The Baba Diamond Fields is an area of widespread small-scale diamond mines located at the south-western district of

Tsholotsho Tsholotsho is a district in Matabeleland North province in Zimbabwe. Its administrative centre is at Tsholotsho business centre which is located about 98 km north-west of Bulawayo. Districts around Tsholotsho include Lupane, Hwange, Umguz ...

, Matabeleland North province in

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

, near the border neighbouring Botswana. It lies about 98 km north-west of the city of Bulawayo and has Kalahari sand soils and rock formations which also can be found at the diamond-rich areas of neighbour

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

. Currently Baba Diamond Fields is owned by Infinity Baba Diamond Group since 2015 and estimated annual diamond production at the mines to be 1 million carats of rough diamonds.

Geology of the Deposit

The Baba Diamond Fields consists of three kimberlite pipes, and are known for recovery of large, high-quality, exceptional Type II diamonds. High quality pink and blue diamonds have also been produced from the mines.

References

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