PART 1Mining in Sierra LeoneYou may think that diamonds are only used for jewelry and fashion, but what you may not know , is that they can be used to revolutionize our technology used in computers, cell phones and even our everyday household appliances! You can also think that these diamonds come from a completely normal mine with normal workers receiving normal wages. But in fact, most diamonds you see in a jewelry store aren't really like that. Some of these diamonds are actually called blood diamonds, diamonds that were mined by people who were kidnapped by their families and forced to become slaves, mine these diamonds and earn about $1 of their change every day. In Zimbabwe, the national army was sent to take full control of the diamond mines. In more than 5 weeks, 200 miners were killed to achieve this goal. This would have had a negative impact on Zimbabwe's mining industry due to the loss of employers. Additionally, the environmental impact is not as severe as gold mining because some miners use toxic chemicals to find the gold. Experts say the illegal sale of conflict diamonds has generated billions of dollars to finance civil wars and other wars in Africa. , such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast and Congo. A group called Revolutionary United Front killed, threatened and cut off the arms of citizens of the mines and the region. PART 2How are artificial diamonds made? In this part of our 4-part article, we talk about how artificial diamonds are made. . To find out, we went to Gemesis Labs in New York, USA. We discovered lots of interesting facts about diamonds, so we wrote them down and put them in the article below. Gemesis Lab sy...... middle of paper ...... diamonds are very small and could get lost very easily and if so, very hard to find and very hard to get another one . In the jewelry industry, it would be much better to sell them, because they are the same as natural diamonds, jewelers could make a lot of money from them. It would also be much cheaper for people to purchase these types of diamonds. The environment would be much safer if people continued to produce more artificial diamonds, because the animals' homes would be safe and the areas would not suffer erosion or destruction. So, in conclusion, if people want to find diamonds faster, then artificial diamonds are what they need. be looking. They are cheaper and do not destroy land when researched. They make our electronics much more modern and the future looks bright when disclaimers start using these diamonds in their products..