tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post116666617960967033..comments2007-02-22T00:20:43.797-08:00Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1167168174965324772006-12-26T13:22:00.000-08:002006-12-26T13:22:00.000-08:00I don't think the aboriginals claimed the situations <I>were</I> comparable. They oppose a diamond mine for their own reasons...DiCaprio's the diamond-mine celebrity of the moment...so they want him to publicize their cause. The causes don't have to be comparable for them to seek his help.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-1166855657579387422006-12-22T22:34:00.000-08:002006-12-22T22:34:00.000-08:00Writerfella here --<BR/> Except that the diamond 'mining' in Canada is not the same kind of diamond mining as seen in BLOOD DIAMOND. Diamond deposits in Ontario were placed there by glaciers in debris moraines left by the melting ice. The actual upthrust matrices, usually volcanic chimneys, are far to the north of that location and still have yet to be discovered. The diamonds being found are more akin to gold placer deposits where rushing water removed gold particles from the true lode locations. In any case, the Ontario situation and that of the film BLOOD DIAMOND are nowhere near comparable.<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17208567003496430805noreply@blogger.com