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RICHEST DIAMOND
MINES IN THE WORLD
As the saying goes, “Not all
that glitters is gold”, but it may
very well be a diamond, or a
diamond mine. There are quite
a few diamond mines in the
world. However, how much do
you know about them? There
can be some pretty fantastic
stones waiting to be found in
some of the richest mines of
the world.
India was once home to the
richest mines in the world.
This is no longer the case. Now,
the richest mines are located
in Africa and Russia. Want to
know about the richest mines
in the world? Read on then.
Mir Mine Photo by Amusing Planet
Photo by SEALSwimSafe
Udachny Mine Photo by Mining
The Catoca is located in
Angola, Africa and it comes
fifth in the list of largest
diamond mines in the
world. It has been estimated
that the mine contains 130
million carats of diamonds
that can be mined. Sounds
a whopping quantity? That’s
nothing compared to the
rest. The mine in Argyle,
Australia supposedly contains
more than 140 million carats.
Production started in 1983
and it’s set to continue till
2020.
Russia, on the other hand, is
home to the top three largest
diamond mines in the world.
The Mir mine was once the
largest in the world but it has
dropped to the third largest.
Estimates put the carat count
at 141 million. The second
largest in the world is the
Udachny mine, with an
estimated capacity of more
than 152 million carats. The
trophy for the largest diamond
mine in the world, goes to
the Jubilee Diamond Mine
which contains more than 153
million carats of diamonds. In
2012 alone, 10.4 million carats
were produced by this mine.
That’s a lot of shiny stones for
sure!
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