Ocean Diamonds

''About Ocean Diamonds''

Ocean Diamonds are natural diamonds recovered by divers from the coastal waters around South Africa, supplied exclusively through licensed mining rights holders.

Similar to coastal fishing, the boats used are small, and the divers dive near the shore. Patience is key, as divers wait for clear visibility and calm sea conditions, which only occur a few times a month, making this a sustainable harvesting method.

Much of the boat equipment is locally made. The divers, with their extensive knowledge of the sea, can accurately locate where diamonds are likely to be found. They minimize unnecessary disturbance to the seabed and carefully bring the diamonds to the surface. To maximize traceability, Ocean Diamonds has established a streamlined supply chain.

Ocean Diamonds supports the diving industry and local communities in South Africa. These diamonds are conflict-free and comply with the Kimberley Process, an international certification scheme that regulates the trade of rough diamonds and prevents the trade of conflict diamonds.

''Environmentally Responsible Diamonds''

We are committed to responsibly sourcing natural diamonds from the ocean with professional divers. By recovering diamonds by divers we are implementing a method that has low environmental impact, retrieving little at a time and only when nature allows. 

Nature itself dictates how many diamonds can be recovered from the ocean by divers. The ocean permits a few days each month of calm waters. When it is is safe enough to do so and the seabed is settled enough to allow for good visibility, our divers venture out in pursuit of diamonds. 

The equipment used by the divers leaves very little footprint and any sign of the divers working soon disappears afterwards by the action of waves. There is absolutely no drilling or explosives employed, and recovery is carefully executed by the divers so that there is minimal disturbance to the seabed during production.