Community mining project a diamond in the …
In the midst of a desert wilderness, for about 109 km from the south bank of the Orange river, which forms part of the border between …
Mining marine diamonds is plain sailing with Lerato Tsaoane
02 Oct, 2014. Meet Lerato Tsaoane, an inspiring woman, who manages a mining vessel and a crew of 106 people, sailing off the coast of Namibia and into the Atlantic Ocean in search of diamonds. For millions of years, the Orange River has been carrying diamonds from the centre of South Africa to the Atlantic coastline.
South Africa's Small-Scale Diamond Mining Dilemma
The country's diamond production fell from 15.56 million carats in 2004 to 9.66 million carats in 2022, according to Kimberley Process data. While no new major …
Where are Diamonds Found? Spotlight on South African Diamonds …
Found by 15-year-old Erasmus Jacobs, the 21.25 ct Eureka diamond was the first significant diamond discovered in South Africa. It is on display at the Kimberley Mine Museum. Photo: Courtesy of De Beers Group. This discovery was treated with disbelief by most, and interest was lukewarm until 1869 when a shepherd found an …
Historical Reading List: The Diamond Fields of …
Diamond Mining in South Africa, T.H. Leggett, Cassier's Magazine, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 371-393, (1898). A detailed description of the diamond mining operations and their historical development. ... The …
The preservation of alluvial diamond deposits in …
The focus of alluvial diamond mining along the Orange-Vaal system recently changed from the traditional areas in the upper catchment regions—the Barkly West, Christiana, …
Southern Africa's Ramsar Sites: Orange River …
The Orange River Mouth on the South African side received its Ramsar status on 28 Jun 1991. Following the collapse of the saltmarsh component of the estuary due to adjacent diamond mining activities and flow …
History of Diamond Mining in South Africa | Britannica
1866 - Schalk van Nickerle, a farmer, finds a diamond by the Orange River in South Africa. Fortune seekers soon arrive in their droves, leaving wives and children behind to try their luck on the Orange River. Diamond fever takes hold. The de Beers family also has a small farm here. They promptly sell it to a diamond prospector for 100 times its ...
History of Diamond Mining in South Africa | Britannica
1866 - Schalk van Nickerle, a farmer, finds a diamond by the Orange River in South Africa. Fortune seekers soon arrive in their droves, leaving wives and children behind to …
About | Lower Orange River Diamonds (LOR)
The Lower Orange River Diamonds operations are in a remote desert wilderness area along the banks of the South African side of the Lower Orange River. This river acts as …
Major Mines & Projects | Lower Orange River Operation
LOR has appointed its operational company Plateaux Diamonds (Pty) Ltd ("Plateaux") to conduct and manage mining operations at the Lower Orange River Complex, as well as to enter into joint ventures with other Junior Diamond Miners (CAM project), with extensive experience in alluvial diamond mining. Contractors. - Subscription is required.
List Of Diamond Mines In South Africa (2024)
Location: Sanddrif, Lower Orange River, Northern Cape. 2. Cullinan diamond mine. Cullinan diamond mine used to be known as the "Premier mine" and is located in Cullinan, South Africa. Address: Olienhout Rd, Cullinan, 1000, South Africa. 3. …
ORANGE RIVER MINES
The Orange River Mines (ORM) mining activities are found within Namdeb's Mining Licence 42. This licence area extends along the Orange River for about 50 kilometres inland from the Mining Area 1 (MA1) eastern boundary to Sendelingsdrif, near the town of Rosh Pinah. The Orange River Mines contains some of the highest value diamonds in …
Home | Lower Orange River Diamonds (LOR)
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 …
Sperrgebiet | Namib Desert, Diamond Mining, Wildlife
Also called: Diamond Area 1. Sperrgebiet, diamond-rich area in the southern Namib (desert), southwestern Namibia, to which access by unauthorized persons was rigidly prohibited from 1908 until the early 21st century. It lies along the Atlantic coast from Oranjemund and the Orange River north to about 45 miles (72 km) north of Lüderitz …
ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING FACT SHEET
Alluvial diamond mining is the term used to describe the process through which diamonds are recovered from such deposits of sand, gravel and clay. Large concentrations of alluvial diamond deposits are mined on an industrial basis. However, most alluvial diamond deposits are spread across huge geographic areas which cannot be easily isolated and ...
STATUS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SMALL AND JUNIOR …
In terms of the overall diamond mining and production scenario in South Africa, in 2005 total diamond production for South Africa reported in the official Kimberley Process (KP) records amounted to about 15.96 million carats, whereas 2019 figures show a total of 7.18-million carats, representing a decrease of about 55%. Mantle xenoliths and
South Africa, Namibia Diamond Deposits
March 16, 1998. This radar image covers a portion of the Richtersveld National Park and Orange River (top of image) in the Northern Cape Province of the Republic of South …
The Challenge of Small-Scale Diamond Mining in South Africa
Ensuring transparency and fairness, Marius Coetzee, general manager at Lower Orange River Diamonds (LOR), emphasizes the importance of involving the miners throughout the entire process, from pit to sorting house. ... As the Baken mine stands as a testament to the enduring allure of diamond mining in South Africa, it serves as a …
Diamonds
GEOLOGY AND DEPOSIT TYPE. Oena, a producing alluvial diamond property, is located within a well established alluvial diamond mining province 50 km upstream of Namdeb's Auchas and Daberas alluvial diamond mines, located on the Namibian or north bank of the Orange River, and 15 km and 60 km upstream of Trans Hex's Reuning and Baken …
South Africa
South Africa - Diamonds, Gold, Imperialism: 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 …
Billionaire retail king Christo Wiese returns to diamond mining …
South African retail tycoon Christo Wiese, known for his success in the clothing and grocery sectors, is returning to his roots in diamond mining. The 82-year-old billionaire, with a net worth of $1.2 billion, has invested in Trans Hex Group Ltd., a mining venture exploring the Atlantic Ocean for high-quality diamonds.
Diamonds
1913-Natives Land Act restricts blacks to 7.5 percent of South African land. 1914-Mining all but stops with outbreak of World War I. 1917-Oppenheimer sets up Anglo American Corporation (AAC). 1919-Oppenheimer founds Consolidated Diamond Mines (CDM). 1921-Oppenheimer gains control of the South West African (now Namibia) …
Community mining project a diamond in the rough
In the midst of a desert wilderness, about 109 km from the south bank of the Orange river, which forms part of the border between South Africa and Namibia, miner Lower Orange River Diamonds (LOR ...
History of Diamonds | Cape Town Diamond Museum
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, …
Diamond Coast; Northern Cape; Port Nolloth
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 ...
Correct approach to regulation could see Middle Orange River …
The Middle Orange River (MOR) alluvial diamond deposits between Hopetown, Douglas and Prieska, along with deposits along the Riet and Vaal rivers, in the Northern Cape, represent three unique ...
Community Mining Project | Lower Orange River …
In the midst of a desert wilderness, for about 109 km from the south bank of the Orange river, which forms part of the border between South Africa and Namibia, miner Lower Orange River Diamonds …
Diamonds
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 …
South Africa, Namibia Diamond Deposits
The Orange River marks the boundary between South Africa to the south and Namibia to the north. This is an area of active mining for diamonds, which were washed downstream from the famous Kimberley Diamond Area, millions of years ago when the river was much larger. The mining is focused on ancient drainages of the Orange …
List of Diamond Mines in South Africa
Sanddrif is located in the Lower Orange River region of the Northern Cape. 2. Cullinan diamond mine. Cullinan diamond mine, formerly known as the "Premier mine," is located in Cullinan, South Africa. Address: Olienhout Rd, Cullinan, 1000, South Africa. 3. Finsch diamond mine.
The preservation of alluvial diamond deposits in …
The Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy NOVEMBER 2003 535 Introduction The Orange-Vaal River system is known to be the primary secondary source for alluvial diamond deposits in the northern Cape and along the west coast of Namaqualand. The higher order sources for diamonds contained within this
Diamond Mining in South Africa
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. ... Get complete detailed analysis, project intelligence and key contact details on South Africa's diamond mining ...
South African diamonds: 8 things you didn't know
South Africa's first diamond was discovered in 1867. The discovery of a 21.25ct rough diamond in Hopetown by Erasmus Jacobs kick-started South Africa's diamond rush in 1867 (3000 years after diamonds were first found in India). Found on the banks of the Orange River, this alluvial diamond was named the Eureka diamond and was …
Historical Reading List: The Diamond Fields of South Africa: …
The discovery of diamonds in South Africa in early 1867 marked the start of an historic period of diamond exploration. ... including a shiny pebble, along the south bank of the Orange River that he and other children used in games. ... pp. 186-188, (1891). A short description of the diamond mines. Diamond Mining in South Africa, G.D ...
Mining Weekly
A 'lean, mean' structure and less burdensome laws key to successful mining of Middle Orange River diamond deposits. 10th February 2017 By: Ilan Solomons - Creamer Media Staff Writer
Diamonds
Diamond mining in South Africa. ... 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 ...
How diamonds are mined from the bottom of the ocean | CNN
1 of 15. CNN —. Millions of years ago, precious gem stones from the heart of southern Africa washed westward along the Orange River and emptied into the Atlantic Ocean. While some swept up on ...
Marine diamond mining in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem
Collins extended the licence to comprise a huge area bounded by the Orange River mouth in the south, Diaz Point to the north, the high-water mark in the east, and the 200-m isobath in the west. He acquired the steam tug Emerson K, and equipped it with an airlift plant, vibrating screens and a Plietz jig. Towards the end of 1961, the airlift ...
Namibia – De Beers Group
Diamonds are found in raised Pleistocene beaches from 25m below mean sea level to more than 30m above. The ancient bed of the Orange River, extending inland about 50km, is an important source of diamond-bearing gravels. ... We find fewer but larger stones in the south and a higher concentration of smaller stones to the north.