Inside The Diamond Trading Company of Botswana

August 22, 2012 Leave a Comment Written by sola rey

Before rough diamonds can become the sparklers seen on jewelry around the world, they make a stop at a sorting company like The Diamond Trading Company of Botswana (DTC), a joint venture between the government of Botswana and Debeers. With over 12,000 different classifications used, it takes both machine and human to sort through each and every carat.

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