CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Argyle Mine is located 2,600 kilometers northeast of Perth, Western Australia.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Argyle Diamond Mine was located in a remote corner of Western Australia’s east Kimberley region, 3,040 kilometres from the state’s capital city, Perth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aikhal located in Sakha (Yakutia), Republic of Russia, is the world’s biggest diamond mine. It comprises various deposits, including the Jubilee Pipe, Aikhal Pipe, Komsomolskaya Pipe, and Zaria Pipe, which together are estimated to contain 175.56 million carats (Mct) of proven and probable reserves as of July 2018.

Detailed explanation-4: -In November 2020 mining ceased at Argyle, after 37 years of operations and producing more than 865 million carats of rough diamonds. We are committed to respectfully closing and rehabilitating the mine, and returning the land to its traditional custodians.

Detailed explanation-5: -“Argyle has run dry. Every mine has what’s called its mine life after which it is no longer economically viable. So Argyle has reached that point and the point is exhausted supply, so there are no more diamonds there,” Cisecki said. “Rio Tinto will go ahead and restore the land now.