Types Of Diamond Mining - Sea Mining (Naval Mining):

This method became commercial in the 1990’s, this method makes use of both vertical and horizontal techniques to remove diamonds from the ocean, the maximum depth being 500 feet.

Vertical mining uses a 7 meter diameter drill head to penetrate into the surface of the seabed and extract, or ‘suck up’ the diamond enriched material.

Horizontal mining makes use of ‘seabed crawlers’; remote controlled underwater vehicles, for mining. These vehicles then suck the gravel filled with diamond deposits up and transport it to an offshore vessel where the gravel gets sorted.

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