How can I find out where my diamond came from?

Question

With all the talk about the horrible diamond processing things going on in the world, is there a way to find out exactly what mine a diamond came from?

Answer 1

The identification stamp or mark that would id where the diamond originated is still voluntary.  There is presser to have standards setup -but it is not mandatory. It is very sad on sooo many levels that the people of that country are so mistreated. Did you see the documentary about the diamond process? I found the the claims of the workers very dubious. Plus what are businesses like De Beers doing for the countries they are striping....

Answer 2

I don't think so. Sometimes ppl claim that they are legitimate jewelry companies and they are not. Even if you ask or try to find out nobody is going to tell you that they got their diamond the "bad way". I think that if you like the diamond buy it. But, since you are so concerned, maybe you could do something about the injustice of  diamond processing.  Start something. So that ppl can verify where all diamonds come from. Be the first. Best wishes.

Answer 3

Usually  you cannot find out where your diamond came from because most diamonds are sent to sorting and selling centres in say London and Belgium and there they are mixed together with diamonds form other places. Some mines do however mark their diamonds with their brand - for example some Canadian mines etch their diamonds with a small polar bear design using a laser.

The vast majority of diamonds in the world now come from legitimate sources - from countries where there is no fighting going on, The civil wars in Sierra Leone and Angola for example ended several years ago.

The term "bood diamonds" refers to the period when civil war erupted in a few African countries and Africans fought for control of the diamond mining areas and killed each other to gain control. That is, it was Africans killing Africans, not some international company killing Africans.  When the civil war ended in these countries , international diamond mining companies such as DeBeers moved back in and re-established the mines as legitimate diamond producers who sell their diamonds through government controlled outlets and pay taxes.