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The only active diamond mine in the country is the Crater of Diamonds Mine near Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. There, recreational prospectors have been finding up to a few hundred carats of diamonds per year since the early 1970s. Most of the stones are white, yellow, or brown in color, but a wide range of diamond colors has been found at the mine. See photo at the top of this page.
Up-and-coming new diamond deposits are being developed in Canada. Colored stones are mined in a large number of places, with the largest producers being Brazil, parts of Asia (including Sri Lanka, Thailand and Burma), and several countries in East Africa (including Kenya and Tanzania).