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Famous Diamond Mines Chart (A Searchable Collection of Famous Diamond Mines in the World)

This is 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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Famous Diamond Mines Chart

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

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