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Description
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 Tyler-Argyle: The Impossible Story of Australian Diamonds 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.
Product details
- Type:
- Book
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Languages:
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Original:
English
- Number of Pages:
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320
- Publisher:
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Melbourne University
- Publication Date:
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2024-02-23
- Release Date:
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2021-05-30
- ISBN / EAN:
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9780522877250
- Weight:
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466 g
- Dimensions:
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16/24/3 cm
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