The remote Kimberley region of Western Australia has a rich history and
unique geography. In the 1960s De Beers, the world's largest diamond
company, sent gem-hunters to the area but they came away empty-handed.
It was a vast region to survey, and they'd overlooked something vital. A
few years later, a team of Australian geologists with a tiny budget
searched for even tinier mineral clues. Those clues led them to the
earth's largest diamond deposit and the world's richest source of rare
pink diamonds. Based on in-depth research and interviews--including with
Alan King Jones, Bill Leslie, and 'the father of Australian diamonds',
Ewen Tyler--Argyle: The Impossible Story of Australian Diamonds
details the almost overwhelming challenges with realising a diamond
mining venture in Australia, shows how these obstacles were overcome,
and explores the mine's impact and legacy.