DIAMONDS: Top 10 producers in 2016

VANCOUVER – Mining.com has published a list of the 10 largest diamond mines in the world, ranked by output value. It is a lovely list, especially for the inclusion of two Canadian mines. He is a quick rundown:

Rank	Mine	Country	Carats	Value
1	Jwaneng	Botswana	11,975,000	$2.347 billion
2	Jubilee	Russia	9,231,000	$1.431 billion
3	International	Russia	3,938,000	$829 million
4	Orapa	Botswana	7,931,000	$753 million
5	Debmarine	Namibia	1,169,000	$585 million
6	Catoca	Angola	6,700,000	$570 million
7	Nyurbinskaya	Russia	5,001,000	$565 million
8	Diavik	Canada	6,658,000	$539 million
9	Ekati	Canada	5,200,000	$463 million
10	Mir	Russia	3,191,000	$463 million

Congratulations to Diavik and Ekati. Click here to read Mining.com’s comments on the mines. [caption id="attachment_1003718367" align="aligncenter" width="545"] The Diavik diamond mine produced 6.66 million carats last year.[/caption]