Argyle Diamond Mine, “China Wall”

Day 7 Wed. Argyle Diamond Mine, “China Wall”.
Commentary taken from tour brochure, pics from the net.

Join a birdwatching walk before leaving El Questro, then this morning we travel to the Argyle Diamond Mine. The world’s largest diamond operation, each year Argyle Diamond Mine contributes approximately one-third of the world’s natural supply of diamonds.


Enjoy a guided tour of the operations. See pink, champagne and white diamonds graded according to size and quality. Leaving Argyle Diamond Mine journey to the old gold mining town of Halls Creek and visit ‘China Wall’. Enjoy views of this unusual quartz vein, seen to wind its way over tens of kilometres, and resembling a miniature Great Wall of China.


Stay: Halls Creek, Kimberley Hotel.