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Author Kells, Stuart.

Title Argyle : the impossible story of australian diamonds.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : Melbourne University Press, 2021.

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Description 1 online resource
text file EPUB 6.4MB
Physical Medium polychrome
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries Online access with authorization. AU-CaNED
Summary This is the story of the intrepid Australian geologists who discovered pink diamonds in the Kimberley. This is a valuable insight into an industry once widely praised but now undervalued by a nation that relies on it so strongly. The remote Kimberley region of Western Australia has a rich history and unique geography. In the 1960s De Beers, the world's largest diamond company, sent gem-hunters to the area but they came away empty-handed. It was a vast region to survey, and they'd overlooked something vital. A few years later, a team of Australian geologists with a tiny budget searched for even tinier mineral clues. Those clues led them to the earth's largest diamond deposit and the world's richest source of rare pink diamonds. Based on in-depth research and interviews - including with Alan King Jones, Bill Leslie and 'the father of Australian diamonds', Ewen Tyle, this book details the almost overwhelming challenges with realising a diamond mining venture in Australia, shows how these obstacles were overcome, and explores the mine's impact and legacy.
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Subject Argyle Diamond Mines Pty. Ltd.
Diamond mines and mining -- Australia -- Fitzroy Crossing (W.A.)
Diamond mines and mining.
Australia.
Diamond mines and mining -- Australia -- History.
History.
Mineralogy -- Australia -- Fitzroy Crossing (W.A.)
Mineralogy.
Western Australia -- Kimberley.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: 0522877257 9780522877250 (OCoLC)1196838417
ISBN 9780522877267 (electronic book)
0522877265 (electronic book)
0522877257
9780522877250
Standard No. YBP301971833