Firestone Diamonds Begins Operations At BK11 In Botswana

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Diamond miner Firestone Diamonds PLC (FDI.LN) Monday said it began mining operations at its BK11 mine in Botswana. The start of operations follows the granting of a mining license for the project. -By Jason Douglas, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9272; jason.douglas@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 12, 2010 02:17 ET (06:17 GMT)