RNS No 1546j
GRIQUALAND WEST DIAMOND MINING COMPANY
17th February 1988


GRIQUALAND WEST DIAMOND MINING COMPANY DUTOITSPAN MINE LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration No. 11/00013/06

INCOME STATEMENT
for the year 1997

                                                         1997        1996
                                                Note       R           R
Amount received from holding company in terms
of working agreement                                     84 560     84 560
Dividends from listed investment ............    2          612        612
Interest received ...........................    3        3 580      2 566
                                                        -------    -------
                                                         88 752     87 738

Deduct:
General charges .............................    4        3 050      2 850
                                                        -------    -------
Net income before taxation ..................            85 702     84 888
Taxation ....................................    5       35 272     34 986
                                                        -------    -------
Net income after taxation ...................            50 430     49 902
Retained earnings 31 December 1996 ..........             8 619      2 582
                                                        -------    -------
                                                         59 049     52 484
Dividends ...................................            43 865     43 865
                                                        -------    -------
Retained earnings 31 December 1997 ..........            15 184      8 619
                                                        -------    -------
Number of shares in issue ...................           105 700    105 700 
Earnings per share ..........................             47.7c      47.2c
Dividends per share .........................             41.5c      41.5c


BALANCE SHEET
31 December 1997

                                                         1997        1996
                                                Note       R           R

Capital employed:
Share capital ...............................    6    2 114 000  2 114 000
Retained earnings ...........................            15 184      8 619
                                                      ---------  ---------
                                                      2 129 184  2 122 619
                                                      ---------  ---------
Represented by:
Fixed assets ................................    7    2 111 722  2 111 722
Investment ..................................    8        2 448      2 448

Net current assets ..........................            15 014      8 449
                                                    -----------------------
Current assets ..............................            64 403     57 285
                                                      ---------  ---------
Amount due by holding company ...............            54 552     47 992
Cash ........................................             9 851      9 293
                                                      ---------  ---------
Current liabilities .........................            49 389     48 836
                                                      ---------  ---------
Shareholders for unpaid and unclaimed dividends          37 354     36 775
Creditors ...................................             9 008      9 159
Tax .........................................             3 027      2 902
                                                      ---------  ---------
                                                      2 129 184  2 122 619
Net asset value per share ...................          2 017.8c   2 011.6c


CASH FLOW STATEMENT
for the year 1997
                                                          1997        1996
                                                Note       R           R
Operating activities
Cash generated by operations ................    9       85 090     84 276
Investment income ...........................               612        612
                                                        -------    -------
                                                         85 702     84 888
Deduct:
Increase in working capital .................   10       (6 199)    (1 569)
                                                        -------    -------

Cash generated by operating activities ......            79 503     83 319
Taxation paid ...............................           (35 080)   (37 321)
Dividends paid ..............................           (43 865)   (43 865)
                                                        -------    -------
Increase in cash ............................               558      2 133


NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.       Accounting policies
       1.1       The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost 
              basis.
       1.2       Foreign currencies have been converted at the rates ruling at

              balance sheet date.
       1.3       In accordance with South African mining practice the fixed
assets have not been depreciated and their book value is considerably in
excess of any residual value which they may have at the end of the lease.

These policies are consistent with those applied in the previous year.

                                                        1997         1996
2.     Dividends from listed investment                   R            R
       Dividends on preference shares in
       holding company ..........................       612          612

3.     Interest received
       Holding company ..........................     3 571        2 566
       Other ....................................         9            -
                                                      -----        -----
                                                      3 580        2 566
                                                      -----        -----

4.     General charges
       Secretarial fee ..........................       200          200
       Directors' fee ...........................       500          500
       Audit fee ................................     2 350        2 150
                                                      -----        -----
                                                      3 050        2 850
                                                      -----        -----
5.     Taxation
       South African normal company tax .........    29 748       29 464
       Secondary tax on companies ...............     5 407        5 406
       District Council levies ..................       117          116
                                                     ------       ------
                                                     35 272       34 986
                                                     ------       ------

6.     Share capital
       Authorised and issued:
       105 700 shares of R20 each ...............   2 114 000    2 114 000
                                                   ---------    ---------

7.     Fixed assets
       Claims at cost ...........................   2 497 519    2 497 519
       Less amounts written off .................     385 797      385 797
                                                   ---------    ---------
                                                    2 111 722    2 111 722

8.     Investment
       Listed investment in 40 per cent
       preference shares of De Beers Consolidated
       Mines Limited:
       306 shares ...............................       2 448        2 448
                                                   ---------    ---------
       Market value R6 120
              (1996: R6,120)

9.     Cash generated by operations
       Net income before taxation ...............      85 702       84 888
       Less investment income ...................         612          612
                                                   ---------    ---------
                                                      85 090       84 276
                                                   ---------    ---------
10.    (Increase)Decrease in working capital
       Unclaimed dividends ......................         579        2 155
       Creditors ................................        (218)         172
       Amount due by holding company ............      (6 560)      (3 896)
                                                   ---------    ---------
                                                      (6 199)      (1 569)
                                                   ---------    ---------
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
for the year 1997

The annual financial statements contained herein have been approved by the
board of directors and are signed on its behalf by:-

J OGILVIE THOMPSON       )     Directors
N F OPPENHEIMER          ) 

Kimberley
17 February 1998

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the members of
Griqualand West Diamond Mining Company Dutoitspan Mine Limited

We have audited the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December
1997 set out herein.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the
company's directors. Our responsibility is to report on these financial
statements.

We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards.  These standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance that, in all material respects, fair presentation
is achieved in the financial statements.  An audit includes an examination, on
a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures included in
the financial statements, an assessment of the reasonableness of significant
estimates and a consideration of the appropriateness of the overall financial
statement presentation.  We consider that our audit procedures were
appropriate in the circumstances to express our opinion presented below.

In our opinion these financial statements fairly present the financial
position of the company at 31 December 1997 and the results of its operations
and cash flow information for the year then ended, in the manner required by
the Companies Act.

DELOITTE PIM GOLDBY
Chartered Accountants (SA)

Kimberley
17 February 1998




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