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Showing posts with label African continent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label African continent. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

This is located in the southernmost country of the African continent


This is located in the southernmost country of the African continent, in addition to oil, almost what mineral has. Gold, manganese, vanadium, chromium and other reserves, ranking first in the world, and those legendary past, never seem to tap the the endless diamond mines, people to whom rapid heart beat.

May not be what country like South Africa, the primitive and the modern blend so perfectly. Reinforced concrete after the hustle and bustle of downtown, is open and the solitude of the wilderness of the beast. Seen on crowded city for a while will be replaced by large tracts of wilderness, it seems that no transition.
In fact, South Africa's diamond production to reserves are smaller than Australia, but since people found the first diamond in Kimberley, South Africa Diamond Township supreme position has never wavered.
In 1866, a man named Danny - Qiaoke Bo came to a farm near Kimberley visited his friend Jacobus one. The youngest son of Jacobus was playing and a group of children, Danny found a very special pebble stones they play the game, so he took the generous master license this destined to be loaded annals, South Africa "pebbles". Identified by the end, this "pebble" is recognized as a weight of 21.25 carats of diamonds. But then the cause the Amoy drilling frenzy is not of this is named "Youlei Ka" Diamond in South Africa, but Hou Danni - Qiao Kebo second diamond. But this second teeth "small stone" Danny is not so easily took the hand, he spent 500 sheep, 10 head of cattle and horses, only from Gerry boast a young shepherd in the hands of for got this later was named "Star of South Africa, weighing 83.5 carats of diamonds. Since then, numerous carries the dream of getting rich flock to South Africa, flock to the Kimberley.