Walking into the Diamond Coast of Namibia

Diamond Tour: Accidental Discovery of Top Diamonds Although several of the world's most famous diamonds are from South Africa, Namibia is the true diamond kingdom as the world's largest diamond sand mine. There is a â€œDiamond Coastâ€ with proven reserves of onshore drilling ore of more than 50 million tons; the diamonds here are the purest, with more than 95% being gem-quality. However, the huge wealth brought by diamonds did not enter the pockets of Namibia. Namibia diamonds were first discovered in 1908. At that time, the German colonists repaired the railway to LÃ¼deritz, a small town on the southwest coast of Namibia. One day, a black railway worker picked up a few strange stones. He once met in the "City of Diamonds" in South Africa, Kimberly, and immediately determined that it was a diamond, so he gave it to the German boss Steinz. Steintz quietly identified the diamond and determined it to be the top diamond, and bought the ownership of the desert where the diamond was found without a word. After the news was released, the desolate deserts of the past became a treasure land, and people from all over the world ran here to dig. The German colonial authorities announced that the area from Luderitz to the Orange River was a â€œforbidden zoneâ€ and only one German company was allowed to mine. In the following six years, more than 4.6 million carats of diamonds were produced in the â€œforbidden zoneâ€, which was worth seven million pounds at the current price. What the Germans didn't think of was that their autocratic decision triggered another "drilling hot". A large number of drillers were crowded into the Namib Desert north of Luderitz. In less than two years, more than 500 people in this desert have registered to drill. Drilling heat gave Luderitz a moment of prosperity. Drilling people set up camps in the local area. At the peak, there were even six or seven hundred people in the town. However, the conditions were very difficult at first. Due to the lack of wood, they rarely eat a hot meal, and in severe cases they can't even eat hot meals for eight consecutive months. But gradually, it began to flourish, bars, theaters, casinos, post offices, gyms were built; champagne and caviar became daily necessities, and uncut fine diamonds were often used as gambling and currency. Light rails, water pipes and a hospital equipped with advanced X-ray equipment were also built in the small town. At the same time, pirates also began to appear here. Interestingly, Steinz himself experienced the greatest ups and downs of life with the rise and fall of diamonds. The diamond made him rich overnight, which enabled him to become the German commissioner for trade in South Africa. Levala, who discovered the diamond, was hired by him as a coachman. Later, he followed him to South Africa and there was no news. However, after the outbreak of the First World War, Steinz, who made his fortune by diamonds, plummeted. After a recession in the 1930s, his entire wealth left a farm. Mining area management is stricter than prisons. Outsiders are forbidden to bend over. Not every diamond is immersed in the pain of war. Namibia is one of the few diamond kingdoms in Africa that has not been baptized by war. After the First World War, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer acquired a number of important mines in South Africa with strong funds, founded the later diamond mining giant De Beers, and bought the mining rights of Namibia. In 1994, Namibia announced its independence and established Namibia De Beers, a joint venture with De Beers, to become the world's largest diamond producer. But no war does not mean easy. Namibiaâ€™s diamond mining area is filled with a harsh atmosphere than prisons. The mining area is surrounded by barbed wire, and the sand between the wire mesh is extremely flat. Even if the bird rests, it can leave traces. In the mining area, radar, infrared cameras and motion sensors scan and detect the movements around the clock, and armed patrols watch the police around the clock. The requirements for staff in the mining area are also extremely strict. Miners must have no pockets to prevent the diamonds from being hidden in their pockets; it is strictly forbidden for outsiders to bend over, although the chance of a diamond in the foot is a few millionths, but this move and steal diamonds. No difference; when leaving the mining area, each person must undergo X-ray examination, even if the diamond is hidden in the hair, or the diamond-filled condom is swallowed into the abdomen, it will be checked. Cars that pull ore in the mining area are strictly forbidden to pull out the mining area, even if they are scrapped, they should be piled up in the garbage field in the mining area, because the diamond is more likely to be hidden inside the car. Only so, the Namibian government has specially set up a secret police detachment consisting of 240 armed men to detect diamond-related cases.

Uranium cornucopia in Namibia Â Â Â Â Â Â In addition to the â€œDiamond Coastâ€, Namibia is known as the â€œWorld Strategic Metal Reserveâ€ and is rated by the World Bank experts as the country with the richest mineral resources in Africa. Especially uranium mines, Namibia is the fifth largest uranium producing country in the world. Located near the west coast of the Namib Desert, the Lexin Mountains are the only uranium mine in Namibia and one of the largest open uranium mines in the world. The uranium mine here is embedded in hard granite and was formed millions of years ago. Although Lexington discovered radioactive deposits as early as 1910, uranium was identified in 1928. However, because of the economic unbearability, Namibia gave up after preliminary exploration in 1956. It was not until 1976 that Lecin Mountain began to officially mine. According to the report at the end of 2005, the uranium reserves of Lexin Mountain were 1,398 metric tons, accounting for 7.55% of the world's total reserves. In order to mine these uranium mines, Namibia has built eight uranium mines. The British company Rio Tinto owns 68% of the company. However, the competition for uranium mines is more intense than diamonds. In addition to the British company Rio Tinto, there are more than 20 domestic and foreign uranium mining companies in Namibia for exploration and excavation. The uranium mining giant Australia Western Australia Metal is one of them. Not long ago, after the first stage of exploration and excavation, the company discovered another uranium deposit in the Lexin mine, and plans to invest $1.9 million in field exploration. This discovery has also caused Australia to become involved in the escalating uranium mine. After the mining of uranium mines in Namibia, most of them were shipped to Central Europe, North America and Southeast Asia for use in local nuclear power plants. According to uranium mining experts, as China plans to add 30 nuclear power plants by 2020, Russia and India are also preparing to expand their nuclear energy plans by 2030, and Japan intends to build 11 nuclear power plants by 2010, global uranium. Mine demand will triple in the next 25 years, and this demand has increased global uranium ore prices by a factor of six, so the prospects for uranium mining in Namibia will be very promising as uranium ore prices continue to rise.

There is a â€œDiamond Coastâ€ with proven reserves of onshore drilling ore of more than 50 million tons; the diamonds here are the purest, with more than 95% being gem-quality.

Although some of the world's most famous diamonds are from South Africa, Namibia is the true diamond kingdom as the world's largest diamond ore mine. Not every diamond is immersed in the pain of war. Namibia is one of the few diamond kingdoms in Africa that has not been baptized by war.