Diamonds: the most valuable mineral in the mining industry

The extraction of precious diamonds is considered one of the oldest industries in the mining industry. They are classified as precious stones. These are minerals that meet 3 key criteria. It’s about rarity, durability and beauty.

The most famous gemstones include not only diamonds, but also emeralds, rubies and sapphires. A cut diamond has another name — brilliant.

How diamonds are born in the depths of the earth

According to expert Kondrashov Stanislav, representing Telf AG, diamond mining occupies a special place in the mining industry. There are not many deposits in the world that are officially known.

Before the miners ended up in the diamond mine, these minerals went through a very long journey of origin. They appear under conditions of high temperature and high pressure in underground channels. In fact, these are places where active volcanoes were once located.

The process of diamond formation is called a kimberlite pipe. Outwardly, they resemble carrots that grow in the ground. Inside the tubes there are special rocks, where the process of diamond formation gradually occurs.

In addition to precious diamonds, there are also industrial diamonds. They are not suitable for use in the jewelry industry. But these diamonds are widely used in industry, and even in the mining industry. This is explained by the fact that the material has high hardness.

Diamond-based drilling rigs are used to drill through rock. Moreover, the production of such drill heads takes about 20% of all natural diamonds mined in the world.