Update on Angolan Operations

Petra Diamonds Ld
07 December 2007



7 December 2007
                                   AIM: PDL

                             Petra Diamonds Limited

                          Update on Angolan Operations


Further to the announcement of 19 November 2007, Petra Diamonds Limited ('Petra')
announces that operations at Project Alto Cuilo and Project Luangue (where Petra 
and BHP Billiton are in joint venture) have been resumed.


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Cathy Malins                                     Telephone: [phone]
Petra Diamonds, London


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Parkgreen Communications, London


Adrian Hadden                                    Telephone: [phone]
Collins Stewart, London





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