Split image showing the historical Kimberley diamond mine (left) and a modern underground South African diamond mine (right). Portraits of Cecil Rhodes and Ernest Oppenheimer are featured. The text reads "THE SOUTH AFRICAN DIAMOND LEGACY", with two brilliant-cut diamonds and the South African flag. It visually represents the evolution of diamond mining in South Africa.

The Kimberley Legacy

The Kimberley Legacy: De Beers and the Evolution of the South African Diamond Industry. South Africa is not just a major diamond-producing nation; it is the birthplace of modern industrial-scale diamond mining and the foundation upon which the world’s most enduring diamond conglomerate, the De Beers Group, was built. The industry’s history here is a

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