Where are the diamond mines?
In the north east region of western Australia is the Argye mine. Rio Tinto owns this mine. This particular mine is the biggest single producer mine in the world. It does not, however, contain the very valuable diamonds so its value is not the highest in the world. Ninety to ninety five percent of all the pink diamonds in the world come from this mine. Rio Tinto also owns the Diavik mine, which is located in Canada. It is on an island that is south of the Arctic Circle and north of Yellowknife. This mind has seven hundred employees and finds over eight million carats a year. BHP Billiton owns the Ekati mine that is south of the Arctic Circle, also in Canada. The diamonds that are found here are sold using the name Aurias as their trade name. The authenticity of the diamonds is checked by the Canadamark service. BHP Billiton Diamonds also owns this. In the Orange River, which is in South Africa, Trans Hex runs mine the Baken diamond. They produced stones with an average size of 1.29 cara
