The Terrible Reality of Mining

Diamond Mines

Diamond mining has a heavy environmental cost. It produces significant carbon emissions, consumes vast amounts of water and energy, and generates enormous waste. It leads to deforestation and is responsible for some of the largest craters on the planet.
And this is without mentioning the frequent and often fatal accidents that occur on site.

Despite progress in the diamond industry, “blood diamonds” — those used to fund civil wars — still exist. Let’s not turn away: the diamond trade continues to fuel dangerous underground economies far too often.

At Rosa Maïtea, we refuse to contribute to conflict or environmental destruction.

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Gold Mines

Gold mining ravages the environment: massive deforestation, craters visible from space, and the use of toxic chemicals.
To extract gold more easily, miners often use mercury and cyanide in large quantities — substances that poison workers, rivers, lakes, and ultimately, the surrounding communities. These toxins seep deep into the soil… and never leave.

Gold mining also destroys lives: human rights violations, child labor, militias, and lawless zones are tragically common.

We refuse to be complicit in harming human health, exploiting workers, or destroying ecosystems.

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Colored Gemstone Mines

Colored stones are extracted in over 60 countries, and 80% of these mines are artisanal or unregulated.
Miners — often working in extremely harsh conditions — are paid very little for the stones they find.
From there, a chain of middlemen takes over. Each one adds a commission, making the supply chain opaque and preventing us from knowing the country or mine of origin.

The problems surrounding the extraction of precious stones are as vast as they are hidden.

We refuse to take part in the economic and human exploitation of the communities involved in this trade.