http://mises.org/Community/blogs/torsten/archive/2008/09/20/diamonds-and-kimberley-process-certificates.aspxDiamonds are traded internationally. They are extracted and processed by multinationals, who release them at substantial prices to global markets. There however also small miners who supply uncut diamonds on a small business basis. They are often activeenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://mises.org/Community/blogs/torsten/archive/2008/09/20/diamonds-and-kimberley-process-certificates.aspx#53232Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:49:16 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:53232Epoche*<p>A through market in phony diamond certificates as well as more cvd diamonds would &quot;protect&quot; people more than anything else I can think of. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53232" width="1" height="1">