- Idilesi: Mokotlong, Lesotho;
- Ikhasi elisemthethweni: letsengdiamonds.co.ls;
- Ifowuni: +266 2222 1000.
Efumaneka eLesotho , ekuphakameni kweekhilomitha ezingaphezu kweethathu, i-Letseng diamondi yam isicatshulwa ngokuqinisekileyo kungeyona yindoda ephakamileyo kakhulu intaba ehlabathini, kodwa enye yeyona minye "mininzi" eneemigodi - apha enye imigodi eninzi ephazamisayo ngobukhulu bayo, ubumsulwa kunye nombala.
Kukho umgodi kufuphi nedolophu encinane yeMokotlong . I-mine isebenze ixesha elide, kodwa liye laphutha ixesha elide. Ngoko, ivaliwe iminyaka emininzi, emva koko ngo-2004 kwagqitywa isigqibo sokuphinda i-diamond mining.
Kwiminyaka emibini kamva, umnini we-mine wayeyiGem Diamond Corporation, eyenza ukukhutshwa kwezinto zobungcweti - sibonga indlela ekhethekileyo yokusebenza, i-mine yaba yindawo enkulu yokumayini ye-diamond eLesotho.
Indawo yedayimani enkulu
ULetseng ngezihlandlo ujolise ngamatye amakhulu. Qaphela ukuba kwiminyaka yakutshanje, idayimani ezinkulu ezingama-20 zagqitywa kwihlabathi lonke-kwaye ezine zazo zafunyanwa kwiMigodi yaseLesotho.
Ngokomzekelo, ehlotyeni ka-2006 idayimani enobunzima beekhathuthi ezingama-603 yafunyanwa apha, ebizwa ngokuthi "Hope Lesotho". Ilitye lathengiswa ngemali eyi-12.5 yezigidi.
Ngomnyaka kamva, ngoSeptemba 2007, enye idayimane enkulu yafunyanwa kum, ubunzima bayo bebukhulu becala. Ilitye, elibizwa ngokuthi "Ilifa le-Letsseng," lithengiswa malunga nama-$ 10.5 yezigidi.
Nangona emva kweenyanga ezili-12, umhla kaSeptemba ka-2008, i-mine yanikeza idayimani ye-478 carats-yokuqala kwiklasi, ilitye elihlambulukileyo. Yintoni eyachaphazela igama layo - idayimane ibizwa ngokuba ngu "Light Letseng", kwaye ixabiso layo laliyi-18.5 yezigidi zeedola.
Ngomhla ka-Agasti 2011 loo mzi yavuya ngokunye itye elikhulu elingu-550-carat elalibizwa ngokuba yi "Letseng Star". Ngaleli gama abanini beemigodi bafuna ukugxininisa ukuba umgo wenyani owenziwe ngamatye amnandi, ahlambulukileyo. Ngelo xesha, idayimane "Star Letsenga" yaba:
- Eyesibini enkulu kunazo zonke kuzo zonke idayimani ezimhlophe ezifumaneka kum;
- Ilishumi elinesine kwihlabathi ngobukhulu phakathi kwamatye aqingqiweyo afunyenwe.
Ngendlela, ilitye lihlambululiwe kwelinye lala mabhoratri eBelgium ngokusebenzisa i-asidi ekhethekileyo, eyasusa ubuninzi bezinto ezingcolileyo, kuquka i-kimberlite, eqokelelwe phezu kwelitye, ngaphandle kokuchaphazela idayimane ngokwayo.
Kwaye umntu akanako ukukhankanya elinye ilitye elimhlophe elifumaneka ngo-Agasti 2006 (ngendlela, baqaphela ukuhamba rhoqo - zonke idayimani ezinkulu kwiimayini zaseLetseng zafunyanwa ngo-Agasti okanye ngoSeptemba?). Isisindo sawo sasingu-196 karat (xa kuthelekiswa namatye achazwe ngasentla), kodwa yaba yinto eyona nto inkulu kuncitshiswa kwihlabathi ngo-2006. Ukongezelela, wabetha iimpawu zakhe:
- coceko;
- bunzulu bombala.
Ukuhlolwa kwesitokhwe
Kuphawulekayo, kodwa nangona ixesha elide elide leemayini yedayimani eLetseng, uqikelelo lwemithombo yolondolozo lwamanzi lukhula nje. Ngoko ke, ukuba isibalo sokuqala sasingu-1.38 yezigidi zeerotyats, emva koko ukubikezelwa kwandisiwe ngama-50%-ukuya kwi-2.26 yezigidi zemoto. Ubungakanani bomqulu ophethe idayimane kwandisiwe.
Ndingafika njani?
Okokuqala kufuneka ubalekele kwilizwe elikhulu laseLesotho eMaseru - ukufuduka kweMoscow kuza kuthatha iiyure ezili-16. Kuya kufuneka senze iinguqu ezibini - enye yeYurophu (i-Istanbul, iLondon, i-Paris okanye i-Frankfurt ingundoqo - kuxhomekeke kwintetho ekhethiweyo), okwesibini e-Johannesburg.
Emva koko, kufuneka ufike kwi-Mokotlonga. Ngendlela, kule dolophu elinesibhozo elinesixhenxe inqwelomoya. Ngoko ke, kunokwenzeka ukuba nenye enye indiza. Ukusuka eKokotlong ukuya kwiimigodi ezingama-70. Baya kuyanqotshwa yindlela.
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