Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> December 20, 2004

KEVIN DABINETT – PETRA DIAMONDS LTD (PDL.L)

KEVIN DABINETT is Chief Executive Officer of Petra Diamonds Limited. Mr. Dabinett was born in Zambia and educated in England, graduating with an Honors degree in Mining Engineering in 1976 from the Royal School of Mines, London. He has since gained extensive operational and management experience within the mining industry across southern Africa. Throughout his career, Mr. Dabinett has successfully managed various mining operations in southern Africa, often in difficult conditions. Most recently, Mr. Dabinett was with Impala Platinum Ltd. as General Manager of the Marula platinum project. He also had several years' experience with Auridiam Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd. as General Manager where he oversaw the feasibility study and commissioning of the pilot plant at the River Ranch diamond project in Zimbabwe, then managed the expansion of the project into a 2 million tonne per annum operating mine. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a short history of Petra Diamonds and an

overview of your operations?

Mr. Dabinett: Petra Diamonds is an AIM listed mining company that was

formed by Adonis