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Ch. 12: Diamond Mines of S. Africa (con't)

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THE DIAMOND
Koffyfontein, Monastery, Kaalvallei, New Driekopjes, New Randfontein Reef, Voorspoed and Roberts-Victor. The Elandsdrift Diamond Mining Company and a smaller company, are on a large pipe in the heart of the Vaal River diamond country. Near Pretoria in the Trans­vaal are the Premier, Schuller, Kaalfontein, Montrose and Beynespoort. Of all these, the most important are the Jagersfontein, Premier, Roberts-Victor and Voors­poed. The output for these four mines for 1907 being:
An idea of the enormous quantity of diamonds taken from the chief producers on the diamond pipes of Af­rica during the last ten years may be obtained from the following table:
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