Diamond mine

A spur of the moment idea lead us to the Herkimer area of New York for a much needed long weekend getaway. We camped at the Herkimer Diamond Mines Resort. It was a one stop spot for our camping excursion and "diamond mining expedition". The place has everything you can imagine. A store complete with groceries, camper parts, souvenirs, clothing, firewood, and even toothbrushes (we found out our son forgot his after unpacking). A schedule of activities started at 9 a.m. right through to 9 p.m…

Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada

We unearth the truth about Canadian diamonds and what you should consider if you are looking to buy one of the most ethical diamonds in the world.

Diavik Diamond Mine Owner: Rio Tinto (60%) & Harry Winston Diamond Corporation (40%) Type of Mine: Diamond Location: Northwest Territories, Canada Built: […]

In the middle of the frozen taigas of Siberia, 1,000 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean and yet still 2,500 miles away from Moscow, sits the city of

Geoscientists can’t say if diamonds are forever, but they can say that some are already billions of years old. They form in a place we’ll...

Bingham Canyon Mine

A different perspective.

Open-pit mining, open-cut mining or opencast mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.