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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:
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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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