DIAMOND PRODUCTION

Consolidated Diamond Mines of South West Africa

1920 - 1962
AREA
south to north
CONCEN-
TRATION
TYPE
M=Marine
D=Deflation
X=mixed
PERIOD DURATION
(Years)
CARATS STONES CARATS
per
STONE
Oranjemund Mine
Areas G,U,M,K & H
M 1928-1962 34 11,641,504 11,773,230 0.99
Chameis M 1951-1961 5 99,090 169,401 0.58
Angras Juntas D 1950 1 4 35 0.11
Bogenfels X 1930-1959 17 409,622 1,455,248 0.28
Area D
Stauchslager
D 1925-1958 7 169,982 872,621 0.19
Area E
Pomona
D 1926-1957 8 142,325 905,148 0.16
Area B
Elizabeth Bay
M 1927-1959 15 1,276,493 5,996,915 0.21
Area C, Coastal Area
Elizabeth - Luderitz
M 1924-1927 4 503,970 2,958,895 0.17
Area A
Kolmanskop
D 1924-1930 7 910,958 7,545,826 0.12
Area F Coastal Area
north of Luderitz
Charlottental-Boots Bay
M? 1927-1929 3 18,975 129,494 0.15
Area H
Conception and Meob Bays
? 1929-1930 2 677 5,468 0.12