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The Catoca diamond mine is an openpit loed near Saurimo, roughly 840km east of Luanda, Angola. It is estimated to contain up to 130Mct of mineable diamonds. The diamond mine is operated by Sociedade Mineira de Catoca, a joint venture of Angola''s stateowned diamond company Endiama, Alrosa, and Chinabased company Lev Leviev International.