There are a limited number of commercially available diamond mines currently operating in the world, with the 50 largest mines accounting for approximately 90% of global supply.[1] Diamonds are also mined alluvially over disperse areas, where diamonds have been eroded out of the ground, deposited, and concentrated by water or weather action. There is also at least one example of a heritage diamond mine (Crater of Diamonds State Park).
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Africa
editAngola
editBotswana
edit- Damtshaa diamond mine
- Jwaneng diamond mine
- Letlhakane diamond mine
- Orapa diamond mine
- Karowe diamond mine
- Lerala diamond mine
South Africa
edit- Baken diamond mine
- Cullinan diamond mine (previously "Premier mine")
- Finsch diamond mine
- Kimberley, Northern Cape
- Koffiefontein mine
- Venetia diamond mine
- Royal Thulare Mine
Others
editKao diamond mine, Lesotho
Asia
editRussia
editIndia
editIndonesia
edit- Martapura
Australia
editNorth America
editCanada
edit- Diavik Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories
- Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories
- Jericho Diamond Mine, Nunavut
- Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories
- Victor Diamond Mine, Ontario
- Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project, Northwest Territories
- Renard Diamond Mine, Quebec
United States
edit- Crater of Diamonds State Park, Arkansas (Former mine now a state park)
- Kelsey Lake Diamond Mine, Colorado (Former mine no longer in operation)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Zimnisky, Paul (March 13, 2014). "The state of global rough diamond supply 2014". Mining.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014.