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Kasai
Tshikapa diamond gravels
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: diamonds, gravels.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Kasai river gravels dug by hand since 1907 across a vast digger economy
Documented in Congolese diamond trade literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
pit collapsesRiver crossings, extortion risk
Keep exploring nearby
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