Canadian Diamonds

CANADIAN DIAMONDS OVERVIEW Active Canadian Mines Diavik Mine: 8 million carats annually Status: Active Type: Open Pit and Underground started in 2000, expected to Owner. Harry Winston Diamond run until 2019-2025 CorpRio Tinto Group Diamond rich areas were Canadian diamonds are becoming increasingly popular due to their ethical mining practices and continual effort to aid in the elimination of Conflict diamonds globally. Discover in 1992, production discovered in Canada in the early 1990's Ekati Mine: 4.5 million carats annually Status: Active Type: Open Pit Canada mines account for nearly 20% of the world production of natural diamonds Discovered in 1985 and production started in 1998 The Canadian Diamond Code of Conduct is a stringent tracking system of diamonds that protects the "conflict free" status of Canadian Diamonds. Owner. BHP Biliton Canada inc. Jericho Mine: 390,000 carats annually Status: Inactive Type: Open Pit Owner: Shear Diamonds in the procoss of re-oponing Discover in late 90's ran for 2 years from 2006 to 2008 and is Victor Mine: 600,000 carats annually Status: Active Type: Open Pit Owner. beBoers Discovered 1995, mining began in 2008 and is expected to run 15+ years Snap Lake Mine: 1.4 million carats annually Status: Active Type: Underground DeBoers first mine outside of Owner: DeBoers expect to run until 2025 Canada is the zrd largest producer of raw diamonds in the world. Canadian diamonds are tracked from mine, through the refining process to the retail jeweler with a unique diamond identification number (DIN) laser inscribed on the diamonds girdle. Global Production of Diamonds Annually Botswana 25,000,000 Russia 23,300,000 18,000,000 Africa USA Australia China, Angola South Africa Brazil Canada 18,000,000 6,100,000 Congo 6,000,000 5,400,.000 Blood Diamonds Still account for 2-3% of all diamond sales Countries with the Highest Production of Conflict Diamonds At their peak, they accounted for nearly 15% of diamond sales worldwide Percent of World Production Total number of deaths attributed to conflict diamond mining: 3 Milion Angola 2.1 % Sierra Leone 1.0 % Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5 % Average daily pay for a confict diamond worker: $0.07 Sierra Leone Number of countries that are members of Percent of Sierra Leone's diamond production that is confict diamonds: 15 % the Kimberly Process: 75 The Republic of Congo Percent of The Republic of Congo's diamonds that have Although Blood Diamonds only account for 2-3% of all diamond sales, t is estimated that upwards of 20% of all diamonds are ilegally trafficked using smugglers. unknown origins: 40 % Nearly 60% of diamonds currently sourced from Sierraleone are smuggled out CANADIAN DIAMONDS OVERVIEW Active Canadian Mines Diavik Mine: 8 million carats annually Status: Active Type: Open Pit and Underground started in 2000, expected to Owner. Harry Winston Diamond run until 2019-2025 CorpRio Tinto Group Diamond rich areas were Canadian diamonds are becoming increasingly popular due to their ethical mining practices and continual effort to aid in the elimination of Conflict diamonds globally. Discover in 1992, production discovered in Canada in the early 1990's Ekati Mine: 4.5 million carats annually Status: Active Type: Open Pit Canada mines account for nearly 20% of the world production of natural diamonds Discovered in 1985 and production started in 1998 The Canadian Diamond Code of Conduct is a stringent tracking system of diamonds that protects the "conflict free" status of Canadian Diamonds. Owner. BHP Biliton Canada inc. Jericho Mine: 390,000 carats annually Status: Inactive Type: Open Pit Owner: Shear Diamonds in the procoss of re-oponing Discover in late 90's ran for 2 years from 2006 to 2008 and is Victor Mine: 600,000 carats annually Status: Active Type: Open Pit Owner. beBoers Discovered 1995, mining began in 2008 and is expected to run 15+ years Snap Lake Mine: 1.4 million carats annually Status: Active Type: Underground DeBoers first mine outside of Owner: DeBoers expect to run until 2025 Canada is the zrd largest producer of raw diamonds in the world. Canadian diamonds are tracked from mine, through the refining process to the retail jeweler with a unique diamond identification number (DIN) laser inscribed on the diamonds girdle. Global Production of Diamonds Annually Botswana 25,000,000 Russia 23,300,000 18,000,000 Africa USA Australia China, Angola South Africa Brazil Canada 18,000,000 6,100,000 Congo 6,000,000 5,400,.000 Blood Diamonds Still account for 2-3% of all diamond sales Countries with the Highest Production of Conflict Diamonds At their peak, they accounted for nearly 15% of diamond sales worldwide Percent of World Production Total number of deaths attributed to conflict diamond mining: 3 Milion Angola 2.1 % Sierra Leone 1.0 % Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5 % Average daily pay for a confict diamond worker: $0.07 Sierra Leone Number of countries that are members of Percent of Sierra Leone's diamond production that is confict diamonds: 15 % the Kimberly Process: 75 The Republic of Congo Percent of The Republic of Congo's diamonds that have Although Blood Diamonds only account for 2-3% of all diamond sales, t is estimated that upwards of 20% of all diamonds are ilegally trafficked using smugglers. unknown origins: 40 % Nearly 60% of diamonds currently sourced from Sierraleone are smuggled out