Williamson diamond mine. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – An agreement has been entered into for the outright sale of ...

In South Africa, Petra operates the Cullinan diamond mine in Gauteng and the Finsch diamond mine in the Northern Cape. "We’re committed to adopting and adhering to the latest internationally ...

Since then, the vibrant gem has only been displayed outside the museum four times. In 1905, the largest rough diamond was discovered in South Africa. Named the Cullinan diamond after the mine’s ...

India was historically the source for blue diamonds. Within the last several years, notable blue diamonds have been found at the Cullinan Mine in South Africa. Only a handful of red diamonds larger ...

such as Gauteng and the Free State but extends to other minerals like diamonds and platinum. Mining in abandoned or unregulated shafts, these miners extract resources without permits, costing the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A specialized mine rescue camera was lowered late last year into an almost 2.6-kilometer (1.6-mile) deep ...

Rescue efforts at an illegal gold mine in South Africa, where at least 78 people died, concluded on Thursday. Credit: flickr / Daniel Sallai CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Rescue operations at an illegal gold mine ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A miner is transported on a stretcher by rescue workers after he was rescued from below ground in an ...

In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about a centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along the West Coast of South Africa and the legends that shaped the ...