What is it about?
We discovered that to produce a carat of (near-) colorless diamond, the labor inputs are approximately 1.83 h and 3.43 h of work using the HPHT and 2.45-GHz MP CVD methods, respectively. We noted a lower labor input of work per carat for the mining of diamonds of assorted sizes and colors from the two main DeBeers diamond fields in Botswana (Orapa and Jwaneng).
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Why is it important?
Labor is one of the most important factors in diamond mining and production.
Perspectives
We think that our findings will be helpful in understanding the labor input per carat for the analyzed methods, understanding the main technological challenges facing the diamond industry that could potentially affect future labor productivity.
Dr. Vladislav L Zhdanov
HSE University
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This page is a summary of: Comparative analysis of labor input required to produce one carat at different methods of synthesis and mining of diamonds, Heliyon, November 2022, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11519.
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