Middle East: Treasures, Burials and Antiquities Department of the Arab world has recently shared an update regarding the 5 (five) largest diamond mines discovered worldwide. The authorities have mentioned the locations and details of such mines in recent publishing.
According to the reports, of all the five discovered diamond mines, one of them is in the poorest country in the world. In addition, “Diamond stone is a type of high-class gemstone and highly relevant among people, and is one of the most precious stone types, and is classified as the jeweller that adorns the jewellery, but in its essence,” said reports.
However, despite its fame and connection in the jewellery industry, 80% of the extracted diamonds are used in research and industrial applications since they are the most solid material on the planet, reports noted.
The authorities from the antiquities department further reveal the locations of the found diamond mines, which read as follows:
First up: Russia
Russia is home to the world’s richest and largest resource of diamonds; with more than 12 diamond mines, Russia tops the list of the most diamond-producing countries and is the largest source of raw diamonds in the world.
Russia extracted between 38 and 39 million carats of mass in 2014, and its production of diamonds increased in 2018, extracting 43 million carats of mass.
Russia has an estimated 973 million carats of mass resources, of which a mass reserve is estimated at 608 million carats, according to the latest reports.
Second time: Botswana
Botswana is Africa’s largest diamond-producing country and second largest diamond-producing nation in the world, in 2013 the country extracted 23.2 million carats of copper worth 3.6 billion dollars, Botswana’s diamonds are larger and better quality than Russian diamonds, and diamonds represent about 25% of Botswana’ GDP and 60% Of its export.
Additionally, Botswana has seven first-class mass mines, including Ouropa and Gwaning, the most productive mass mines in the world, with Gwening alone producing about 10 million carats of mass annually.
Third: Democratic Republic of the Congo
It is one of the poorest countries in the world, and according to some statistics, it is the poorest of all. Still, it comes in third place among the world’s largest diamond-producing countries despite its declining production in recent years.
Diamond production in 2018 amounted to 16.4 million carats, worth $136.1 million, and diamond production increased in 2019 by about 19 million carats.
Fourth down: Australia
Australia began diamond mining in 1981, Argyll, owned by Rio Tinto, is the largest diamond mine in the country, producing more than 12 million carats of gold annually, and although Australia comes fourth on the list, its current production is expected to fall of 14.2 million carats. To 134.7k carats in 2021 due to diamond depletion.
Fifth: Canada
Canada began diamond mining in 1998, and the country extracted 10.6 million carats of Mas in 2013, worth $1.9 billion, and 2018 increased diamond production to 23 million carats, worth $2.7 billion, and among the most important diamond mines in the country are Ekati, Dyakik, Snap Lake and Victor.
