| ISBN |
9780522877250 (paperback) |
| Classification |
622.382099414 KEL |
| Personal Name |
Kells, Stuart |
| Title |
Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds / Kells, Stuart. |
| Production & Copyright Details |
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2021. |
| copyright2021. |
| Physical Description |
xvi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Content type |
text |
| still image |
| cartographic image |
| Note |
Also issued online. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary Note |
This is the story of the intrepid Australian geologists who discovered pink diamonds in the Kimberley. This is a valuable insight into an industry once widely praised but now undervalued by a nation that relies on it so strongly. The remote Kimberley region of Western Australia has a rich history and unique geography. In the 1960s De Beers, the world's largest diamond company, sent gem-hunters to the area but they came away empty-handed. It was a vast region to survey, and they'd overlooked something vital. A few years later, a team of Australian geologists with a tiny budget searched for even tinier mineral clues. Those clues led them to the earth's largest diamond deposit and the world's richest source of rare pink diamonds. Based on in-depth research and interviews - including with Alan King Jones, Bill Leslie and 'the father of Australian diamonds', Ewen Tyle, this book details the almost overwhelming challenges with realising a diamond mining venture in Australia, shows how these obstacles were overcome, and explores the mine's impact and legacy. |
| Subject-Corporate Name |
Argyle Diamond Mines Pty. Ltd |
| Subject - Topical Term |
Mines and mineral resources Australia |
| Diamond mines and mining -- Western Australia -- Kimberley |
| Mineralogy -- Western Australia -- Kimberley |
| Diamond mines and mining -- Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.) |
| Mineralogy -- Australia -- Kimberley (W.A.) |
| Diamond mines and mining -- Australia -- History |
| Subject - Geographic Name |
Argyle Diamond Mine (Western Australia) |
| Added Entry - Personal Name |
Blainey, Geoffrey, 1930- author of introduction, etc. |
