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State is proud of having only diamond mine in the country. A total reserve of 976.05 thousand carats has been estimated in the Panna district. The National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. is operating the only mechanized diamond mine at Majhgawan in the Panna district since 1958 is now producing 81000 carats of diamond annaually. Besides this about 400 carats is also being produced from the "shallow diamond mines" in Panna and part of Satna distict.