Argyle: The Impossible Story of Australian Diamonds
Author(s): Stuart Kells
'Fascinating and lucid ... a valuable insight into an industry once widely praised but now undervalued by a nation that relies on it so strongly.' GEOFFREY BLAINEY
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 Information
General Fields
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- : Melbourne University Publishing
- : Melbourne University Press
- : 0.458
- : 01 January 2021
- : 2.3 Centimeters X 15.3 Centimeters X 23.3 Centimeters
- : 01 April 2023
- : books
Special Fields
- : Stuart Kells
- : Paperback
- : 2103
- : English
- : 622.3820994
- : 320
- : HBTK