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This is a list of countries by diamond production, based on data reported by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. ... South Africa: 794: 1539: 1360: 959
The following is a list of countries and territories by diamond exports. Data is for 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2023 in billions of United States dollars, as reported by The Observatory of Economic Complexity and the International Trade Centre. Currently the countries exporting over one billion dollars in 2023 are listed:
South Africa mined gold production, 1940–2011. South Africa accounted for 15% of the world's gold production in 2002 [23] and 12% in 2005, though the nation had produced as much as 30% of the yearly world output as recently as 1993. Despite declining production, South Africa's gold exports were valued at US$3.8 billion in 2005. [24]
The African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA) is an intergovernmental organization of leading diamond-producing nations. Founded on 4 November 2006 through the Luanda Declaration, ADPA is headquartered in Luanda, Republic of Angola.
The second-largest mineral industry in the world is the mineral industry of Africa, which implies large quantities of resources due to Africa being the second largest continent, with 30.37 million square kilometres of land.With a population of 1.4 billion living there, mineral exploration and production constitute significant parts of their economies for many African countries and remain keys ...
In line with the South African Mining Charter, the Petra Diamonds Cullinan Consortium included broad based Black Economic Empowerment partners. [6] The Cullinan kimberlite pipe is the second largest indicated diamond resource in the world by in-situ value. The current operating levels include the B-Cut at a depth of 747 metres, and beneath that ...
It is situated close to the South African town of Alldays in the Limpopo province and is located within the 360 km 2 Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve. The open cast mine is one of De Beers’ six remaining diamond mines in South Africa and the only major diamond mine to be developed in the country during the past 25 years. As such, the mine ...
The Baken diamond mine is a diamond mine located along the lower Orange River in South Africa. The mine is owned and operated by Lower Orange River Diamonds. The central processing plant has been operational at Baken since 2001. In 2004 the Baken mine produced 88,063 carats (17.6126 kg); average stone size for the year was 1.29 carats (258 mg).