Baba Diamond Fields

The Baba Diamond Fields is an area of widespread small-scale diamond mines located at the south-western district of Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe, near the border neighbouring Botswana. It lies about 98 km north-west of the city of Bulawayo and has Kalahari sand soils and rock formations which also can be found at the diamond-rich areas of neighbour Botswana.[1] Currently Baba Diamond Fields is owned by Infinity Baba Diamond Group[2][3] since 2015 and estimated annual diamond production at the mines to be 1 million carats of rough diamonds.[4]

The Baba Diamond Fields

Geology of the Deposit

The Baba Diamond Fields consists of three kimberlite pipes, and are known for recovery of large, high-quality, exceptional Type II diamonds. High quality pink and blue diamonds have also been produced from the mines.

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References
  1. "Diamonds discovered close to Botswana border, government confirms". Mining Weekly.
  2. "Infinity Baba Diamond Group". Infinity Baba Diamond Group.
  3. "Diamond Production Powerhouse Infinity Baba Announces Plans to Step into Blockchain". Daily Herald.
  4. "Infinity Baba Diamond Group to Implement Cutting Edge Diamond Detection Technology at All of Its Mines". Yahoo News.

Baba Diamond Fields


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