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Robert’s Victor Mine - ROVIC
(South Africa)
The mine is located
in the Orange River Colony near Boshof, about forty
miles from the Kimberley mines. It was acquired by the
present company from the original owners in 1906. At
that time there were about ninety claims. The company
now owns 500 acres.
Work in the mine began in May, 1906. It is
considered one of the most promising of all the
South African mines, as it combines fine quality
with abundance. The diamonds are of very good color
and many of the crystals are very perfect and
beautiful.
For several reasons the
Roberts-Victor mine is one of the most important of
the new mines of South Africa. Its initial capital
is £160,000, divided in one pound shares. With one
exception, the diamonds from this mine have brought
the highest price per carat of any. In 1906 the
average price 0f the Dutoitspan diamonds was 80s.
II.52d., whereas the Roberts-Victor brought only
75S., but in the value 0f the yield per load it far
exceeded any other. One hundred loads of
Roberts-Victor brought over £260, whereas with a
higher price per carat, the yield of the Dutoitspan
was so much smaller that one hundred loads brought
but a little over £100.
Several large diamonds have been
found in the Barkly district during the winter of
1909–10: a fine blue-white stone of 90 carats and a
very good one of 653% carats at Baboon Island, and
one of 35 carats on the Barkly West Commonage.
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Robert's Victor (ROVIC) Diamond Mine
