Premier Mine
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Premier Mine, now known as the Cullinan Diamond Mine in South Africa, is a historically significant diamond mine famed for producing some of the largest and most important gem-quality diamonds in the world.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | diamond mine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cullinan Diamond Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTown | Cullinan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonarchy | British royal family (through Cullinan stones in Crown Jewels) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityServed | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commodity | gem-quality diamonds ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Thomas Cullinan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 40 km east of Pretoria ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major contributor to South African diamond production ⓘ |
| economicSector | extractive sector ⓘ |
| famousDiamondProduced |
Cullinan Diamond
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cullinan I (Great Star of Africa, rough source) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cullinan II (Lesser Star of Africa, rough source) NERFINISHED ⓘ several large Type II diamonds ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Cullinan Diamond Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOperator | De Beers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerProvince | Transvaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | kimberlite pipe ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | yes ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeature | large open pit ⓘ |
| hasTourism | mine tours (as Cullinan Diamond Mine) ⓘ |
| hasUndergroundWorkings | extensive underground tunnels ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | source of the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found ⓘ |
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cullinan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gauteng ⓘ Transvaal (historical province) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pretoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | underground mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Cullinan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discovery of the Cullinan Diamond
ⓘ
production of large gem-quality diamonds ⓘ |
| notableProduction | large high-value blue diamonds ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Petra Diamonds (in modern era as Cullinan Diamond Mine) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory |
De Beers Consolidated Mines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petra Diamonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South African diamond fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousMiningMethod | open-pit mining ⓘ |
| product | diamonds ⓘ |
| province | Gauteng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Highveld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | non-renewable resource ⓘ |
| significantEvent | discovery of the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond in 1905 ⓘ |
| status | operational (as Cullinan Diamond Mine) ⓘ |
| typeOfDeposit | primary diamond deposit ⓘ |
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