17/03/2021
A BIG thank you to Andrew Kellard for taking time out of his very busy schedule to bring diamonds and the work we have covered this term to life. After covering the mineral revolution in Southern Africa in Social Sciences and in preparation for Natural Science, elements and minerals found in the Earths’ crust - Last week our learners were treated to a very interesting presentation on Diamonds.
Our learners were enthralled, there was a flood of very good and interesting questions from all our learners.
Journey of a life time.
The life journey of a Diamond as presented by Andrew Kellard who has spent the better part of the last 20 years involved in Diamond and mineral exploration. As an Exploration Project Manager and Commercial diamond diver, he gave an account of his life experience in the active pursuit of diamonds.
His presentation included an explanation of how diamonds made it to the surface on their long journey to the sea from the deepest depths of our Earth to the icy waters of eth west coast, the processes and techniques used in diamond exploration, from A BIG thank you to Andrew Kellard for taking time out of his very busy schedule to bring diamonds and the work we have covered this term to life. After covering the mineral revolution in Southern Africa in Social Sciences and in preparation for Natural Science, elements and minerals found in the Earths’ crust - Last week our learners were treated to a very interesting presentation on Diamonds.
Our learners were enthralled, there was a flood of very good and interesting questions from all our learners.
Journey of a life time.
The life journey of a Diamond as presented by Andrew Kellard who has spent the better part of the last 20 years involved in Diamond and mineral exploration. As an Exploration Project Manager and Commercial diamond diver, he gave an account of his life experience in the active pursuit of diamonds.
His presentation included an explanation of how diamonds made it to the surface on their long journey to the sea from the deepest depths of our Earth to the icy waters of eth west coast, the processes and techniques used in diamond exploration, from sampling, Geophysics, drilling, aerial surveys and alluvial diamond diving as well as the separation, sorting methods and process utilized in the recovery and the final process of hand picking diamonds in an ethical and responsible manner.
There was a selection of rocks and soil sampling sieves as props for the leaners to touch and feel as well as live underwater footage of a diamond diver at work and photos of Gold jigging (panning) in the central African in the jungle.
sampling, Geophysics, drilling, aerial surveys and alluvial diamond diving as well as the separation, sorting methods and process utilized in the recovery and the final process of hand picking diamonds in an ethical and responsible manner.
There was a selection of rocks and soil sampling sieves as props for the leaners to touch and feel as well as live underwater footage of a diamond diver at work and photos of Gold jigging (panning) in the central African in the jungle.