Diamond mining in India

Diamonds resources in India :

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The Vindhayan system have diamond

bearing regions from which Panna and

Golconda diamonds have been mined.

1. Panna belt in Madhya Pradesh;

2. Wajrakarur Kimberlite pipe in Anantapur

district and

3. Gravels of the Krishna river basin in

The new kimberlite fields are discovered

recently in Raichur-Gulbarga districts of

Karnataka.

 Reserves of diamonds in India are not yet

exhausted and modern methods are being

applied for intensive prospecting and

mining.

 Cutting and polishing of diamonds is done

by modem techniques at important

centres like Surat, Navasari, Ahmedabad,

Palampur etc.

Andhra Pradesh.

 Reserves have been estimated only in

Panna belt and Krishna Gravels in Andhra

Pradesh.

Diamonds Across the World :--

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The leading producers of natural diamond

are Russia, Botswana, Canada, Australia,

South Africa, Russia and Zaire [Congo].

 Other important producers include

Namibia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone,

Venezuela, Brazil etc.

 US is the largest producer of synthetic

industrial diamonds

Russia holds what is believed to be the

world’s largest and richest diamond

resources.

 Botswana is the leading diamond-

producing country in terms of value, and

the second largest in terms of volume. The

two important ones are Orapa and

Jwaneng, two of the most prolific diamond

mines in the world.

 Botswana’s resources produce the full

range of diamonds, in all sizes, colors and

clarities.

 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is

also one of the Africa's largest diamond

producer.

 Australia is the leading producer of color

diamonds. Australia is famous for its pink,

purple and red diamonds.

 South Africa has the most diverse range of

diamond deposits in the world. Deposits include open pit and underground kimberlite pipe/dyke/fissure mining.