Canadian diamonds gained a strong foothold in the diamond trade when
the politics met up with geology. As large diamond deposits were found
in the Canadian Northwest Territories in the 1990s it was concurrently
discovered that the nations of Sierre Leone, Angola and The Republic of
Congo were using their diamond sales to fund civil war. The branding of
such diamonds as "conflict diamonds" gave the new Canadian mines the
ethical upper-hand, and so helped to bring Canadian diamonds to the
forefront of diamond production. The Canadian diamond mining industry
has strict regulations in place, documenting all of the diamonds
produced from their mines. In this way these diamonds are assured of
being Canadian diamonds, including having a polar bear mark inscribed
on the diamonds in order to brand them.
the politics met up with geology. As large diamond deposits were found
in the Canadian Northwest Territories in the 1990s it was concurrently
discovered that the nations of Sierre Leone, Angola and The Republic of
Congo were using their diamond sales to fund civil war. The branding of
such diamonds as "conflict diamonds" gave the new Canadian mines the
ethical upper-hand, and so helped to bring Canadian diamonds to the
forefront of diamond production. The Canadian diamond mining industry
has strict regulations in place, documenting all of the diamonds
produced from their mines. In this way these diamonds are assured of
being Canadian diamonds, including having a polar bear mark inscribed
on the diamonds in order to brand them.
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