Famous Diamond Mines Chart (A Searchable Collection of Famous Diamond Mines in the World)
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a searchable collection of famous diamond mines in the world. As for scarcity, diamonds are far rarer than gold.It is the hardest rock on Earth and valuable for industrial and jewelry purposes.
The top five producing countries are Russia, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and Canada.They account for more than 75% of total production of diamonds by weight. The chart is resource for your diamond buying and collecting.
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Catoca diamond mine
The Catoca diamond mine is the fourth largest diamond mine in the world, and is located in Angola.The mine is located on a kimberlite pipe. Estimated reserves are 60 million carats (12,000 kg). Reserves/Resources: 60 million carats Products: The mine had production of 1.8 million carats (360 kg) in 2000 and 2.6 million carats (520 kg) in 2001. Owner: The mine is owned by a consortium of international mining interests, including Endiama (the state mining company of Angola) (32.8% ownership), Alrosa of Russia (32.8%), Odebrecht of Brazil (16.4%), and the Diamond Finance CY BV Group (16.8%). country/region: ANGOLA Continent: Africa
| Fucauma Diamond Mine
The Fucauma Diamond Mine is a diamond mine under construction in the Lunda Norte Province of Angola. Reserves/Resources: Probable reserves are 849,000 cubic meters of ore at an ore grade of 20.0 carats per 100 cubic meters. There is a waste rock overburden of about 3.3 million cubic meters. Products: 120,000 carats per annum Owner: The mine is owned by a consortium of diamond mining companies, the two largest holders being Endiama with 40 percent ownership and Trans Hex with 35% ownership. country/region: ANGOLA Continent: Africa
| Luarica diamond mine
The Luarica diamond mine is a diamond mine located in Angola. Reserves/Resources: Probable reserves are 1.3 million cubic meters of ore at an ore grade of 21.6 carats (4.3 g) per 100 cubic meters (43.2 mg/m3). There is a waste rock overburden of about 9.5 million cubic meters. Products: 95,000 carats in 2003 Owner: . The mine is owned by a consortium of diamond mining companies, the two largest holders being Endiama with 38 percent ownership and Trans Hex with 32 percent ownership. country/region: ANGOLA Continent: Africa
| Oaneisue mine country/region: AUSTRALIA Continent: Oceania
| Ellendale diamond mine
The Ellendale Mine is a open pit diamond mine located some 2,000 km north of Perth in Western Australia. It is one of the world's best sources of highly prized fancy yellow diamonds. Mining is currently estimated to continue until 2014.
. Reserves/Resources: Total measured, indicated and inferred resources as at June 30, 2005, were 68,07 Mt.
Ellendale has resources of more than 1.6 million carats Products: The mine produced over 766,000 carats during its first five years of operations. Production reached 378,000 carats following the expansion of diamond production facilities at Ellendale Pipe 9. Owner: The mine is owned by Gem Diamonds Ltd's wholly-owned subsidiary, the Kimberley Diamond Company. country/region: AUSTRALIA Continent: Oceania
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