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Can you buy diamonds from Sierra Leone?

Do most of America's diamonds that we buy come from Sierra Leone?

  • are there any other diamonds that we buy besides conflict diamonds?

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    1. Africa Angola Catoca Diamond Mine: Fourth largest diamond mine in world. Kimberlite pipe. map Fucauma Diamond Mine: Newly constructed. Owned by Endiama (40%) & Trans Hex (35%). Luarica Diamond Mine: Owned by Endiama (38%) & Trans Hex (32%). Luzamba Diamond Mine: Angola's largest alluvial mine, Endiama (50%), Odebrecht (50%). map Botswana Damtshaa Diamond Mine: (water for a tortoise) New open pit mine. De Beers / Botswana. map Jwaneng Diamond Mine: (place of small stones) richest mine in world. De Beers/Botswana. map Letlhakane Diamond Mine: ("little reeds") second oldest of four - De Beers / Botswana. map Orapa Diamond Mine: (resting place for lions) Largest/oldest of four - DeBeers/Botswana. map Congo (DROC or RDC) Bakwanga Mine: (aka Bushimaïe, Lubilash) Alluvial river mines in Kasaï. MIBA. map Forminière Diamond Mine: Alluvial mine located on the River Tshikapa, in Kasaï - closed. map Lesotho Letseng Diamond Mine: Open-cast mine in Maluti Mountains 70 km from Mokhotlong. map Namibia Elizabeth Bay Mine: Open-cast mine in Namib desert, south of Lüderitz. Namdeb. map Orange River (Daberas) Mines: Orange River alluvium. Namdeb Namib Gov. map Marine Mining: Namco Mining operates a dredging fleet off the west coast of Namibia. map Sierra Leone Magna Egoli Mine: Largest mechanized mine in Sierra Leone. Waldman Resources, Israel. map Koidu-Sefadu Mines: Subsistence digging in alluvium pits west of Koidu. map Koidu Open Pit Mines: Kimberlite open-pit mines just south of Koidu. map South Africa Baken Diamond Mine: Located along Orange River in North Cape, So Africa. Trans Hex. map Cullinan Diamond Mine: Open Pit/Hard Rock diamond mine owned by De Beers. map Finsch Diamond Mine: Finsch is an open-pit mine near Lime Acres, De Beers operated. map Kimberley Diamond Mine: Started in 1871, the Kimberley Open Pits closed in 2005. map Koffiefontein Diamond Mine: The Koffiefontein mine opened in 1870. Closed in 2006. map The Oaks Diamond Mine: In Limpopo province. Open-pit mine De Beers operated. map Venetia Diamond Mine: Limpopo, produces over 40% of world's gem-quality diamonds. map Tanzania Williamson Diamond Mine: (aka Mwadui mine) Open Pit mine. 75% De Beers ownership map Zimbabwe Murowa Diamond Mine: Open Pit & Underground mine. 75% De Beers ownership. map River Ranch Diamond Mine: Open Pit & Underground mine. 75% De Beers ownership.. 2. Conflict diamonds are diamonds illegally traded to fund conflict in war-torn areas, particularly in central and western Africa. The United Nations (UN) defines conflict diamonds as "...diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security Council." These diamonds are sometimes referred to as "blood diamonds." Diamonds coming from the other Mines are not!! http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/diamond_mine_list.html

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We also buy diamond from countries like South Africa, which aren't exactly categorized as "conflict countries". I believe countries in South America also produce diamond. Regardless, the labour costs are far too low in those countries, so it still has its negative points.

George B

When you buy jewelry with diamonds, the jeweler is required under the Kimberly Act to show certification of where the diamond was obtained.

meow

When you think gems; think south America When diamonds, it's Africa all the way!

Mary & Mike

No there are also Canadian, Russian, and diamonds from other African countries like Botswana and South Africa.

Ned

Nope...Most of the diamonds that are sold in the world market come from Botswana...In fact 40% of the worlds diamond production come from Jwaneng, Orapa and Letlhakane mines in Botswana...and no these diamonds are not conflict diamonds...they are clean diamonds as they have all gone through the Kimberly process to determine their origin..

kevin

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