North-Eastern Federal University named after M. K. Ammosov:

Nikolaev M. V., Director, Professor, Doctor of Economics, phone: +7 (914)-298-94-99

Danilov Yu. G., Director of the Information-Analytical Centre «Exspert, e-mail: gawrilewish@mail.ru

Kurneva M. V., Senior Research, phone: +7 (914)-249-49-97

In the given article cardinal variations occurring in the third millennium in the structure of the world diamond-mining industry are considered. In addition to that the analysis of parameters of extraction of diamonds by the world’s largest diamondmining companies in recent years also shows a drastic change of proportions between them. Owing to the state support during the crisis period, the ALROSA company became the world leader in the physical volume of extraction of diamonds. The largest diamondmining countries of the world, extraction of diamonds in which exceeds 1 billion dollars, are incorporated by authors in the BRAKS countries: Botswana, Russia, Angola, Canada and the Republic of South Africa. The forecast of volumes of extraction of diamonds and variations of structure of diamond pipeline up to 2030 is made using the triangular diagram. The creation of a diamond exchange in Yakutia is suggested that will allow to receive a significant profit from diamonds in the future.

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