Tuesday 17 April 2012

Diamonds may be a girls best friend... but Diamond mines are a lady's.

Kimberlite indicator minerals (KIMs): Finding tiny crystals of chromium diopside and pyrope garnets on the earth's surface is a good indicator that diamond crystals could have been forced through the mantle.

As you may know by now, I try to be diplomatic. I am also a proud Canadian who chooses to promote conflict free issues. Therefore, this post is dedicated to Chuck Fipke and Stuart Blusson for the contribution of one of the worlds man-made wonders, Diavik (and Ekati) diamond mines.
Diamond indicator minerals in kimberlite.

Diavik diamond mine in Canada.


Just wondering how long diamond mines last? Till they run out of diamonds? Then what?