De Beers - Article Index

Encyclopedia - De Beers: Encyclopedia - De Beers
The De Beers Group is a Johannesburg- and London-based diamond mining and trading corporation. It has historically held a near-total mono...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - De Beers: Encyclopedia Ii - De Beers - History
De Beers was founded on 13 March 1888 by Cecil John Rhodes. In the 20th century the Oppenheimer family became the major shareholders. Sir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kalahari Desert: Encyclopedia Ii - Kalahari Desert - Kalahari Minerals
There are large coal, copper, nickel and uranium deposits in the region. One of the largest diamond mines in the world is located at Orap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cartel: Encyclopedia - Cartel
A cartel is a group of legally independent producers whose goal it is to fix prices, to limit supply and to limit competition. Cartels ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronation Crown Of George Iv: Encyclopedia - Coronation Crown Of George Iv
The Coronation Crown of George IV was the coronation crown of King George IV of the United Kingdom. It was used in the coronation in 1821...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthony Meyer: Encyclopedia - Anthony Meyer
Sir Anthony John Charles Meyer, Bt., (October 27, 1920 – December 24, 2004) was a British soldier, diplomat, and Conservative Party pol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diamond: Encyclopedia - Diamond
Diamond is one of the two best known forms (or allotropes) of carbon, whose hardness and high dispersion of light make it useful for indu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrea Palladio: Encyclopedia - Andrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580), or Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, was an architect born in Padua, Italy. Appren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yellowknife Northwest Territories: Encyclopedia - Yellowknife Northwest Territories
City (2001 Census) City (2004 estimate) 16,541 (but see note) 19,056 Latitude: Longitude: City of Yellowknife Yellowk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advertising Agency: Encyclopedia - Advertising Agency
An advertising agency or ad agency is a service business dedicated to creating, planning and handling advertising (and sometimes other fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Diamond Mines: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Diamond Mines - List Of Diamond Mines
List of diamond mines - Africa. Botswana Damtshaa diamond mine Jwaneng diamond mine Letlhakane diamond mine Orapa diamond mine So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Material Properties Of Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Material Properties Of Diamond - Hardness And Crystal Structure
See also: Crystallographic defects in diamond Known to the Ancient Greeks as adamas ("untameable" or "unconquerable") and sometimes calle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernt Carlsson: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernt Carlsson - Evolution To International Diplomacy
Bernt Carlsson joined the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League when he was sixteen, studied economics at Stockholm University and, upon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts/climbing The Ladder: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts/climbing The Ladder - In Cape Town
Jan Smuts/Climbing the Ladder - Return to South Africa. Smuts returned to South Africa to much acclaim. News of his achievements in Eur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kimberley South Africa: Encyclopedia Ii - Kimberley South Africa - History
In 1866, Erasmus Jacobs found a small white pebble on the banks of the Orange River, on the farm De Kalk, near Hopetown. The pebble turne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1st Baron Rothschild: Encyclopedia Ii - Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1st Baron Rothschild - Life And Family
Known as "Natty", he was the son of Lionel de Rothschild (1808-1879) and Charlotte Rothschild (née von Rothschild), grandson of Nathan M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South African Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - South African Jews - Apartheid Era
South African Jews - South African Jews and Israel. When the Afrikaner-dominated National Party came to power in 1948 it did not adopt ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899 - Origin Of The Afrikander Bond
The disastrous end of the Boer War of 1881 had repercussions that spread throughout South Africa. One of the most important results was t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Advertising Slogans: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Advertising Slogans - Transport
List of advertising slogans - Airlines. "A Symbol of Freedom" - Southwest Airlines "Catch Our Smile" - PSA "Delta gets you there. We'r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop's Stortford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop's Stortford - History And Naming
Settlers first made their homes in Bishop's Stortford over 250,000 years ago, although there was nothing significant until it became a sm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Botswana: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Botswana - Private Sector Development And Foreign Investment
Botswana seeks to diversify its economy away from minerals, the earnings from which have levelled off. In 1998-99, non-mineral sectors of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Synthetic Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Synthetic Diamond - Manufacturing Technologies
There are two main methods to produce synthetic diamond. The original method is High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) and is still the mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yellowknife Northwest Territories: Encyclopedia Ii - Yellowknife Northwest Territories - History
Traditionally, First Nations people had occupied this region and by the 1800s they had a settlement on a point of land on the east side o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Diamond - Gemological Characteristics
The use of diamonds as gemstones of decorative value is the most familiar use to most people today, and is also the earliest use, with de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronation Crown Of George Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronation Crown Of George Iv - Origins
As the Prince of Wales and as Prince Regent George had been an extravagant figure, with controversial artistic tastes. When he became kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Advertising Agency: Encyclopedia Ii - Advertising Agency - Agency Personnel
The creative department -- the people who create the actual ads -- form the core of an advertising agency. Modern advertising agencies us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Trials And Tribulations
Jan Smuts - Construction Begins. A new nation required a new Prime Minister. Smuts knew that he wasn't in the running, being too young ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fann Wong: Encyclopedia Ii - Fann Wong - Showbiz Career
Fann Wong - Early days: TV stardom in Singapore. Fann Woon Fong created her stage name Fann Wong by combining her parents' surnames (Fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899 - South African Customs Union
There was considerable unrest in Cape Colony in the period from 1878 to 1885. In this short period of time there were chronic troubles wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899 - Rhodes As Prime Minister
In 1889 Sir Henry Loch was appointed high commissioner and governor of Cape Colony after succeeding Sir Hercules Robinson. In 1890 Sir Go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899 - Movement For Commercial Federation
With the development of railways and the increase in trade between Cape Colony and the Transvaal, politicians in both places began to deb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South African Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - South African Jews - History
The Jewish history of South Africa began, indirectly, some time before the discovery of the Cape of Good Hope, by the participation of ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899 - Hofmeyr
The Cape legislative assembly passed an act in 1882 that gave members the right to speak in Dutch on the floor of the House if they so de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Diamond - History
Diamonds are thought to have been first recognized and mined in India, where significant alluvial deposits of the stone could then be fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop's Stortford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop's Stortford - Education
The county council (Hertfordshire) is responsible for education. Being in England, Bishop's Stortford follows the English schools model o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Economy Of Botswana: Encyclopedia Ii - Economy Of Botswana - Mining
Two large mining companies, Debswana (formed by the government and South Africa's De Beers in equal partnership) and Bamangwato Concessio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Diamond - The Diamond Industry
The diamond industry can be broadly separated into two basically distinct categories: one dealing with gem-grade diamonds and another for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Cape Colony From 1870 To 1899 - Development Of Modern Conditions
At the time of the beginning of the diamond industry, all of South Africa was experiencing depressed economic conditions. Ostrich-farming...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South African Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - South African Jews - Second Anglo-boer War:1899-1902
Jews fought on both sides during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902). Some of the most notable fights during the three years' Boer war ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Material Properties Of Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Material Properties Of Diamond - Toughness
Unlike hardness, which only denotes resistance to scratching, diamond's toughness or tenacity is only fair to good. Toughness relates to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1st Baron Rothschild: Encyclopedia Ii - Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1st Baron Rothschild - Work
He worked as a partner in the London branch of the family bank NM Rothschild and Sons and became head of the bank after his father's deat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1st Baron Rothschild: Encyclopedia Ii - Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1st Baron Rothschild - Prominent English Rothschild Family Members
... See also:Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1st Baron Rothschild, Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1st Baron Rothschild - Life and family, Nathan May...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Miscellaneous
In 1931, he became the first foreign President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1948, he was elected Chancel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Advertising Slogans: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Advertising Slogans - Fashion
List of advertising slogans - Clothing. "Children's shoes have far to go." - Start-Rite Shoes, 1945, Stanley Studios "fcuk" - French C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1st Baron Rothschild: Encyclopedia Ii - Nathan Mayer Rothschild 1st Baron Rothschild - Baron And First Jewish Member Of House Of Lords
In 1876 he succeeded to the baronetcy created for his uncle Anthony Rothschild (1810–1876), who had died without a male heir. In 1884 h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronation Crown Of George Iv: Encyclopedia Ii - Coronation Crown Of George Iv - Design
The crown, as finally made, followed closely the standard shape and design of English and British crowns. It contained four half-arches, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Diamond - Natural History
Diamond - Formation. Diamond is formed by prolonged exposure of carbon bearing materials to high pressure and temperature. On Earth, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts/climbing The Ladder: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts/climbing The Ladder - Starting Afresh
Jan Smuts/Climbing the Ladder - To Johannesburg. Afrikaners in the republics and the Cape Colony were outraged, including Smuts and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Diamond - Material Properties
See also: Crystallographic defects in diamond Diamond is a transparent crystal of pure carbon consisting of tetrahedrally bonded carbon a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Material Properties Of Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Material Properties Of Diamond - Thermal Properties
Unlike most electrical insulators, diamond is a good conductor of heat because of the strong covalent bonding within the crystal. Most na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop's Stortford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop's Stortford - Famous Inhabitants
Bishop's Stortford is the birthplace of Cecil Rhodes, born in 1853 and the effective founder of the state of Rhodesia, De Beers diamond c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - The Boer War
For more details on Smuts' involvement, see the in-depth article On October 11, 1899, the Boer republics declared war on the United Kingd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Climbing The Ladder
For more details, see the in-depth article Smuts began to practise law in Cape Town, but his abrasive nature made him few friends. Findin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yellowknife Northwest Territories: Encyclopedia Ii - Yellowknife Northwest Territories - Community Profile
According to the Canada 2001 Census: "The Government of the NWT has expressed significant concerns about coverage related to the 2001 cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Youth
For more details, see the in-depth article Born into a land-owning Afrikaner family on a farm near Malmesbury, in the Cape Colony, Jan Sm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Under The British Crown
For more details, see the in-depth article For all Smuts' exploits as a general and a negotiator, nothing could mask the fact that the Af...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Material Properties Of Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Material Properties Of Diamond - Optical Properties
The luster of a diamond is described as adamantine, which simply means diamond-like. It is the highest luster possible bar that of metal ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - After The War
His preoccupation with the war had severe political repercussions in South Africa. Smuts' support of the war and his support for the Faga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Second World War
After nine years in opposition and academia, Smuts returned as Deputy Prime Minister in a 'grand coalition' government under Barry Hertzo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jan Smuts: Encyclopedia Ii - Jan Smuts - Soldier And Statesman
He formed the South African Defence Force, and was instrumental in the conquest of German East Africa. In 1917 he was invited to join the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fann Wong: Encyclopedia Ii - Fann Wong - Discography
Fann Wong - Solo albums. 2005.06.17 : In Love With You (爱上了你新歌+精选) 2000.10.03 : No Problem (没有问题) 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Synthetic Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Synthetic Diamond - History
Synthetic diamond was first produced on February 16, 1953 in Stockholm, Sweden by the QUINTUS project of ASEA, Sweden's major electrical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernt Carlsson: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernt Carlsson - Reclaiming Namibia For The Un
Following the Reagan/Gorbachev summit on September 29, 1988, implementation of Security Council resolution 435 began. South Africa was th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernt Carlsson: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernt Carlsson - The Prime Target?
According to one theory Bernt Carlsson was actually alleged to have been the saboteurs' target on Pan Am Flight 103. [3] Whereas aparthei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Advertising Slogans: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Advertising Slogans - Tobacco
See also: tobacco advertising "Anyhow... Have a Winfield" - Winfield Cigarettes "Camels Soothe Your T-Zone" - Camel cigarettes "I'd walk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop's Stortford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop's Stortford - Politics
The town is generally seen as a conservative area, and this can be backed up by the fact that in the 2005 national elections Mark Prisk w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bishop's Stortford: Encyclopedia Ii - Bishop's Stortford - Transportation
Bishop's Stortford owes its growth to developments in transport. It is well serviced by all forms of transportation: Bishop's Stortford ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fann Wong: Encyclopedia Ii - Fann Wong - Fan Base
Fann is considered a well-respected industry professional in her home country Singapore. She is arguably the only Singaporean actress who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fann Wong: Encyclopedia Ii - Fann Wong - Filmography
Fann Wong - Movies. 2006 : Zodiac, The Race Begins (生肖传奇) (voiceover) 2005 : Dragon Eye Congee (龙眼粥) 2003 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Synthetic Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Synthetic Diamond - Synthetic Gems
While visiting Moscow in 1995 someone asked retired Army General and West Point graduate Carter Clarke if he wanted to buy a diamond maki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Synthetic Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Synthetic Diamond - Synthetic Diamond Types
Synthetic diamond - HPHT diamond grit. Grit are single crystal diamond particles that range from approximately 1 millimeter down to 1 Î...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Synthetic Diamond: Encyclopedia Ii - Synthetic Diamond - Applications
Given the extraordinary set of physical properties diamond exhibit, diamond has and could have a wide-ranging impact in many fields. Diam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - De Beers: Encyclopedia Ii - De Beers - Marketing
De Beers has proactively promoted diamonds as being symbolic of eternity and love, and therefore the ideal jewel for an engagement or wed...   » Read the article