In which country are diamonds most abundant?

The diamond mines in Botswana, Russia and South Africa are the most abundant in gem grade diamonds, which are used in jewelry. In fact, your diamond engagement ring may very well come from one of these mines. The diamond mines in South Africa, however, produce nearly all industrial grade diamonds, with very few jewelry grade diamonds.

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You shouldn't consider the number of diamonds that are found in a country, but rather the total carat weight that is mined in a location. In addition, if you really want to know where diamonds are most abundant you have to divide the diamond carat weight found in a country by the size of the country. Then, you'll get the number of diamond carats for every square mile (probably a teeny tiny number).

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These days, the majority of diamonds are mined in Africa, producing sixty five percent of the total quantity of diamonds in the world.

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Botswana is the country where diamonds are most abundant and mined constantly. Botswana is located in Southern Africa, north of South Africa, and is actually quite a stable country, as opposed to many of its neighboring nations. About 2.5 billion dollars worth of rough diamonds are mined in Botswana per year. Next on the list of countries where diamonds are abundant are Russia (1.6 billion dollar per year), South Africa (1.1 billion), and Canada (1 billion).

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Diamonds are mined in over 20 countries, including Sierra Leone, Canada, South Africa, Botswana, Australia, Russia, Zaire, and Brazil.

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Africa is considered the most diamond abundant continent. Botswana is currently the number one country in diamond abundance, then Russia, Canada and South Africa.

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