Researchers Discover 20+ Potential Diamond Deposits in Indian State of Telangana

(IDEX Online News) – Researchers in India say they have identified 21 new potential diamond zones in the Mahbubnagar district in Telangana state in the southern part of the country.

Professor G Ramadass, who carried out aeromagnetic studies over an area of 1,999 square kilometers, said the potential diamond zones were buried some 1.2 kilometers deep and that further research may reveal even more deposits, reported The Times of India (TOI).  

This is not the first time that the diamond potential Mahbubnagar has been explored, but it is the first time that concrete zones been identified.

"We have found kimberlite pipes at 21 places. Though not all kimberlite pipes bear diamonds, there have been instances where diamond zones were found in Mahbubnagar. We need to undertake further studies to explore the diamond-bearing potentiality of these places," said Ramadass, as reported by the TOI.