Subscribers-Only Over the Past Two Decades, South Africa's Small and Mid-Sized Diamond Miners Have Shrunk from About 2,000 to Only Around 20

Lyndon de Meillon, owner of independent diamond producer Paleostone Mining, said that over the past two decades, the number of small and mid-sized diamond mining companies in South Africa has shrunk from about 2,000 to only around 20.
He explained that diamond mining in South Africa falls into two main categories: one is alluvial mining, dominated by small and mid-sized miners, with operations concentrated in South Africa's North West, Northern Cape and Limpopo provinces as well as the West Coast region;
The other is kimberlite mining, led by listed companies such as De Beers and Petr …