Brazilian Diamonds Ltd.

Published : July 30th, 2007

Continuing Diamond Recovery From The Salvador 1 Kimberlite

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Continuing Diamond Recovery From The Salvador 1 Kimberlite

Vancouver, B.C., July 30, 2007. Brazilian Diamonds Limited (BDY: TSX/AIM), ("Brazilian Diamonds" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that a total of 120 diamonds have been recovered from seven samples collected from the Company's 100% owned Salvador 1 kimberlite in central Bahia State, Brazil.

The seven samples being reported upon in this announcement weighed a total of 6.58 tonnes and include an initial 580 kg sample collected by the Company in late 2006 shortly after the property was acquired from De Beers. That initial sample yielded nine diamonds with the largest weighing 0.52 carats.

Six additional replicate samples were collected during May 2007 in an attempt to confirm the results obtained from the initial sample. Fifty four diamonds were recovered from the first three replicate samples, as announced on 10 July 2007, and a further fifty seven diamonds have now been recovered from the last three samples.

Brazilian Diamonds is now preparing to begin the collection of six much larger samples of approximately 650 m3 each from different parts of the Salvador 1 kimberlite in order to better assess its Diamond potential. Permitting for these large samples is expected to be completed within 60 days and the plant is currently being mobilized to the site. The results from the first of these test pits are expected in the fourth quarter of 2007.

Highlights from the results of the six replicate samples include 111 diamonds being recovered down to the bottom screen size of 0.250 mm (see Table 1 below) with the four largest diamonds remaining on a 1.0 mm screen. The 111 diamonds recovered from the replicate samples weighed 0.32 carats in total.

Table 1: Diamond results for the six replicate samples by screen size are as follows:

Sieve Size: 
  Number of
Diamonds
1
mm 
4
0.6
mm 
20
0.42
mm 
22
0.3
mm 
33
0.25
mm 
32
 
After careful removal of overlying sands and gravels, the six replicate samples were collected from two different locations at the Salvador 1 project site, with the first being taken from the same site where the original 580 kg sample was collected.

Three replicate samples from the first site were collected from progressively greater depths and yielded 16, 21, and 11 diamonds respectively while the three replicate samples from the second site were taken in a similar manner from a site located 75 metres to the east of the first location and yielded 23, 23, and 17 diamonds, respectively.

Given the absence of a clear trend in the abundance of diamonds recovered from any of the three levels at which the samples were taken, the Company is confident that the sampling process was not affected by the presence of overlying sands and gravels. The Company has concluded that the diamonds recovered originated in the kimberlite and is therefore very encouraged by the results being reported in this announcement.

All samples were processed using typical methods for indicator mineral recovery at the Company's mineral processing laboratory in Patos de Minas, Brazil using a bottom screen size of 0.250 mm, following disaggregation using the Company's primary processing plant. The Patos de Minas laboratory is ISO 17025 rated for recovery of indicator minerals including diamonds. As with the earlier replicate samples all reported sample weights are as shipped from the field without drying with water content expected to be less than 10% of total weight.

The Salvador 1 kimberlite is a six hectare body which was purchased from De Beers in 2007 along with adjacent mineral licenses and exploration data. Previous testing by De Beers reportedly yielded diamonds from caisson drill holes 5 to 20 m deep.

Dr. Harrison Cookenboo (P.Geo) and Consulting Geologist is the Qualified Person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 responsible for the technical disclosure in this release, and has reviewed and approved the contents of this release

Editors' Note:-

Brazilian Diamonds is a leading Brazil-based exploration company focused on the discovery of kimberlites on its extensive portfolio of properties in the States of Minas Gerais and Bahia, with the goal of becoming a significant producer of diamonds.

The Company is awaiting final approval before commencing the environmental licensing process for development of the Canastra 1 kimberlite body for which mine feasibility work has already been completed and the required Mines Department approvals are already in place. It is intended to bring Canastra 1 into production once the environmental licensing process is completed.

The Company's Salvador Diamond project in Bahia includes the diamondiferous Salvador 1 kimberlite. This project was acquired from De Beers which retains a right to reacquire up to 40% of any kimberlite found on the Salvador properties which is confirmed to contain more that 200 carats of diamonds

The Company has a fully operational Diamond separation/analysis laboratory at Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais which is strategically located near its properties in the Santo Antônio and Coromandel areas. The Company has a highly experienced team including four geologists located at the Company's facilities in Brazil.

The Company's strategy for non-core activities on its properties is to form joint ventures. A Cdn$1,000,000 feasibility study is underway for a joint venture for the mining of alluvial diamonds on its properties in the Santo Antônio river drainage. The joint venture involves two important Brazilian companies: CODEMIG, the state owned mining development organization and Mineracao Rio Novo Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of Andrade Gutierrez SA, one of Brazil's largest civil engineering firms and an existing large scale, dredge based producer of alluvial diamonds.

For further information refer to the Company's website www.braziliandiamonds.com or contact:

Brazilian Diamonds Limited 
Ken Judge, Chairman  + 44 7733 001 002 
Stephen Fabian, CEO  + 55 31 8814 5111 

Investor Relations 
Europe  + 44 207 590 5503 
North America  1-866-689-2599 

Hanson Westhouse Limited (Nomad to the Company) 

+ 44 113 246 2610 
Tim Feather/Matthew Johnson 

Teather & Greenwood Limited (Broker to the Company) 

+ 44 207 426 9000 
Tom Hulme 

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Brazilian Diamonds is a diamonds exploration company based in Canada.

Brazilian Diamonds holds various exploration projects in Brazil.

Its main exploration properties are ABAETE, REGIS, SANTO ANTONIO DO BONITO, SERRA DA CANASTRA and SALVADOR in Brazil.

Brazilian Diamonds is listed in Canada, in Germany and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is CA$ 3.2 millions as of today (US$ 3.3 millions, € 2.3 millions).

Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on November 18, 2010 at CA$ 0.04, and its highest recent level on February 11, 2011 at CA$ 0.25.

Brazilian Diamonds has 25 551 000 shares outstanding.

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