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Mine Location:

The Cullinan/Premier Diamond Mine is situated 40km east of Pretoria in the town of Cullinan. Situated within the 200 000 hectares of Dinokeng. Meaning the "place of rivers", lying in the catchment area of the Olifant's and Limpopo Rivers. This in African culture makes this a sacred place with great healing powers.

Surface Tour

The Cullinan/Premier Mine Surface Walk Tour:

This tour covers the history of the mine, mining methods and the geological processes of that are responsible for the creation of diamonds. The tour demonstrates how diamonds are extracted from the ground; visit the big hole, mine shaft and the hoist room. Guests can view the polishing and delicate cutting operations done by master diamond cutters, which shape the diamonds into the jewelry you can buy around the world. You can also view replicas of the world famous diamonds found at Cullinan.

Surface Motorized Tour

The Cullinan/Premier Mine Motorized Tour:

Includes items not included on either the surface or underground tours, including the highest point on the Kimberlite dumps and the slimes dam.

 

Underground Tour

The Cullinan/Premier Mine Underground Tour:

The adventurous tourists can take an underground tour of a working diamond mine. See separate page for more information on the Underground tour

Daily Cullinan/Premier Mine tours available - 7 days a week. Underground tour only Monday to Saturday - subject to a minimum of 3

Cullinan Mine History:

The mine was discovered in 1890 and established in 1902 as the premier diamond mine in South Africa. The Cullinan diamond pipe is the oldest diamond pipe in the world and in 1905 was only 9 meters from the surface. The volcanic pipe shaped in the form of a carrot, has a surface area of 42 hectares - approx 40 soccer pitches. In January 1905 the world's largest rough gem, the Cullinan Diamond at 3,106.75 carats was discovered by the surface manager, Frederick Wells.

The diamond was named after the mine owner, Sir Thomas Cullinan. The diamond was cut into many stones including 2 very large diamonds, and given to King Edward VII in 1907 on his 66th birthday and forms part of the British crown jewels. The diamond was posted to England in normal package post. Over 250 diamonds of over 100 carats have been found in the Cullinan mine including a 101.27 carats diamond, sold for $6.2 million. Diamonds of a total of more than 120 million carats have been mined since this mine was opened.

This is the only site in the world where blue diamonds have been found. In 2003 the mine was renamed the Cullinan Diamond mine and in 2007 it was sold by De Beers (the world's biggest diamond producer) to Petra Diamonds.

The Mine Today:

Today, the Cullinan/Premier Mine's open pit is four times the size of South Africa's famous Kimberly diamond hole. It remains a fully operational mine and produces 25% of the entire world's production of gem quality diamonds.

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Perfect tour options to include with the Cullinan/Premier Diamond Mine to create a full day tour:

Pretoria Tour - De Wildt Cheetah Sanctuary

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