New book archives the experiences of mineral explorers of yesteryear

Diamond-mining giant De Beers Consolidated Mines has launched a book archiving the experiences of geologists and mine exploration in Africa. Prospecting in Africa, launched last month, was edited by geologists Mike de Wit, Bob Liddle and Eddie Köstlin, and records the experiences and adventures of some of the early De Beers explorers looking for kimberlites in Africa, prior to 1970.