Cullinan mine
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Cullinan mine is a famous South African diamond mine renowned as the source of some of the world's largest and most historically significant diamonds, including major stones cut from the Cullinan diamond.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diamond mine
ⓘ
open-pit mine ⓘ |
| acquiredByPetraDiamondsYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British Crown Jewels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| depthCategory | deep-level mine ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Thomas Cullinan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| distanceFromPretoria_km | about 40 ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major contributor to South African diamond production ⓘ |
| famousFor |
production of rare blue diamonds
ⓘ
source of some of the world’s largest rough diamonds ⓘ source of the Cullinan diamond ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Premier Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | kimberlite pipe ⓘ |
| hasMiningMethod |
open-pit mining (historical and/or partial)
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| hasOpenPit | Cullinan open pit ⓘ |
| hasUndergroundWorkings | yes ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of discovery of the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found ⓘ |
| largestRoughDiamondFoundCarat | 3106 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cullinan NERFINISHED ⓘ Gauteng ⓘ Transvaal (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Cullinan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFind |
Blue Moon of Josephine (rough stone source)
NERFINISHED
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Cullinan Heritage diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ Cullinan diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cullinan Blue (rough stone source) ⓘ The Cullinan Dream (rough stone source) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cullinan Hope (rough stone source) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Star of Josephine (rough stone source) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers | underground mine tours ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| operator | Petra Diamonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreBodyType | kimberlite pipe ⓘ |
| owner | Petra Diamonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOwner | De Beers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
Type IIa diamond
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blue diamond ⓘ diamond ⓘ |
| region | Highveld of Gauteng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOf |
Cullinan I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cullinan II NERFINISHED ⓘ other major stones cut from the Cullinan diamond ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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