The Excelsior - The Excelsior diamond, found in 1893 in South Africa, weighed 995 carats uncut. The biggest stone cut from it is 69 carats, which was bought in 1996 by the jeweller Robert Mouawad.
THE origin of the volcanic pipes of South Africa and the genesis of the diamonds contained in their “blue-ground” filling are as productive of controversy as that other geological puzzle—the ...
In this article, Dr John Bristow of the Overberg Geoscientists Group writes about the centenary of diamond prospecting and mining along the West Coast of South Africa and the legends that shaped the ...
Alluvial diamonds were initially found along the coastal strip of Namibia (South West Africa) near Luderitz in 1908, then in 1925 (17 years later) rich deposits were discovered and registered by ...
The team further arrested a 20-year-old South African male suspect who was found in possession of suspected unpolished diamonds ... by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing ...
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – South Africa’s State Diamond Trader will be presenting an inaugural diamond show in Cape Town from February 2 to 5. Each day of the 2025 South Africa Diamond ...
Weathered, historic diamond-find ledgers, fossilised oyster shells, mineralised rock formations, salt deposits and old rusted excavators are just a few of the relics found at derelict and abandoned ...