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Author: Admin | 2025-04-27
The mine has been producing about 10 million carats of high-quality diamonds per year. The mine is owned by a company named Debswana, a joint venture company between De Beers and the government of Botswana - hence the name "Debswana."The diamond industry is the most important contributor to economic activity in Botswana. Diamonds account for about 60% of Botswana's exports and about 25% of its gross domestic product. De Beers is in charge of selling all of Debswana's rough and has built the largest diamond sorting and selling facility in the world in Gaborone, the capital and largest city of Botswana. There, stones mined by De Beers in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa are sorted and offered to diamond buyers and manufacturers from around the world in De Beers' famous "sightholder sales."Diavik Diamond Mine: Aerial photograph of the Diavik Diamond Mine located in the North Slave Region of Canada's Northwest Territories. Diavik was the second diamond mine to open in Canada, producing its first diamonds in 2003. The pipes being mined were originally exposed on the bottom of Lac de Gras. Dikes were built around the pipes, and the area to be mined was dewatered by pumping. This created an island which now allows mining below the level of the surrounding lake. Photo courtesy of The Diavik Diamond Mine.Canadian certified diamond: Artistic photo of a diamond ring atop of a CanadaMarkTM certificate of origin. For this diamond the certificate indicates the mine of origin, the rough weight, the polished weight and the serial number of the diamond. The serial number is inscribed on the girdle of the diamond along with the CanadaMarkTM hallmark. This is an assurance of the integrity of the supply chain of Canadian certified diamonds from mine to retail. Image Copyright 2016 Dominion Diamond Corporation.Related: Diamond
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