Large earth moving equipment, explosives, drilling equipment, tunneling equipment, etc.
Ruby Mining
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
Placer mining
Shaft mining.
Shaft mining.
Open Pit Mining
There are five main types of coal mining; shaft, strip, slope, surface, and draft.
Hardrock or Placer?
Coal mine
kimberlite
the most common now are open pit strip mining and underground.
- open-pit mining - underground mining - leaching - recovery from solid or liquid wastes, phosphates, etc.