About 13 million carats of diamonds are produced within a year, so let’s talk about today’s modern diamond mining. Today more than fifty percent of the world’s diamonds come from Africa. The rest of the supply is then supplied by Canada, Russia, Australia, and Brazil. Large-scale diamond mining was started in the Kimberly and lamproites of South Africa in the 1870s. Diamonds were also found in the USA in Arkansas, Mexico, Montana, and Colorado in 2004.
World’s Top 10 Diamond Mines
- Aikhal Diamond Mine:- Sakha (Yakutia), Republic of Russia
Capacity: 40.7 million Carat Diamonds
Managed By: Alrosa Diamond Company
Learn More:- http://eng.alrosa.ru/corporate-structure/aikhal-mining-and-processing-division/
2. Jwaneng Diamond Mine:- south-central, Botswana
Capacity: 11 million diamonds- Recovered
Managed By: Debswana And De Beers Joint Venture
Learn More:- http://www.debswana.com/Operations/
3. Udachny diamond mine:- Sakha Republic, Russia
Capacity: 225.8 million carats
Managed By: Alrosa Diamond Company
Learn More:- http://eng.alrosa.ru/operations/mining/
4. Nyurba Diamond Mine:- Nyurba, Russia
Capacity: 132.75 million carats
Managed By: Alrosa Diamond Company-Nyurba mining and processing division
Learn More:- http://eng.alrosa.ru/corporate-structure/nyurba-mining-and-processing-division/
5. Orapa diamond mine:- Orapa, Botswana
Capacity: 11 million carats – Annual
Managed By: Debswana And De Beers Joint Venture
Learn More:- http://www.debswana.com/Operations/Pages/Orapa-Mine.aspx
6. Catoca diamond mine:- Angola
Capacity: 60 million carat
Managed By: Endiama (the state mining company of Angola), Alrosa of Russia, Odebrecht of Brazil, and the Diamond Finance CY BV Group
Learn More:- http://eng.alrosa.ru/corporate-structure/sociedade-mineira-de-catoca-catoca-ltd/
7. Ekati diamond mine:- Northwest Territories in Canada
Capacity: 105.4 million carat
Managed By: Dominion Diamond Mine
Learn More:- https://www.ddmines.com/ekati-diamond-mine-operations/
8. Venetia diamond mine:- Musina in Limpopo Province of South Africa
Capacity: 92.4 million carat
Managed By: De Beers Group
Learn More:- https://www.debeersgroup.com/the-group/about-debeers-group/mines/south-africa/venetia
9. Lomonosov diamond mine:- Arkhangelsk, Russia
Capacity: 73.89 million carat
Managed By: Alrosa Diamond Company
Learn More:- http://eng.alrosa.ru/corporate-structure/ojsc-severalmaz/
10. Mir diamond mine:- Yakutia region of Russia
Capacity: 57.77 million carat
Managed By: Alrosa Diamond Company
Learn More:- http://eng.alrosa.ru/corporate-structure/mirny-mining-processing-division/
