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Loxton Mine, Loxtondal kimberlites, Dronfield, Kimberley, Sol Plaatje Local Municipality, Frances Baard District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° South , 24° East (est.)
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~1km
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Don Diamonds Mine
A diamond mine in a kimberlite pipe, owned by SSC Diamond. The mine is said to produce diamonds of good quality. In 2005, it still produced ores from underground workings.
"The Loxton Dal Diamond Mine is situated 25 km northeast of Kimberley on the farm Loxton Dal No 1610, Boshoff District, Free State Province of South Africa. It is adjacent to the Kimberley/ Boshoff gravel road, accessible via a dirt road, approx 17 km long, connecting the regional tarred R64 road to Kimberley.
Discovered in 1965, the mine has a total mining area of over 88 hectares and an estimated resource of 3.28 million tonnes of kimberlite ore. Loxton Dal benefits from a long mining history and its close proximity to Kimberley, an important mining hub for labour, services and materials related to diamond mining." (https://www.sscdiamond.org/loxton-dal)
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