African Diamond Mines


Information about African Diamond Mines
Discover some fascinating information about the African Diamond Mines, Africa.

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  • African Diamond Mines, Africa

  • Mining Methods

  • Diamond Deposits

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African Diamond Mines
African Diamond Mines are located in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Tanzania and Sierra Leone. The civil unrest in West Africa has lead to the illegal trade of diamonds to finance wars - the infamous Blood Diamonds. The most common type of mining especially in the Sierre Leone and Liberia African Diamond mines  is the Alluvial method by sifting through river-bank sand and gravel. The names and list of the African diamond mines are as follows:

  • African Diamond Mines in Angola - Catoca, Fucauma and Luarica diamond mines

  • African Diamond Mines in Sierra Leone - Koidu-Sefadu mines, Diminco Mine, Magna Egoli alluvial mine (aka Zimmi property mine) Koidu Open Pit Mines

  • African Diamond Mines in Botswana - Damtshaa, Jwaneng, Letlhakane and Orapa diamond mines

  • African Diamond Mines in South Africa - Baken, Cullinan  (previously "Premier mine"), Finsch, Kimberley, Koffiefontein, the Oaks and the Venetia diamond mines

  • African Diamond Mines in the Congo - Kampangala mine

  • African Diamond Mines in Zimbabwe - Murowa mine

  • African Diamond Mines in Tanzania - The Williamson Diamond mine

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Facts and Information about African Diamond Mines in Sierra Leone
Facts and Information about the African Diamond Mines in Sierra Leone:

  • The Koidu-Sefadu - a major African centre for diamond panning in Open Pit Mines

  • Diminco African Mine  - The third largest rough diamond (969.80 carats) was discovered in 1972, at the Diminco Mine - Cut into 17 stones, six of which are now set in the Star of Sierra Leone Brooch

  • Magna Egoli alluvial African Mine is the largest mechanized mine in Sierra Leone located in the eastern part of the country along the Sewa River

Facts and Information about African Diamond Mines in Liberia
All the main river systems in western Liberia carry diamonds, and all of Mano’s permits host extensive areas of alluvial diamond workings. Facts and Information about the African Diamond Mines in Liberia:

  • Bea Mountains African Mine - Much of the alluvial mining occurs in areas sourced from the Bea mountains

  • Grand Cape Project: Artisanal and kimberlite adjacent to Mano River site

  • Kpo Range Project: Alluvial & primary along the Lofa River

  • MCA Project: Kimberlite near alluvial Camp Alpha area

  • Nimba Diamond Concession: Alluvial African Mine along Ya creek in North East Liberia

Facts and Information about African Diamond Mines in Angola
Facts and Information about the African Diamond Mines in Angola:

  • The Catoca - This African Mine is owned by a consortium including Endiama (32.8% ownership), Alrosa of Russia (32.8%), Odebrecht of Brazil (16.4%), and the Diamond Finance CY BV Group (16.8%). The mine is located on a kimberlite pipe

  • Fucauma - The Fucauma diamond mine is a diamond mine under construction and owned by a consortium including Endiama and Trans Hex

  • Luarica diamond mine - The Luarica diamond mine is a diamond mine under construction and owned by a consortium including Endiama and Trans Hex

Facts and Information about African Diamond Mines in Botswana
Facts and Information about the African Diamond Mines in Botswana:

  • The Damtshaa - Open pit mine owned by Debswana, a partnership between the De Beers company and the government of Botswana

  • Jwaneng African Mine - Richest diamond mine in the world is owned by Debswana, a partnership between the De Beers company and the government of Botswana

  • Letlhakane - The Letlhakane diamond mine began operations in 1975 and is owned by Debswana, a partnership between the De Beers company and the government of Botswana

  • Orapa African Mine - one of the largest diamond mines in the world owned by the De Beers company

Facts and Information about African Diamond Mines in South Africa
Facts and Information about the African Diamond Mines in South Africa:

  • The Baken African Mine-  located along the lower Orange River in South Africa. The mine is owned and operated by Trans Hex

  • Cullinan  African Diamond Mine (previously "Premier mine") - for comprehensive information please refer to the Cullinan Diamond

  • Finsch - underground African kimberlite diamond mine managed by De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM)

  • Kimberley - African Mine where diamond deposits discovered at Kimberley in South Africa were the first deposits where this type of rock was recognized and was the source of its name

  • Koffiefontein - established by De Beers in the early 1900s was closed down in 2004

  • The Venetia - African Mine with open-pit mine is one of De Beers located near the Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve

Facts and Information about African Diamond Mines in the Congo
Facts and Information about the African Diamond Mines in the Congo:

  • The Kampangala mine - this African diamond mine collapsed in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo killing 40 people

Facts and Information about African Diamond Mines in Zimbabwe
Facts and Information about the African Diamond Mines in Zimbabwe:

  • The Murowa mine - Located in south central Zimbabwe, about 40 kilometers from Zvishavane and owned by the Rio Tinto Group, which also owns the Argyle diamond mine in Australia and the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada

  • River Ranch Diamond Mine: Open Pit & Underground mine with 75% De Beers ownership

Facts and Information about African Diamond Mines in Tanzania
Facts and Information about the African Diamond Mines in Tanzania:

  • The Williamson mine (aka Mwadui mine) - established in 1940 and has been continuous operation since The mine has produced over 19 million carats (3,800 kg) of diamonds.

Information about Diamond Deposits
Diamonds reach the surface of the earth via volcanic pipes or via placer / alluvial deposits. The purpose of the mines is the extraction of valuable diamonds from the earth. The mines are plant operations built to extract diamond crystal from either underground or from the surface. When diamonds are extracted underground, the mine needs a system of excavations in the rock to gain access to the kimberlite rock. There are a limited number of commercially viable diamond mines currently operating in the world which use tunnelling and excavation methods. However, diamonds are also mined using the Placer or Alluvial mining methods when host rock is washed away by streams and rivers and diamonds are deposited as sediment in the stream sands in 'placer deposits' which also called Alluvial deposits.

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