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South Africa, Gauteng
Cullinan
Premier diamond mine tours
Gem locality Documented siteLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: eyes-only: open pit rim, kimberlite, historic headgear and Oak Avenue mining village; buy small diamonds from licensed town jewellers.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: the kimberlite pipe that yielded the 3,106 ct Cullinan Diamond in 1905, still working and billed as the only active diamond mine in the world open to the public
Wikipedia documents the 1905 Cullinan find by Frederick Wells and current surface, town and underground tours; operator site confirms bookable walking surface tours
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
working mine environment
underground tours have age and health restrictions
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