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Kao diamond mine

ROCKHOUNDING PROHIBITED / VIEW ONLY DOCUMENTED

Where: Butha-Buthe · Africa · approx. -28.87, 28.55 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Lesotho's largest kimberlite pipe, hand-dug by licensed villagers before the modern pit

What turns up: diamonds (mine only)

Access: Prohibited / view only.

Active mine lease, closed to outside diggers.

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