Diamond Mining and Conflict Diamonds
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The complex volcanic magmas or streams called kimberlitic serve as elevators
that bring diamonds as well as mantle rocks and many other minerals to
the Earth’s surface. Man obtains these diamonds by mining or digging pits
in the ground.
Unfortunately not all of the mined diamonds bring beauty to people. There
are conflict diamonds that are illegally traded to fund war conflicts,
especially in central and western Africa. These diamonds are also known
as “blood diamonds.”
The global diamond industry makes everything possible to avoid promoting
these conflict diamonds, and nowadays more than 99% of diamonds come from
conflict free sources.