CAMBRIDGE — Kimberley was once the second largest city in South Africa, and for a few years in the 19th century its diamond mines may have produced more wealth per square inch than any place on ...

Ernest Oppenheimer went to South Africa in 1902 as a diamond buyer for a London firm. He was short (5 ft. 4 in.), ... Ten years later, the citizens of Kimberley, ...

Once central to the Diamond Rush, it remains one of South Africa’s top attractions. ... What is the deepest hole in South ...

he Kimberley Process grew out of a 2000 meeting in Kimberley, South Africa, when the world’s major diamond producers and buyers met to address growing concerns, and the threat of a consumer ...

Conversely most African governments, notably South Africa, resisted the demand for a wider ... mined-diamond engagement or wedding ring in favour of synthetic diamonds. She said the Kimberley Process ...

Diamond mining in South Africa, historically pivotal to the economy ... according to 2023 Kimberley Process data. An uptick can be expected, with De Beers’ development of an underground mine ...

Originating in May 2000 in Kimberley, South Africa ... lacks the buy-in of key participants, particularly diamond-producing nations in Africa. The Kimberley Process was designed to ensure that ...