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Diamond production [2] (million USD) Country 2021 production 2020 production Botswana 4657: 2521 Russia 2643: 2255 Angola 1626: 1017 Canada 1512: 929 South Africa 1360: 959 Namibia
Aquamarine variety of beryl with tourmaline on orthoclase. Arsenopyrite from Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico. Aurichalcite needles spraying out within a protected pocket lined by bladed calcite crystals. Austinite from the Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Ametrine containing amethyst and citrine, from Bolivia.
Mining. Mining of sulfur from a deposit at the edge of Ijen 's crater lake, Indonesia. Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly created artificially in a laboratory or factory.
The Koh-i-Noor (Persian for 'Mountain of Light'; / ˌkoʊɪˈnʊər / KOH-in-OOR), [ b ][ 4 ][ 5 ] also spelt Koh-e-Noor, Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing 105.6 carats (21.12 g). [ a ] It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The diamond is currently set in the Crown of Queen ...
Open-pit mining, also known as open-cast or open-cut mining and in larger contexts mega-mining, [1] is a surface mining technique that extracts rock or minerals from the earth. Open-pit mines are used when deposits of commercially useful ore or rocks are found near the surface where the overburden is relatively thin. In contrast, deeper mineral ...
Orapa is an open pit style of mine and is the largest diamond mine in the world by area. The mine is located on two kimberlite pipes that converge near the surface, covering 1.18 km 2 (0.46 sq mi). Orapa operates seven days per week, and produces 20 million tonnes (20,000,000 long tons; 22,000,000 short tons) of ore and an additional 40 million ...
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The mining industry of Botswana has dominated the national economy of Botswana since the 1970s, being a primary sector industry. [3] Diamond has been the leading component of the mineral sector ever since production of gems started being extracted by the mining company Debswana. [4][5] Most of Botswana 's diamond production is of gem quality ...