List of Active Diamond Mines:
Currently there are eleven major 'diamond producing' nations, and a host of other counties with operational and/or historic alluvial, open pit, and hard rock diamond mines. There are also several African nations with ongoing off-shore dredging/vacuming operations.
These lists also contains new project explorations, mining operator info, mining industry inside news, links to satellite images of the mines (where available), and any relevant geographic data.
AFRICA
Angola
1. Catoca Diamond Mine: Fourth largest diamond mine in world. Kimberlite pipe.
2. Fucauma Diamond Mine: Newly constructed. Owned by Endiama (40%) & Trans Hex (35%).
3. Luarica Diamond Mine: Owned by Endiama (38%) & Trans Hex (32%).
4. Luzamba Diamond Mine: Angola's largest alluvial mine, Endiama (50%), Odebrecht (50%).
Botswana
1. Damtshaa Diamond Mine: (water for a tortoise) New open pit mine. De Beers / Botswana.
2. Jwaneng Diamond Mine: (place of small stones) richest mine in world. De Beers/Botswana.
3. Letlhakane Diamond Mine: ("little reeds") second oldest of four - De Beers / Botswana.
4. Orapa Diamond Mine: (resting place for lions) Largest/oldest of four - DeBeers/Botswana.
Congo (DROC or RDC)
1. Bakwanga Mine: (aka Bushimaïe, Lubilash) Alluvial river mines in Kasaï. MIBA.
2. Forminière Diamond Mine: Alluvial mine located on the River Tshikapa, in Kasaï - closed.
Lesotho
1. Letseng Diamond Mine: Open-cast mine in Maluti Mountains 70 km from Mokhotlong.
Namibia
1. Elizabeth Bay Mine: Open-cast mine in Namib desert, south of Lüderitz. Namdeb.
2. Orange River (Daberas) Mines: Orange River alluvium. Namdeb Namib Gov.
3. Marine Mining: Namco Mining operates a dredging fleet off the west coast of Namibia.
Sierra Leone
1. Magna Egoli Mine: Largest mechanized mine in Sierra Leone. Waldman Resources, Israel.
2. Koidu-Sefadu Mines: Subsistence digging in alluvium pits west of Koidu.
3. Koidu Open Pit Mines: Kimberlite open-pit mines just south of Koidu.
South Africa
1. Baken Diamond Mine: Located along Orange River in North Cape, So Africa. Trans Hex.
2. Cullinan Diamond Mine: Open Pit/Hard Rock diamond mine owned by De Beers.
3. Finsch Diamond Mine: Finsch is an open-pit mine near Lime Acres, De Beers operated.
4. Kimberley Diamond Mine: Started in 1871, the Kimberley Open Pits closed in 2005.
5. Koffiefontein Diamond Mine: The Koffiefontein mine opened in 1870. Closed in 2006.
6. The Oaks Diamond Mine: In Limpopo province. Open-pit mine De Beers operated.
7. Venetia Diamond Mine: Limpopo, produces over 40% of world's gem-quality diamonds.
Tanzania
1. Williamson Diamond Mine: (aka Mwadui mine) Open Pit mine. 75% De Beers ownership
Zimbabwe
1. Murowa Diamond Mine: Open Pit & Underground mine. 75% De Beers ownership.
2. River Ranch Diamond Mine: Open Pit & Underground mine. 75% De Beers ownership.
AUSTRALIA
East Kimberley
1. Argyle Diamond Mine: Largest producer in world, mostly industrial grade. Rio Tinto.
Borneo
Cempaka/Riam Kanan, South Kalimantan
1. Cempaka Diamond Mines: Alluvials mined by indigenous artisanal Kalimantan miners.
CANADA
North West Territories (NWT)
1. Diavik Diamond Mine: The Diavik diamond mine is located in the NWT.
2. Ekati Diamond Mine: Canada's first diamond mining operation, located in NWT.
INDIA
Madhya Pradesh
1. Panna Diamond Mine: Alluvial mine in state of Madhya Pradesh.
RUSSIA
Siberia
1. Aikhal GOK Mine: Three open-pit kimberlite pipe mines: Aikhal, Jubilee, and Sytykan.
2. Anabar GOK Mine: The norther most location of Russia's diomond mines.
3. Jubilee (Yubileinaya) Mine: Newer open-pit kimberlite mine near Udachny. Alrosa.
4. Mirna Mine: Largest diamond deposit in Russia and one of the largest in the world.
Udachnaya (Udachny) Pipe Mine: One of the deepest diamond mines in the world.
Currently there are eleven major 'diamond producing' nations, and a host of other counties with operational and/or historic alluvial, open pit, and hard rock diamond mines. There are also several African nations with ongoing off-shore dredging/vacuming operations.
These lists also contains new project explorations, mining operator info, mining industry inside news, links to satellite images of the mines (where available), and any relevant geographic data.
AFRICA
Angola
1. Catoca Diamond Mine: Fourth largest diamond mine in world. Kimberlite pipe.
2. Fucauma Diamond Mine: Newly constructed. Owned by Endiama (40%) & Trans Hex (35%).
3. Luarica Diamond Mine: Owned by Endiama (38%) & Trans Hex (32%).
4. Luzamba Diamond Mine: Angola's largest alluvial mine, Endiama (50%), Odebrecht (50%).
Botswana
1. Damtshaa Diamond Mine: (water for a tortoise) New open pit mine. De Beers / Botswana.
2. Jwaneng Diamond Mine: (place of small stones) richest mine in world. De Beers/Botswana.
3. Letlhakane Diamond Mine: ("little reeds") second oldest of four - De Beers / Botswana.
4. Orapa Diamond Mine: (resting place for lions) Largest/oldest of four - DeBeers/Botswana.
Congo (DROC or RDC)
1. Bakwanga Mine: (aka Bushimaïe, Lubilash) Alluvial river mines in Kasaï. MIBA.
2. Forminière Diamond Mine: Alluvial mine located on the River Tshikapa, in Kasaï - closed.
Lesotho
1. Letseng Diamond Mine: Open-cast mine in Maluti Mountains 70 km from Mokhotlong.
Namibia
1. Elizabeth Bay Mine: Open-cast mine in Namib desert, south of Lüderitz. Namdeb.
2. Orange River (Daberas) Mines: Orange River alluvium. Namdeb Namib Gov.
3. Marine Mining: Namco Mining operates a dredging fleet off the west coast of Namibia.
Sierra Leone
1. Magna Egoli Mine: Largest mechanized mine in Sierra Leone. Waldman Resources, Israel.
2. Koidu-Sefadu Mines: Subsistence digging in alluvium pits west of Koidu.
3. Koidu Open Pit Mines: Kimberlite open-pit mines just south of Koidu.
South Africa
1. Baken Diamond Mine: Located along Orange River in North Cape, So Africa. Trans Hex.
2. Cullinan Diamond Mine: Open Pit/Hard Rock diamond mine owned by De Beers.
3. Finsch Diamond Mine: Finsch is an open-pit mine near Lime Acres, De Beers operated.
4. Kimberley Diamond Mine: Started in 1871, the Kimberley Open Pits closed in 2005.
5. Koffiefontein Diamond Mine: The Koffiefontein mine opened in 1870. Closed in 2006.
6. The Oaks Diamond Mine: In Limpopo province. Open-pit mine De Beers operated.
7. Venetia Diamond Mine: Limpopo, produces over 40% of world's gem-quality diamonds.
Tanzania
1. Williamson Diamond Mine: (aka Mwadui mine) Open Pit mine. 75% De Beers ownership
Zimbabwe
1. Murowa Diamond Mine: Open Pit & Underground mine. 75% De Beers ownership.
2. River Ranch Diamond Mine: Open Pit & Underground mine. 75% De Beers ownership.
AUSTRALIA
East Kimberley
1. Argyle Diamond Mine: Largest producer in world, mostly industrial grade. Rio Tinto.
Borneo
Cempaka/Riam Kanan, South Kalimantan
1. Cempaka Diamond Mines: Alluvials mined by indigenous artisanal Kalimantan miners.
CANADA
North West Territories (NWT)
1. Diavik Diamond Mine: The Diavik diamond mine is located in the NWT.
2. Ekati Diamond Mine: Canada's first diamond mining operation, located in NWT.
INDIA
Madhya Pradesh
1. Panna Diamond Mine: Alluvial mine in state of Madhya Pradesh.
RUSSIA
Siberia
1. Aikhal GOK Mine: Three open-pit kimberlite pipe mines: Aikhal, Jubilee, and Sytykan.
2. Anabar GOK Mine: The norther most location of Russia's diomond mines.
3. Jubilee (Yubileinaya) Mine: Newer open-pit kimberlite mine near Udachny. Alrosa.
4. Mirna Mine: Largest diamond deposit in Russia and one of the largest in the world.
Udachnaya (Udachny) Pipe Mine: One of the deepest diamond mines in the world.