De Beers mined 7.012 million carats of diamonds in the first quarter of 2010, according to an Anglo American plc production report released today (Thursday). The diamond production represents a 548 percent increase from the first quarter of 2009 and a 31 percent decline from the December 2009 ending quarter.
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