The production of one carat of mined diamonds typically produces some 2.63 metric tons of mineral waste as a by-product. Lab-grown diamonds, on the other hand, only produce an average mineral waste of 600 grams per carat produced. The production of mined diamonds involves the movement of substantial volumes of earth in order to obtain the diamonds, which makes diamond mining a much more environmentally disruptive process than producing lab-diamonds.
Mineral waste volume from lab-grown and mined diamond production worldwide
(in kilograms per carat)
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