What happened in the 1860s?
⛏️ The discovery of diamonds in Kimberley, South Africa (1867)
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Further Reading
Historical Reading List: The Diamond Fields of South Africa - GIA (gia.edu)
1867 - Diamonds Discovered in Kimberly - Afrika Adventures (afrikaadventures.org)
The history of diamonds in South Africa - Shimansky Jewellery (co.za)
Kimberley | History, Plateau, Map, & Facts - Britannica (britannica.com)
The Diamond Fields of South Africa, 1870 - Fordham University (fordham.edu)
A History of Diamond Sources in Africa: Part I - GIA (gia.edu)
History of Diamonds | Cape Town Diamond Museum (capetowndiamondmuseum.org)
A history of mining in South Africa (US) (southafrica.net)
DIAMOND I-The Rush. - The New Yorker (newyorker.com)