Diamond (gem)
Table
Diamond (gem)
country mine production
2006 (carats)* % of world mine
production
Australia 25,000,000 29.4
Congo (Kinshasa) 24,000,000 28.2
Russia 15,000,000 17.6
South Africa 9,000,000 10.6
Botswana 8,000,000 9.4
China 1,000,000 1.2
United States 300,000 0.4
other countries 3,000,000 3.5
world total 85,000,000 100**
*Estimate.
**Detail does not add to total given because of rounding.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2007.
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