南非的金刚石矿称雄于世界金刚石市场近80年之久。而今,在澳大利亚金伯利地区的第一个重大发现之后10年,已异军突起,跻身于金刚石主要生产国之列。在全世界已知的宝石级金刚石储量中,在奥德河谷阿格纽湖附近发现的矿床可能占世界已知宝石级金刚石6％和工业金刚石至少50％。尽管利之所在,趋之若鹜,而且建成了比世界上任何其他矿山生产更多金刚石的阿 South Africa’s diamond mine dominates the world diamond market for nearly 80 years. Now, 10 years after the first major discovery in the Kimberley region of Australia, it has emerged as one of the major producers of diamonds. Of the world-known gem-quality diamond deposits, the deposits found near Lake Aguatre in the Aude Valley may account for 6% of the world’s known gem-quality diamonds and at least 50% of industrial diamonds. Despite its dedication and popularity, it has built more diamonds than any other mine in the world