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Argye mine located in the Kimberley region in the far north east of Western Australia. Owned by Rio Tinto, this mine is the world’s largest single producer of volume of diamonds. However, due to low proportion of gem quality diamonds it is not the value leader. It does produce 90-95% of the world’s supply of pink diamonds.

Diavik is also owned by Rio Tinto, located in Canada it is a very large mine. It is located north of Yellowknife & south of the Artic Circle on an island. The island is connected by an ice road. It is also an important part of the regions economy employing further than 700 people and producing more than 8 million carats annually.

Ekati diamond mine is owned by BHP Billiton and located south of the artic circle in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The Ekati is Canada’s first operational diamond mine. Diamonds mined here are sold under the Aurias trade name Authenticity is verified through Canada Mark service. CanadaMark service is also owned by BHP Billiton Diamonds, Inc.

Baken diamond mine is located along the lower Orange River in South Africa. It is owned and operated by Trans Hex. The average size stone for 2004 was 1.29 carats. In 2004, this mine produced a 78.nine carat D color flawless diamond that sold for more than 1.8 million dollars (US), as well as a 27.67 pink diamond that was sold for over 1 million US dollars.

Merlin is the second of only two diamond mines in Australia. No longer operating it was owned by Rio Tinto and sold to Striker Resources, who has explored the possibilities of reopening the mine.

Orapa is the world’s largest diamond mine. It us located 240 Km west of Francistown. The mine is owned by “Debswana” which is a partnership between DeBeers and the government of Botswana. This mine operates 7 days a week. It maintains pre primary and primary schools for its employee’s children. There is also a 100 bed hospital and game park. This mine began production in 1971 and is the oldest mine owned by the Debswana Company.

The Premier mine located in Cullinan, South Africa produced the largest gem diamond ever in 1905. The Cullinan Diamond weighed three,106.75 carats. This mine also produced the Golden Jubilee diamond which weighed 545.67 carats. This mine is owned by the De Beers Company and was renamed The Cullinan Diamond Mine in 2003 in celebration of its centennial.

What Are Dirty Diamonds
Diamonds become dirty. When you wash your hands with a diamond ring on...
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Choosing Cut Of Diamond
The most popular cuts are heart, marquise, oval, pear, princess, round, tril...
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How To Care For Your Diamond
First, you should take your diamond jewelry to a jeweler once a year. Have him check the m...
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How Are Diamonds Cut
Diamonds are cut with saws, into round shapes. From the rounded shape, other shapes may be cut, s...
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Famous Diamonds
The Dresden Green stands out among the natural colored diamonds. It is the largest green diamon...
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Insuring Your Diamond
The first type of insurance policies for diamonds is an Actual Cash Value policy. If the ...
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How To Sell A Diamond
First, have the diamond appraised. In fact, have it appraised by 2 or three jewelers to get an accurate idea of the di...
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Bonded Diamonds
First, bonded diamonds have a purchase back policy for the life of the diamond. N...
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How To Spot A Fake Diamond
First, only deal with reputable jewelers, and when you find a reputable jeweler, stick with them. Avoid buying diam...
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About Diamond Clarity
Many people mistakenly think that diamond clar...
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How Diamonds Are Mined
When pipe mining is used, the diamonds are extracted from the eart...
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Diamond Grading
On the color grading scale, D, E, and F m...
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Diamond Certificates
With a diamond certificate, you can verify the co...
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Colored Diamonds
Treatments like irradiation make it possible for more peo...
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How Diamonds Are Priced
Diamond prices are determined first by adding the cost of the rough diamond, the cost of cutting th...
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Buying Diamonds Online
First, consider your reasons for wanting to purchase the diamond online, as opposed to making a...
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Diamond Brands
Branding is actually based on who owns the diamond. For instance, if DeBeers owns t...
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Blood Diamonds Conflict Diamonds
Blood diamonds, sometimes also referred to as conflict diamonds, are mined in wartorn African countries by mili...
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Diamond Engagement Rings
First, determine how much ring you can afford. Mos...
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How To Clean Your Diamond
Want to keep that Brilliance and Shine? Diamonds require cleaning so that maximum amounts of ...
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Synthetic Diamonds
Although the technology for synthetic diamonds came into play in 1954, no s...
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Are Diamonds Rare
For every 1 million diamonds that are mined, only one will be found that is ...
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Diamond Scams
A common scam that most jewelry stores participate in is the...
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DiamondPartners
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About Diamond Weights
However, in the far east, where Carob trees do not grow, rice was used to measure the weight of a diam...
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