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As it turns out, mining for diamonds is one of the most resource-heavy and time-consuming processes that companies have to invest their efforts in. Even with all our technological advances and engineering tools, diamond mining still incorporates a certain level of art and science combined.
- How Are Diamonds mined?
- Global Supply Chain
- Conflict Diamonds
The extractive industry employs a range of techniques for mining diamonds, starting with conventional open-pit operations. The world’s largest mine, the Debswana-owned Orapa project in Botswana, uses open-pit mining to extract diamonds located up to 250m below the surface. In 2015, the mine extracted over 9.6 million carats, and its owners aim to e...
These vast Russian operations contributed to the country’s 42 million carats produced in 2017, the most in the world, according to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), figures collected by the Kimberley Process, an international organisation that works to remove conflict diamonds from the global diamond trade. While countries such as ...
In several countries, the diamond industry raises ethical, rather than economic, concerns. Conflict diamonds – defined by the Kimberley Process as “rough diamonds used to finance wars against governments” – have historically been exported from Angola, the DRC, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The Ivory Coast was the last country to see significant product...
- JP Casey
A world map showing the countries where gem-quality and industrial diamonds are mined. Graphs, tables and charts showing the geography and history of diamond mining and natural diamond production across the world.
Learn about the early days of diamond mining, when most diamond deposits were alluvial and what happened when diamonds were discovered underground.
Aug 6, 2012 · De Beers. Diamonds are the ultimate form of conspicuous consumption. Advertisement. Despite the likes of Edward Jay Epstein railing against De Beers demand for diamonds will likely be strong as...
- Henry Blodget
Sep 29, 2023 · Only 22 countries in the world engage in rough diamond production—also known as uncut, raw or natural diamonds—mining for them from deposits within their territories. This chart, by Sam Parker illustrates the leaders in rough diamond production by weight and value.
May 26, 2023 · As the global demand for diamonds increased, diamond miners developed modern day's most common form of diamond mining: pipe mining. While alluvial mining requires waiting for diamonds to first rise up through kimberlite pipes and be washed away by erosion to settle on river or ocean beds, pipe mining allows diamond miners to strike closer to ...
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