Top Five Diamond Production Countries in the World

The first diamond mine in the Northwest Territories, known as Ekati, opened in 1998 because of this discovery. The Canadian Arctic Diamond Company currently oversees the operations of Ekati, which is a responsible environmental steward and an important source of high-quality jobs and money for the area.

Most of Canada's diamonds are mined in the Northwest Territories, which covers about 40% of the total geographic area. There are currently four diamond mines working in Canada, namely at the Ekati, Diavik, and Gahcho Kué mines.

4. the Democratic Republic of the Congo (14.09 million Carats)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the country that turned South Africa's diamond industry into a lucrative one. Miniere de Bakwange (MIBA), a joint venture between Belgian business Sibeka and the DRC government which controls 80% of the company is the only commercial diamond producer in DRC.

Although the ongoing political unrest has caused production to drop recently, the DRC can produce more diamonds. Only a small area is inspected, and mining is only carried out on a small scale. Most of DRC's output is mined by the informal sector rather than mining companies.

5. South Africa (9.72 million Carats)

Nearly all of the modern diamond trade originates in South Africa. The earliest diamond found in South Africa was an alluvial diamond in 1869.

Later, the blue stone was given the name of the mining town: kimberlite. One of the largest diamond deposits in the country is located in Gauteng province, South Africa. As governments and miners continue to find significant diamond resources and pipelines, demand for diamonds in South Africa is expected to increase.

Therefore, the global diamond industry can continue to develop and show a bright future as long as economic prosperity continues to increase and as long as there are unmined diamond reserves.