The Caerwinning project employs 35 miners. Grasdrif Alluvial Deposit Aerial View of the Grasdrif Deposit. Grasdrif is located on the border between South Africa and Namibia. Local partners assist in stable operations. Global's management has vast experience in the area and conducted the exploration in a previous venture.
Large boulders evidence the force of the water that deposited the diamonds.
The Namaqualand region is on the west coast of South Africa in an area that is known for alluvial diamond deposits. Global recently completed an expanded drilling program that increased the deposit to 81 million tonnes of gravel. The Orange River deposited diamonds millions of years ago in the flood planes along it's ancient riverbeds. Cross sections have been drawn and overburden, sand, gravel and bedrock have been identified. Diamonds in General Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat weight determine the value of diamonds.