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De Beers Diamond Mine, ca. 1885
In 1887 and 1888, Cecil Rhodes consolidated a number of individual diamond mine claims around Kimberley to form a single company called De Beers Consolidated Mines.
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De Beers Diamond Mine, ca. 1885
![In 1887 and 1888, Cecil Rhodes consolidated a number of individual diamond mine claims around Kimberley to form a single company called De Beers Consolidated Mines.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-05/Democracy_18850101_DeBeersDiamondMineca1885_%20FH281147.jpg?itok=UpeA-WoO)
De Beers Diamond Mine, ca. 1885
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