The current phase of production at the Ekati Diamond Mine includes ore sourced primarily from the lower grade, but high carat value, Fox open pit supplemented by underground production from the lower portion of the Koala kimberlite pipe and from the Koala North pipe.
David Cope, Chief Executive of Purfresh, strides past two dozen packers plucking Anjou pears off a conveyor belt at Diamond Fruit Growers in Hood River, Ore.
Discovered in 2004 by Rio Tinto, the Bunder deposit is estimated at 37 million tons of ore containing 27.4 million carats, a volume that would place Madhya Pradesh in the top 10 diamond producing regions of the world.