A seven-hour flight from Moscow to the small town of Mirny, followed by another two-hour helicopter ride brought me to one of the most remote regions on earth, where many of the world's diamonds are mined, Alrosa's Nyurba mine in the Republic of Yakutia, Edahn Golan writes on IDEX Online. The mine produced 7.3 million carats of diamonds in 2012. Alrosa's most prolific mine, its production is only limited by the capacity of its separation plant. Walking through this massive plant, which digests 1.7 million tons of ore annually from the open pit diamond mine, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, brings you much closer to the hard work needed to make Alrosa the largest diamond producer by volume.
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