Diamond Exploration & Mining | GIA Knowledge Sessions Webinar Series

GIA Knowledge Sessions Webinar - recorded live on June 11, 2020.

Each year, mining companies invest hundreds of millions of dollars globally in finding new diamond deposits. Few of these explorations actually succeed. How do geologists decide where to look, what tools do they use to home in on diamonds and how do they know if they’ve discovered a commercially viable diamond mine? And once mining begins, what does diamond mining look like? GIA Research Scientist Dr. Evan Smith digs deeper into the process of unearthing these scintillating gems.

Read more of Dr. Evan Smith's research:
https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research...
https://www.gia.edu/diamonds-reveal-i...
https://www.gia.edu/blue-diamonds-hav...