South Africa Diamond Deposits of Orange River (DOCUMENTARY)

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By Brenda Smith, OCCRP, 23 August 2021. OCCRP — The course of South Africa's Orange River is more than just a scenic marvel.By the time the waterway has swept from the country's eastern highlands through a vast stretch of scrubland …

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The first South African alluvial diamond was discovered by a railway worker in 1908 in Namibia, near the Orange River, and in 1966, the Marine Diamond Corporation was created by Texan Sam Collins to recover diamonds from the ocean by the Orange River mouth (close to …

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Diamond Mining | Famous Diamonds | Diamonds Through The Ages. The story of diamonds in South Africa begins between December 1866 and February 1867 when 15-year-old Erasmus Jacobs found a transparent rock on his father's farm, on the south bank of the Orange River. Over the next few years, South Africa yielded more diamonds than India had in ...

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Offshore diamond mining concessions extend along the full length of the Namibian coastline, from the Orange River in the south to the Kunene River in the north. Namdeb Diamond Company, an equal partnership between De Beers and the Namibian government is the country's main producer.

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During 1867, a young man named, Erasmus Jacobs discovered the first diamond near Hopetown on the south bank of the Orange River in South Africa, which had a massive impact on the diamond industry. The diamond weighed 21.25 carats and was named the Eureka Diamond. But what exactly happened after the first diamond was discovered and what impact ...

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List Of Diamond Mines In South Africa And Their Names. 1. Baken diamond mine; Baken diamond mine is located in Northern Cape and is one of the major diamond mines in South Africa. The diamond mine can be found along the lower Orange River and is owned and operated by Lower Orange River Diamonds. Location: Sanddrif, Lower Orange River, Northern ...

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After more than 150 years of intensive mining following the discovery of the Eureka Diamond on the banks of the Orange River in 1867, South Africa's diamond industry remains among the top 5 largest producers in the world.

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South Africa - South Africa - Diamonds, gold, and imperialist intervention (1870–1902): South Africa experienced a transformation between 1870, when the diamond rush to Kimberley began, and 1902, when the South African War ended. Midway between these dates, in 1886, the world's largest goldfields were discovered on the Witwatersrand. As the predominantly agrarian societies of European ...

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The course of South Africa's Orange River is more than just a scenic marvel. By the time the waterway has swept from the country's eastern highlands through a vast stretch of scrubland and into the Atlantic Ocean, it has brought along countless …

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The main diamond Pipes are found in the Kimberley area of the Cape, and also at Premier mine near Pretoria in Gauteng as well as in many mines in the Free State. There are also large deposits of alluvial diamonds scattered around South Africa particularly in the region of the mouth of the Orange River and along the Namaqualand Coast of the Cape.. There have been many very large diamonds found ...

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Our Diamonds. In 1908 the first diamonds were discovered along the west coast of southern Africa at Kolmanskop near Luderitz. This led to the subsequent discovery of the rich diamond deposits mined by Consolidated Diamond Mines along what is now the Namibian Coastline. It was not until 1925 that the first diamond was discovered in Namaqualand ...

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T he town on the South African side of the Orange River mouth, across from Oranjemund in Namibia, was previously restricted as a diamond-mining area, but can now be visited on organised tours. I f dramatic shipwrecks are more your thing, organised tours and hikes can be arranged to view the many shipwrecks along the coast of Northern Cape as ...

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Where diamonds are found and mined in South Africa. Natural diamonds were formed some 3.3 billion years ago in conditions of intense heat and pressure 150km below the earth's surface. Alluvial diamonds were the first diamonds to be discovered in South Africa. Alluvial means these were diamonds that had been removed from their primary position ...

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A short description of the diamond mines. Diamond Mining in South Africa, G.D. Stonestreet, Engineering Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 5, pp. 579-591, (1891). A description of recovering diamonds near Kimberley. The Discovery of the South African Diamond Mines, J. Thorburn, Engineering and Mining Journal, Vol. 52, No. 17, pp. 481-482, (1891). A brief ...

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Historically, the river played an important role in the South African diamond rush, with the first diamonds in the country being discovered in alluvial deposits on the Orange. Today, several commercial diamond mines operate along the final stretch of the Orange River and around its mouth.

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The very first diamond discovered in South Africa was found in Hopetown on the banks of the Orange River and diamonds were initially mined from alluvial deposits found in such riverine areas. In later years, underground mining and recovery of diamonds became the more common method of diamond extraction. By 2019, South Africa produced 7.2 ...

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Mining in South Africa has been the main driving force behind the history and development of Africa's most advanced and richest economy. Large scale and profitable mining started with the discovery of a diamond on the banks of the Orange River in 1867 by Erasmus Jacobs and the subsequent discovery and exploitation of the Kimberley pipes a few years later.

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South Africa A story of South Africa: Mining, Migration, Misery ... that had been found in dry streambeds near the Orange River, had been discovered. ...

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The first diamond discoveries in South Africa were alluvial, meaning they were found as deposits along a river bed. In 1867, a 15-year-old boy named Erasmus Jacobs found a small transparent rock along the banks of the Orange River, near his farm where he lived with his family.

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When most people hear about diamond mining, they think of South Africa, where diamonds were discovered in 1866 in the Kimberley region. A 15-year-old boy discovered the now-famous 21.25-carat Eureka Diamond on a farm on the banks of the Orange River. That discovery set off a staking rush and power struggle that led to the formation of De Beers ...

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In 1980's the South African mining industry employed 825 000 people generating value add of 257 billion rand. By 2016 this figure had halved and continues to decline. In 2004 the self-funded Junior alluvial diamond-mining sector consisted of over 2000 companies with over 25000 employees.

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The South African history of diamonds started in the 1866 mid December and February 1867. This happened as Erasmus Jacobs, a 15 year old, discovered a transparent stone in their farm which is located on the south bank of Orange River. In the next fifteen years, the South Africa had produced diamonds more than India produced in 2,000 years.

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THE HISTORY OF DIAMONDS The story of diamonds in South Africa begins between December 1866 and February 1867 when 15-year-old Erasmus Jacobs found a transparent rock on his father's farm, on the south bank of the Orange River. Where Can diamonds be found? Natural diamond has been discovered in 35 countries.

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PCF Engineering Manufacturers of Alluvial Diamond Mining Equipment Cape Town South Africa home1 mining equipment river mining equipment . ... Aug 2 2016 Here you can get diamond equipment for mining for sale south africa from company …

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Economic activity in modern-day South Africa has been centred on mining activities, their ancillary services and supplies. The country's stock exchange in Johannesburg was established in 1887, a decade after the first diamonds were discovered on the banks of the Orange River, and almost simultaneously with the gold rush on the world-famous Witwatersrand.

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The best model for diamond placers is southern Africa. The Orange River basin in southern Africa drains a region with more than 3000 kimberlite pipes including some of the richest diamond pipes in the world. Erosion of these pipes over the past 140 million years …

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To the west of Kimberley, and on the southern banks of the Orange River some 60km upstream from Port Nolloth, Trans Hex mines largely alluvial diamonds at its Baken and Bloeddrif operations. Further north in Limpopo province, the Venetia mine owned by De Beers is South Africa's largest diamond producer, recovering some 8Mct a year.

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The Lower Orange River Diamonds operations are situated in a remote desert wilderness area along the banks of the South African side of the Lower Orange River, which forms the border between South Africa and Namibia. This Mining License covers a total combined area of 41,334ha. Read more about LOR Diamonds. 41 334 hectares of land.

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Mining in South Africa began with chance discovery of a diamond on the banks of the Orange River in 1867. By the 1880s, the mines around Kimberley produced around 95% of the world diamonds. In 1886, on the farm of Langlaagte, the rapidly growing diamond industry was eclipsed by the discovery of gold.

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