No,actually South Africa is the greatest diamond and gold mining country.
Sierra Leone
South Africa is the lardgest gold and diaamond mine in Africa?
Diamond mining is not sustainable, in the environmental sense.
The largest diamond production -- mining operation -- in the world is at the Argyle Diamond mine in the Kimberley region of western Australia, near Kununurra. Botswana and South Africa are also leading countries for the mining of raw diamonds.
No. Diamonds come from the diamond mining process.
Wyoming is not known for diamond mining.
South Africa had relatively huge reserves of gold and diamond
Income generated by purchasing, producing, selling and decorating the diamond investment is very high which helps in increasing the overall GDP or GDI. Any country that produces diamonds benefits, based on foreign investments in diamond mining.
Diamond mining started in India around the 4th century BC. However, modern industrial diamond mining began in the late 19th century in South Africa after the discovery of diamond deposits in the region.
Diamond mining is only limited to the occurrence of the volcanic pipes that erupt diamonds to the surface of the earth.
Your answer depends on the type of diamond mining that interests you. The types are Artisanal Mining, Hard Rock Mining, Marine Mining, Open Pit Mining and Placer Mining. You can read about the equipment used in each type of mining below: http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/diamond_mining.html