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Russia's Alrosa holds 50% of world's diamond reserves — Putin

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 82 words
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Alrosa CEO Pavel Marinychev to discuss the company's diamond reserves and production. During the meeting, it was stated that Alrosa holds approximately 50% of the world's diamond reserves and accounts for 30% of global production.

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What happened

Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Alrosa holds 50% of the world's total diamond reserves during a meeting with the company's CEO Pavel Marinychev.

Why it matters

"Do you have reserves of 1 billion carats?" the head of state clarified.

Common ground

Upon receiving an affirmative answer from Marinychev, Putin said: "That is approximately 50% of the world's diamond reserves." The President also added that the company's output figures account for about 30% of global production.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Alrosa CEO Pavel Marinychev to discuss the company's diamond reserves and production. During the meeting, it was stated that Alrosa holds approximately 50% of the world's diamond reserves and accounts for 30% of global production.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Do you have reserves of 1 billion carats? ... Upon receiving an affirmative answer”
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The claim that Alrosa has reserves of over 1 billion carats is directly confirmed by the company's own corporate site (PJSC ALROSA).
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web search NEUTRAL — Angola has diamond reserves of one billion carats, according to geological research carried out over the last five years by ALROSA, a local news agency reported.
https://www.rubel-menasche.com/en/angolas-diamond-reserves-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alrosa is a Russian group of diamond mining companies which specialize in exploration, mining, manufacture, and sale of diamonds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alrosa
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web search NEUTRAL — The company has the world’s largest diamond reserves of over 1 billion carats. ALROSA adheres to the principles of the UN Global Compact and the best practices of responsible business conduct.
https://globalcompact.ru/en/participants/alrosa/
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Claim 2: “Alrosa holds 50% of the world's total diamond reserves”
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While the evidence confirms Alrosa is a leading diamond mining company and leads by volume, none of the provided sources specify that it holds exactly 50% of the world's total diamond reserves. The provided evidence mentions it has the 'world's largest' reserves, but not the specific percentage of the global total.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alrosa (Russian: АЛРОСА) is a Russian group of diamond mining companies which specialize in exploration, mining, manufacture, and sale of diamonds. The company leads the world in diamond mining by vol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alrosa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On December 8, 2004, four men were killed and three others wounded in a mass shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The main target of the attack was "Dimebag" Darrel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_nightclub_shooting
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian submarine B-871 Alrosa is a diesel-electric Kilo-class submarine that joined the Soviet Navy in 1990 and was active with the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet. B-871 Alrosa was laid down on 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Alrosa
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Claim 3: “the company's output figures account for about 30% of global production”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the output figure. Wikipedia states it accounts for 27% of global extraction, Grokipedia states it is about 30% of global output, and a press release regarding carbon neutrality explicitly states production volume accounts for 'some 30% of the global diamond mining'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alrosa (Russian: АЛРОСА) is a Russian group of diamond mining companies which specialize in exploration, mining, manufacture, and sale of diamonds. The company leads the world in diamond mining by vol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alrosa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — CJSC "Air Company ALROSA" (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания АЛРОСА», ZAO «Aviakompanija ALROSA»; Yakut: Алроса авиахампанньа, Alrosa aviaxampannya), formerly Alrosa Mirny Air Enterprise (Alrosa Air Company …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alrosa_(airline)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On December 8, 2004, four men were killed and three others wounded in a mass shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The main target of the attack was "Dimebag" Darrel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_nightclub_shooting
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