44 131 529 0276         | 
| (Nominated Adviser)              |                          | 
|                                  |                          | 
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| Jos Simson / Leesa Peters,       | +44 20 7429 6603/+44     | 
| Conduit PR                       | 7899 870 450             | 
|                                  |                          | 
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Background information on Firestone Diamonds: 
Firestone Diamonds plc ("FDI.L") is an international diamond mining and 
exploration company with operations in Botswana and South Africa.  Botswana is 
the world's largest and lowest cost producer of diamonds, with annual production 
worth over $2.5 billion, and is considered to be one of the most prospective 
countries in the world to explore for diamonds. 
 
Firestone is the largest holder of mineral rights in Botswana's diamondiferous 
kimberlite fields, controlling over 25,000 square kilometres around the major 
Orapa and Jwaneng mines and the entire Tsabong kimberlite field.  Firestone has 
103 kimberlites in its portfolio, of which BK11 is due to commence production in 
Q2 2010, and 29 others have been proven to be diamondiferous. 
 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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