Diamonds. People have always been attracted to beautiful objects. Diamonds have been treasured as gemstones since ancient times. Diamond mining has been taking place in South Africa for almost 150 years. But the sector is far from reaching the end of its life. In the Diamond section.

Botswana Diamonds (LON: BOD) has begun mining at Marsfontein in South Africa, as a proof-of-concept trial project that it expects will help improve operations at its larger Thorny River project.

South Africa's city of diamonds : mine workers and monopoly capitalism in Kimberley, 1867-1895 xvi, 330 p. : 24 cm

Since colonialists such as Barney Barneto and Cecil John Rhodes took land from indigenous Griqua, Nama, Batlhaping, and other peoples in the Kgalagadi desert in 1869 to establish the diamond mining conglomerate De Beers, Kimberley has been the heart of South Africa's diamond mining industry. Today, the De Beers diamond …

Just over two years ago, a group of South African surfers, scientists, journalists and activists launched Protect The West Coast, a collective born to confront the destructive practices of the mining industry.

When speaking about investment and capital surrounding the early gold-mining industry of Johannesburg, it is important to keep in mind that the world's largest source of diamonds was discovered in Kimberley in 1866. This event set off the 'diamond rush' of South African in the 1870's and meant that a mass number of diggers and …

The Kimberley Diamond was discovered in 1964 in the Dutoitspan Mine in the Kimberley Region. It carries the name of the town where it was found. Kimberley is an extremely important historical site for the development of South Africa. The town is also where the first diamond in the country was discovered. People were already expecting great …

The 19th century witnessed a remarkable boom in South Africa's mining industry, particularly in the extraction of gold and diamonds. This period marked a significant shift in the country's economy and played a crucial role in shaping its history. The discovery of gold in the late 19th century, specifically in the Witwatersrand Basin ...

Recounts the history, geology, and notable localities of diamond mining in Brazil, and outlines plans for future diamond production.

Big Hole (formerly Kimberley Mine, closed 1914) and the skyline of Kimberley, Northern Cape province, South Africa. (more) Big Hole, a large, defunct, open-pit diamond mine located in present-day Kimberley, South Africa. Considered to be the largest hand-excavated hole in the world and one of the deepest, it has a circumference of about 1 …

Venetia mine opened in 1992, and contributes 40 per cent of the country's annual diamond production. It is in the Northern Transvaal, 32km south of the Limpopo River in the Limpopo Province in the north-east corner of South Africa.

The production of gold and diamonds is certainly well down from peak production in the 1970s, but South Africa is still the sixth largest producer of both diamonds and gold globally. Despite the decline in production, South Africa is also host to the largest resources of gold still in the ground.

The result? Only one big diamond deposit could be found in Bunder, India while a much smaller deposit was discovered in Botswana (known as the Karowe mine). Today, the majority of diamond exploration takes place in African countries such as the DRC, Zimbabwe and Angola. Once the diamonds are mined they will then be sold to the …

South Africa was the third-highest diamond-producing country in Africa. It had a total of almost 10 million carats worth of diamond production in 2021.

Kimberley, city, diamond-mining centre, and capital of Northern Cape province, South Africa. It lies near the Free State province border. Founded after the discovery of diamonds on farms in the area in 1869–71, the mining camp of Kimberley grew as a result of the intensive digging of the diamond-bearing pipe at the hill called Colesberg …

Top five diamond mining countries of Africa profiled. Arguably, the toughest substance known to man, diamond crystals are typically found in countries such as Canada and Russia in the northern …

The Finsch diamond mine is located near Lime Acres, 165km west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

The theft of diamonds from diamond mines has been a longstanding problem for mine owners in South Africa (7th largest world producer of diamonds by carats). To combat such thefts mining operations have, over the years, instituted various measures, inter alia integrated security measures, and implemented several …

Botswana is the largest diamond producer in Africa, with natural gemstones and industrial diamond production amounting to a total of almost 25.1 million carats in 2023.

As one of Africa's major natural resources, diamonds are helping transform southern Africa and the lives of its people. Through diamonds, countries like Botswana, Namibia and South Africa have taken major steps to build a more prosperous future for themselves.

Ocean Diamond Mining Ltd. (ODM)is enti- tled to recover diamonds from the territorial waters around 12 small islands off the Namibian coast that belong to the Republic of South Africa.

South Africa launched the modern diamond industry and was the world's leading supplier of diamonds for decades. During the tail-end of the 1800s, the mining town of Kimberley produced around 95 per cent of the world's diamonds. Apart from a closure due to the outbreak of World War One, production continued until 1932, after which mining ...

South Africa is a founding member and participant of the Kimberley Process, a unique joint initiative by government, the diamond industry and non-governmental organisations, to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate diamond supply chain.

The 'pass laws' and migrant labour of apartheid in South Africa today have their origins in the policies designed to control the black workers in the diamond mines a century ago. Racial discrimination in South Africa is based on the migrant labour system. Unlike other South Africans, Africans are treated as foreigners outside strictly defined ...

The Cullinan Mine is one of the most famous diamond mines in the world and South Africa's third richest diamond mine. The underground mine is located in Cullinan, Gauteng province of South Africa. The mine is an open pit of a 32-ha surface area with a depth of about 1,073 meters out of which 747 meters are currently being mined.

There are some 30 registered diamond exchanges in the world, including South Africa. Diamond exchanges are places where dealers, brokers, and manufacturers meet to buy and sell diamonds.

WATCH: Thousands rush to dig for diamonds in South Africa. The South African government has launched a formal investigation into claims made on social media of the existence of massive diamonds ...

Finsch. In operation since 1967, Finsch is one of the world's most significant diamond mines and South Africa's second largest diamond operation by production. The mine benefits from state-of-the-art mining infrastructure, including a modern processing plant – having gone underground in 1990. Known for its highly commercial goods of +5 ...

Tuffnell, Stephen 2015. Engineering inter-imperialism: American miners and the transformation of global mining, 1871–1910. Journal of Global History, Vol. 10, Issue. 1, p. 53. A life-long friend of …

To recover diamonds, the industry is using modern mining methods and a more clinical approach to sustainability of mining and therefore the impact on the environment is being minimized while the benefits to the communities and countries where they are found are being maximized. These benefits are particularly true in Africa, where the prudent …