The Resource Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds, Kells, Stuart
Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds, Kells, Stuart
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The item Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds, Kells, Stuart represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780522877250
- Label
- Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds
- Title
- Argyle
- Title remainder
- the impossible story of Australian diamonds
- Statement of responsibility
- Kells, Stuart
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- NJB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kells, Stuart
- Dewey number
- 994.06
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1930-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Blainey, Geoffrey
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Argyle Diamond Mines Pty. Ltd
- Diamond mines and mining
- Mineralogy
- Diamond mines and mining
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds, Kells, Stuart
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- cartographic image
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- cri
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000068776866
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780522877250
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- colour illustrations, maps
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1240439130
- Label
- Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds, Kells, Stuart
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- cartographic image
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- cri
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000068776866
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 304 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780522877250
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- colour illustrations, maps
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1240439130
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