Vaaldiam Mining Inc VAALF

Upate - Duas Barras Diamond Mine Commissioning

[McLacherty]

I apologize for not having been able to send you further information other than the Press Release. As indicated in that Release, we are in the final stages of commissioning the plant at the Duas Barras Mine. We are monitoring the commissioning process and we will provide further updates at the appropriate time. We still expect production to commence before the end of the month as we had anticipated. We appreciate your patience in the past and look forward to sending more positive news. If you would like I can add you to our mailing list, where you will be updated of any new changes to our company. Regards, Cathy