Abstract
This research service is a strategic review of the diamond mining industry in
Central and Southern Africa that was conducted with an objective of
understanding diamond production trends, resource price trends, challenges,
drivers and restraints facing the diamond mining industry. The reserach
service also includes regional diamond production forecasts between 2009 and
2014. Unlike other mineral groups, the diamond value chain is global in
nature. Diamonds that are produced in one country are cut and polished in
another country. Jewellery manufacturing can also be done in countries that
are not primary diamond producers.
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