Exhausted mines

exhausted mines
Mines that no longer produce diamonds, as their supply has been exhausted. Some important exhausted mines include Golconda in India, Kimberly in South Africa and Mirna in Russia ...

The now exhausted mines south of Koseir in Egypt provided Cleopatra with precious emeralds, including, reportedly, one engraved with her portrait.

See also: Channel, Glass, Size, Pin, Elongated