DIAMOND MINING

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DIAMOND MINING




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"Now who gives a damn About the ice on your hand
If it's not too complex Tell me how many
Africans died For the baguettes on your
Rolex" Lyrics by Ms Dynamite 'It Takes More
Over the next few weeks the class will be
investigating the Diamond Mining Industry. We
will be looking at its impact on people living in
developing nations. During this time, you will
all be watching the film Blood Diamond
. Hopefully, by the end of the unit, these lyrics
will hold a lot meaning to you.
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Mining in Less Economically Developed Countries
(LEDCs) TASK 1 Write the title above. Below
that, describe the two photographs in front of
you. What is being mined in each photo and where
do you think each photo was taken?
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• Mining in Less Economically
• Developed Countries (LEDCs)
• TASK 1 Answers
• Both photos are of diamond mining
• Photo A - Ekati Diamond Mine, Canada
• Photo B Sierra Leone

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Diamond Mining The next few lessons will be
about the Diamond Mining industry. By the end of
these lessons you should be able to explain the
reasoning behind the following lyrics "Now who
gives a damn About the ice on your hand If it's
not too complex Tell me how many Africans died
For the baguettes on your Rolex"Ms Dynamite 'It
Takes More'
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• Diamond Mining
• TASK 2 Write down the three sentences below.
  Beside each, write down which are true and which
  are false.
• Diamonds are found naturally in the Earth.
• Some of the Worlds poorest countries in West
  Africa are the biggest suppliers e.g. Sierra
  Leone.
• 80 of all diamonds produced are sold to the US.

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All of the sentences are true!
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• You will now be given a sheet with some
  information about diamonds on it
• TASK 3 Answer the following questions.
• What is a diamond?
• What are diamonds used for?
• In which countries in the world can you find
  diamonds?

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IMPORTANT DIAMOND PRODUCING COUNTRIES

• AFRICA
• Angola, Botswana, Sierra Leone, South
  Africa
• AUSTRALIA
• NORTH AMERICA
• Canada, USA.
• ASIA
• Russia, India.

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TYPES OF DIAMOND

• PINK DIAMOND
• WHITE DIAMOND
• WHITE WITH SECONDARY PINK COLOUR
• CHAMPAGNE DIAMOND
• YELLOW DIAMOND
• PINK DIAMOND
• BLUE DIAMOND
• GREEN DIAMOND.

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PINK DIAMOND

• The pink diamond is the world's rarest and most
  valuable diamond.
• The Argyle mine is the world's foremost source of
  unrivalled intense pink diamonds, producing 95
  of the world's supply.

WHITE DIAMOND

• White diamonds are produced by mines all over the
  world in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.
• The white diamonds recovered from the Argyle mine
  are particularly brilliant and of high quality.

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WHITE DIAMOND WITH SECONDARY PINK COLOUR.
White diamond will display slight to bold flashes
of pink when viewed from the top.
CHAMPAGNE DIAMONDS
Champagne diamonds are naturally coloured
diamonds that are produced in a wide range of
colours from light straw to rich cognac
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YELLOW DIAMOND

• Fancy yellow diamonds come in a broad range of
  shades ranging from light yellow colour.
• A limited quantity of fancy yellow diamonds is
  recovered from the Argyle mine.

GREEN DIAMOND
A limited quantity of fancy green diamonds is
recovered from the Argyle mine. The penetration
of colour is not deep.
BLUE DIAMOND
Fancy blue diamonds are available in a wide range
of shades, from the blue of the sky to a more
"steely" colour than sapphire. Fewer number of
this diamond is mined in Argyle mines.
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ARGYLE DIAMOND MINING
The Argyle Diamond Mine is one of the world's
largest suppliers of diamonds, producing
approximately 20 million carats each year from
its operations in the East Kimberley region, in
the remote north of Western Australia. The Mine
is owned by the multimillion dollar company
called Rio Tinto. This company has 100 ownership
of the mine.
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SOUTH AFRICAN DIAMOND MINING

• DIAMOND IS MINED IN 3 PROVINCES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
• 1.GAUTENG PROVINCE
• 2.LIMPOPO PROVINCE
• 3.KIMBERLEY.
• 4.LESTHOTHO.
• The company that started mining there is DE
  BEERS COMPANY.

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GAUTENG AND LIMPOPO PROVINCE
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KIMBERELEY
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LESTHOTHO
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ALLUVIAL MINING
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You will now be given two sheets Sheet 1 The
Diamond Chain grid. Sheet 2 9 statements. TAS
K 4 Follow the instructions on the second sheet.
You need to write the 9 statements in the
correct place on the grid.