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The Big Hole, part of Kimberley diamond mine which yielded 2722 kg of diamonds, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Buildings in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop on the edge of the Namib Desert, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia

The Big Hole, part of Kimberley diamond mine which yielded 2722 kg of diamonds, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

House slowly being reclaimed by the desert in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop on the edge of the Namib Desert, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Buildings in the abandoned former German diamond mining town of Kolmanskop on the edge of the Namib Desert, Forbidden Diamond Area near Luderitz, Namibia

Building taken over by sand, former diamond mining town, now ghost town, Kolmanskop, Luderitz, Karas Region, Namibia, Africa

Diamond Mine in extreme north-west, located on the southern bank of the Orange River mouth, Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Detail of a ruined building in diamond mining ghost town, Kolmanskop, Namib Desert, Luderitz, Namibia, Africa

Diamond Mine in extreme north-west, located on the southern bank of the Orange River mouth, Alexander Bay, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Kimberlite pipe excavated by hand mining for diamonds between 1870 and 1914, now flooded, Big Hole at Kimberley, South Africa, Africa

A yellow diamond embedded in a piece of kimberlite. Kimberlite is the igneous stone in which diamonds are found and was formed in the Earth's crust between 100 and 1000 million years ago.

Re-created diamond mining tunnels at the Kimberley Open Mine Museum in Kimberley in South Africa's North-West Province.

The De Beers diamond mine in Kimberley South Africa being filled with re-processed mine dump tailings from the De Beers combined treatment plant (CTP).

The Combined Treatment Plant (CTP) run by the De Beers company to re-process diamond mine tailings in Kimberley South Africa. It was opened on 2 August 2004.

The Big Hole in Kimberley in South Africa's North-West Province. Also known as the KImberley mine, it was created during the diamond rush of the mid-nineteenth century.

The Big Hole in Kimberley in South Africa's North-West Province. Also known as the KImberley mine, it was created during the diamond rush of the mid-nineteenth century.

The De Beers diamond mine in Kimberley South Africa being filled with re-processed mine dump tailings from the De Beers combined treatment plant (CTP).

The De Beers diamond mine in Kimberley South Africa being filled with re-processed mine dump tailings from the De Beers combined treatment plant (CTP).

Extension of the German Mining Museum, Black Diamond, Bochum, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Extension of the German Mining Museum, Black Diamond, Bochum, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Extension of the German Mining Museum, Black Diamond, Bochum, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Extension of the German Mining Museum, Black Diamond, Bochum, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe