Diamond Mining in Action - Index

Venetia Diamond Mine, South Africa. Map and News
In 2010 Venetia yielded 4.287 million carats from 4.036 million tonnes treated.

Orapa Diamond Mine and Komatsu Haul Trucks. Video and Map.
The Orapa diamond mine is the world's largest diamond mine.

Orapa Diamond Mine and Caterpillar Haul Trucks. Video and Map.
The Orapa diamond mine is the world's largest diamond mine.

Mining Operations: Anglo American Index.

Diavik Diamond Mine, Index.
The Diavik Diamond Mine is located in one of the most remote and forbidding places in the world – 220 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle and on the bed of a vast northern lake, Lac de Gras.

Diavik Diamond Mine, Video.

Diavik Diamond Mine. Map and News.

The Mirny Open Pit Diamond Mine. Video and Map.
It is 525 meters (1,720 ft) deep and is the second largest excavated hole in the world, after Bingham Canyon Mine.

The Mirny Mine, Open Pit Diamond Mine from an Antonov An-24. Video and Map.
An-24 cockpit landing.

Mirny Mine, Kimberlite Diamond Pipe: One of the 'Seven Wonders of Russia' Nominee. Video and Map.

Argyle Pink Diamonds, Western Australia. Video and Map.
Pink Diamonds.

The Udachnaya (Udachny) Pipe Diamond Mine. Video and Map.
One of the deepest diamond mines in the world.

Gold and Diamond in New York.
New York man makes $500 a week from gold in pavement cracks.
Video and News.