The Positive Impact of Diamond Mining

(ehudlaniado.com) - I recently read an article about some of the perceived damaging social impacts of the diamond mining industry. It was riddled with inaccuracies and poorly researched data that appeared to be written solely to cast a negative shadow on our industry. I have personally witnessed a very different side to diamonds, and have seen firsthand how it can transform individuals, communities, and entire countries in very positive ways. For many, it is easy and convenient to jump on the bandwagon and slander the diamond business. Unless those of us in the industry stand up and speak out against those in the media who seek to vilify an industry they know little or nothing about, consumers will continue to read these messages and avoid purchasing diamonds, or will perhaps shift their purchases to lab-grown alternatives. The diamond industry employs an estimated ten million people around the world, and openly calling for diamond mining to cease, as some influential individuals have done, would be catastrophic for the livelihoods of a great number of hard-working people. I feel compelled to show my readers, most of whom are employed within the industry themselves, just how wrong many of these detractors are. Let’s take a closer look at some of the very positive impacts that diamonds have had in the world.