Where Diamonds are Mined

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.
biggest single manufacturer of volume of.
diamonds. Due to low percentage.
of gem quality diamonds it is not the worth.
leader. It does produce 90-95% of the.
world’s supply of pink diamonds.

Diavik is likewise owned by Rio Tinto, situated in.
Canada it is a huge mine. It lies.
north of Yellowknife and south of the Artic.
Circle on an island. The island is linked.
by an ice roadway. It is likewise a fundamental part of.
the areas economy utilizing more than.
700 individuals and producing more than 8 million.
carats yearly.

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 very first functional.
diamond mine. Diamonds mined here.
are offered under the Aurias brand name.
Credibility is validated through Canada.
Mark service. CanadaMark service is.
owned by BHP Billiton Diamonds, Inc

. Baken diamond mine lies along the.
lower Orange River in South Africa. It is.
owned and run by Trans Hex. The.
typical size stone for 2004 was 1.29.
carats. In 2004, this mine produced a.
78.9 carat D color perfect diamond that.
cost more than 1.8 million dollars (United States),.
As a 27.67 pink diamond that was.
cost over 1 million United States dollars.

Merlin is the second of just 2 diamond.
mines in Australia. No longer running it.
was owned by Rio Tinto and offered to Striker.
Resources, who has actually checked out the.
possibilities of resuming the mine.

Orapa is the world’s biggest diamond mine.
It us situated 240 Km west of.
Francistown. The mine is owned by.
” Debswana” which is a collaboration.
in between DeBeers and the federal government of.
Botswana. This mine runs 7 days a.
week. It keeps pre main and.
main schools for its worker’s kids.
There is likewise a 100 bed medical facility and video game.
park. This mine started production in 1971.
and is the earliest mine owned by the.
Debswana Company.

The Premier mine situated in Cullinan, South.
Africa produced the biggest gem diamond.
ever in 1905. The Cullinan Diamond.
weighed 3,106.75 carats. This mine.
produced the Golden Jubilee diamond.
which weighed 545.67 carats. This mine is.
owned by the De Beers Company and was.
relabelled The Cullinan Diamond Mine in.
2003 in event of its centennial.

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