diamond mining

The Aikhal Mining and Processing Division also contributed significantly with its production of 12.08 million carats of diamonds with its production, a 3 million carats increase in production from the previous year. Some of this success is attributed to a diamond rich level of ore at Jubilee pipe. These two pipes represent 33 percent of ALROSA's overall production volume. Aikhal's underground mine reached its project capacity of 3 million carats, which is a 22 percent increase from the prior year.

Production is up for Alrosa; the company mined 9.9 million carats in the third quarter of 2013, up 9 percent from the previous years. The company's overall production for the year reached 27.9 million carats, a 6 percent increase from last as well. The company aims to mine 36.4 million carats total by the end of 2013. Alrosa implemented a number measures in response to continued stagnation plaguing the diamond industry.