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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I thank my many colleagues at NAMDEB and De Beers Marine for
the many contributions they have made to develop the understanding of
west coast geology and mineral resource management of offshore
diamond deposits.
I thank the management of De Beers, Namdeb and De Beers
Marine for the opportunity to present this paper to the International
Seabed Authority.
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