Diamonds
in Panna
Panna has a very important place in the history of diamond deposits and exploration.
The Arthashastra & Mahabharat described the brightest and precious stone
- Diamond. The Arabian Knights has added an episode on the Valley of Diamonds,
referring to India.
Diamonds in Panna : The diamond mines located in a belt of 80 kms across the
district. At present the major diamond mining is assigned to a Government of
India Undertaking, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) - Diamond
Mine Project. The belt starts from Paharikhera North-East to Majhgawan South-West
with breadth around 30 kms. There are several open diamond mines working in
small scale for diamond exploration in Panna.
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