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20: 169: 173: 198: 153:"Unverwüstliche Felsenkirche zwischen Wüste und Meer" [Indestructible Rock Church between Desert and Ocean]. 53: 72:. This diamond rush was termed the "New Rush", as diamond prospectors were already operating in the country. 170:"Arctic Star identifies Diamond Targets for Drilling in the prolific Lac de Gras area, NWT Diamond Fields" 193: 35:
were newly discovered. Major diamond rushes took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in
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In the 1990s, several frequency domain heliborne electromagnetic anomalies were discovered by
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and several mining settlements to come into existence - to be abandoned eventually to become
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New diamond discovery triggering an onrush of miners seeking their fortune
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caused a diamond rush, which led to the development of the town of
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is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area where
157:(in German) (92). supplement to various Namibian newspapers. 23:The New Rush market, Kimberley, South Africa, 1873 185: 46: 56:on the slopes of Colesberg Kopje on the farm 172:. Arctic Star Exploration. Archived from 75:In 1908, the discovery of a diamond near 18: 146: 186: 167: 133: 13: 143:. Cape Town: David Philip pp 45-49 14: 210: 168:Power, Patrick (9 January 2013). 199:Diamond industry in South Africa 54:an 83.50 carat (16.7 g) diamond 161: 1: 126: 68:, and eventually the town of 47:Diamond rushes by chronology 7: 114: 10: 215: 52:In 1871, the discovery of 141:Kimberley, turbulent city 64:led to the foundation of 81:German South-West Africa 24: 176:on 15 September 2013. 139:Roberts,Brian. 1976. 104:Northwest Territories 22: 25: 194:History of mining 41:South-West Africa 206: 178: 177: 165: 159: 158: 155:Gondwana History 150: 144: 137: 102:, a lake in the 96:Charles E. Fipke 214: 213: 209: 208: 207: 205: 204: 203: 184: 183: 182: 181: 166: 162: 152: 151: 147: 138: 134: 129: 117: 49: 17: 12: 11: 5: 212: 202: 201: 196: 180: 179: 160: 145: 131: 130: 128: 125: 124: 123: 116: 113: 112: 111: 92: 73: 66:Kimberley Mine 48: 45: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 211: 200: 197: 195: 192: 191: 189: 175: 171: 164: 156: 149: 142: 136: 132: 122: 119: 118: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 50: 44: 42: 38: 34: 30: 21: 174:the original 163: 154: 148: 140: 135: 62:South Africa 57: 37:South Africa 29:diamond rush 28: 26: 100:Lac de Gras 89:ghost towns 79:station in 58:Vooruitzigt 188:Categories 127:References 121:Gold rush 77:Grasplatz 70:Kimberley 115:See also 85:Lüderitz 33:diamonds 98:around 108:Canada 39:and 106:of 60:in 190:: 43:. 27:A 91:.

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diamonds
South Africa
South-West Africa
an 83.50 carat (16.7 g) diamond
South Africa
Kimberley Mine
Kimberley
Grasplatz
German South-West Africa
Lüderitz
ghost towns
Charles E. Fipke
Lac de Gras
Northwest Territories
Canada
Gold rush
"Arctic Star identifies Diamond Targets for Drilling in the prolific Lac de Gras area, NWT Diamond Fields"
the original
Categories
History of mining
Diamond industry in South Africa

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