Where Diamonds are Mined

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Where Diamonds are Mined

There are a limited number of commercially viable diamond mines currently operating in the world. Diamonds are also mined alluvially over disperse areas, where diamonds have been eroded out of the ground and deposited by water or weather action.Argye mine situated in the Kimberley area in the far north east of Western Australia. Owned by Rio Tinto, this mine is the world’s largest single manufacturer of volume of diamonds. However, due to low proportion of gem quality diamonds it’s not the value leader. It does produce 90-95% of the world’s supply of pink diamonds.

Diavik is also owned by Rio Tinto, situated in Canada it’s a very big mine. It’s situated north of Yellowknife and south of the Artic Circle on an island. The island is connected by an ice road. It’s also an important part of the areas economy employing more than 700 people and producing more than 8 million carats annually.

Ekati diamond mine is owned by BHP Billiton and situated south of the artic circle in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
The Ekati is Canada’s first operational diamond mine.Diamonds well-mined here are sold under the Aurias trade name
Authenticity is verified through Canada Mark service. CanadaMark service is also owned by BHP Billiton Diamonds, Inc.

Baken diamond mine is placed along the lower Orange River in South Africa. It’s owned and operated by Trans Hex. The
average size stone for 2004 was 1.29 carats. In 2004, this mine produced a 78.9 carat D color flawless diamond that
sold for more than 1.8 million dollars (US), as well as a 27.67 pink diamond that was sold for over 1 million US dollars.

Merlin is the second of only two diamond mines in Australia. No longer operating it was owned by Rio Tinto and sold to Striker Resources, who has explored the possibilities of reopening the mine.

Orapa is the world’s largest diamond mine. It us located 240 Km west of Francistown. The mine is possessed by “Debswana” which is a partnership between DeBeers and the government of Botswana.This mine operates 7 days a week.It maintains pre primary and primary schools for its employee’s children. There’s also a 100 bed hospital and game park. This mine began production in 1971 and is the oldest mine possessed by the Debswana Company.

The Premier mine situated in Cullinan, South Africa produced the largest gem diamond ever in 1905.The Cullinan Diamond
weighed 3,106.75 carats. This mine also Gave rise the Golden Jubilee diamond which weighed 545.67 carats. This mine is
Possessed by the De Beers Company and was renamed The Cullinan Diamond Mine in 2003 in celebration of its centennial.

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