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Inside the world's biggest diamond mine where conditions are so harsh work stops three months a year

Deep in the Siberian wilderness sits the world’s largest diamond mine where conditions get so bad, work there has to stop for ...
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Could the world's next big diamond mine be in Saskatchewan?

The kimberlite field is surrounded by boreal forest and fertile farmland. The main territory of James Smith Cree Nation is ...
Daily Journal

Botswana, the country with the biggest diamonds, gets an improved 10-year deal with miner De Beers

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The Botswana government signed a new diamond sales agreement crucial to its economy with the De Beers mining company on Tuesday after seven years of negotiations. The deal ...
World Politics Review

More Trouble Ahead for Diamond Mining in Africa

A diamond miner works in a mine in Mbuji Mayi, Congo, July 31, 2006 (AP photo by Schalk van Zuydam). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) ...
Reuters

Lesotho mine yields one of world's largest diamonds

LONDON (Reuters) - Miners in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho have found one of the world's largest diamonds, a near-flawless white gem weighing nearly 500 carats, mining group Gem Diamonds ...
Reuters

Lucara finds largest uncut diamond in recent history in Botswana mine

TORONTO (Reuters) - Lucara Diamond Corp has unearthed the largest uncut diamond in recent history in its Karowe mine in Botswana, the Canadian company said on Thursday, beating its own record ...