List of Top 10 Biggest Diamond Mines in the World 2024
The top ten diamond mines in the world, their location, and expected date of closure are listed in the table below.
Name of the Mine |
Location |
Owner |
Operations Till (expected) |
---|---|---|---|
Jwaneng Mine |
Kgalagadi District, Botswana |
Government of Botswana |
2036 |
Kao Mine |
Butha-Buthe, Lesotho |
Namakwa Diamonds |
2034 |
Orapa Mine |
Central District, Botswana |
Government of Botswana |
2036 |
Venetia Mine |
Limpopo, South Africa |
Anglo American Plc |
2046 |
Gahcho Kue Project |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
Mountain Province Diamonds |
2030 |
Ekati Diamond Mine |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
Arctic Canadian Diamond |
2028 |
Jubilee Mine |
Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia |
ALROSA |
2030 |
Diavik Diamond Mine |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
Rio Tinto |
2025 |
Udachny Mine |
Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Russia |
ALROSA |
2037 |
Vladamir Grib Project |
Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. |
Otkritie Holding |
2033 |
Note: The above data is taken in reference with Mining Technology’s update and Statista’s update as on October, 2023.
Top 10 Biggest Diamond Mines in the World 2024
Top Ten biggest Diamond Mines in the world cover the largest contributors to the Diamond Industry. Approximately, 116 million carat diamonds are produced in the world every year. Most of these largest diamond mines are located in Russia, Africa, Canada, Botswana, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Russia has the majority of diamond reserves around the globe, producing around 42 billion carats of diamonds every year. Individual Companies and others in joint ventures with the government own some of them.
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