December 2020 - Lab Grown Magazine

December 2020 | The Lab Grown Diamond Resource Book 14 To advertise call (888) 832-1109 | December 2020 15 B efore we head for the heavens in this special sky-high diamond story, let’s take a moment to celebrate that we’re still standing strong on good ‘ole terra firma. We’re survived a year of chaos with opti- mists noting a light at the end of the tunnel. Others warn that the light is an oncoming train. To those, I offer the safe avoidance of standing on train tracks. We have too many positive possibilities awaiting us in the new year; unexpected eye-opening moments changing “impossible” to “I’m possible.” That’s the kind of positive thinking em- bodying the likes of Elon Musk, who recent- ly announced he will be mining for gold… in space. By 2022, Musk and NASA will explore a golden asteroid named 16 Psyche, packed with precious metal worth trillions of dol- lars. But 2022 won’t lead to a global precious metal commodity collapse—SpaceX plans to align to this precious asteroid although extracting its gold and returning to Earth isn’t even in Musk’s orbit of sight.That noted, sky mining is as real as diamonds from space. The article below shows that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. Diamonds falling from the sky is as romantic as it is scientific. Certain comets, asteroids and meteorites contain diamonds, while others create them from Earthly explosive impacts. Still, some aren’t waiting for the next collision to cash out. Sky mining is the new now. The Sky’s the Limit Sky mining isn’t just what the name implies— the term also speaks to reversing the global carbon flow, physically removing and seques- tering atmospheric carbon to create profit- able, eco-friendly fuel, and more. This pro- cess liquifies, purifies, and when mixed with hydrogen, splits molecules of rainwater into methane. But isn’t methane the cancer of our cos- mos? Yes, which is precisely why this refined methane is inserted into a mill, where balls of plasma spin around at about 8,000°C or 14,432°F via chemical vapor deposition.The result is the world’s first zero-impact dia- monds, according to environmentalist,multi- millionaire, and “I’m possible” guy, Dale Vince. Vince is helping to clean the air by removing carbon dioxide from the atmo- sphere while geo-engineering diamonds. This UK-based new-age diamond executive claims traditional diamond mining displaces approximately 1,000 tons of rock and soil for each carat of diamond that is unearthed— the weight of about 625 cars. Allegedly, the same natural diamond carat mining process creates 108.5 kg (239 lbs) of atmosphere Sky Diamonds' CEO and “I’m possible guy,” Dale Vince holding zero-carbon diamonds in his converted bank safety deposit box/ vault entrance to his UK lab. (Photo: Sky Diamonds) eating CO 2 emissions. Each extracted carat is estimated to require 1,028 gallons of water, which is enough to make 14,000 cups of tea. Yet, people weren’t quick to raise a glass to Vince’s vision, not until they were reminded in horrific visual detail what most media out- lets refuse to report. In some cases, deep in the artisanal dia- mond mines of Liberia, Zimbabwe and parts of India, children as young as six are dia- mond-mining slaves. Pockets of profit aren’t going to these indigenous people, and these extremely unsafe mines remain in regions as rotten as the owners who run them. Inhumane acts that many people thought were buried in the past are still alive but not so well. Thus, this made Vince look toward the skies. His upward gaze resulted in Sky Dia- monds, a revolutionary, eco-friendly CVD diamond company—a man-made diamond company that removes clouds of doubt while removing clouds of carbon. How does Sky Diamonds power its operation? All energy is derived from wind and sun with the water required coming from captured rain. What Sky Diamonds takes from the atmosphere it replaces with clean air. That’s refreshingly innovative. “Hundreds of millions of marketing dol- lars are spent every year to keep consumers separated from the harsh and hurtful reality of diamond mining. We no longer have to dig for diamonds, we can mine them from the sky,” stated the British businessman on a recent European investor call.The conversa- tion theme: Natural carbon dioxide extraction equals CVD diamonds and fresh air. “Making diamonds from nothing more than the sky, from the air we breathe, is a very magical, evocative idea,” said Vince in what most would agree is a well-deserved self- pat on the back. Sky Diamonds is now producing 200 carats of the carbon-negative diamonds each month. The UK facility plans to scale up to 1,000 carats monthly within the next year. Sky Diamonds’ market focus is on Europe and Asia for now, but to Vince, the sky’s the limit. Earthly by Nature Mainstream geologists have come to a newfound realization, which has these scien- tists brimming about a bevy of gem-quality diamonds below our feet.Extremely deep be- low our feet. “Some of the largest, most valu- able fancy diamonds remain in the deepest