According to Musk’s father, Errol Musk, he can “prove” the existence of the “under the table” mine that’s located in Zambia. In an interview with The U.S. Sun on April 19, 2023, Errol Musk said that he “bankrolled his billionaire son’s escape from South Africa to America with emeralds” from the mine.
According to Errol Musk, he partnered with an Italian who “employed locals to dig out emeralds deep in the Zambian bush.” His partner paid the workers approximately $2.00 for each load, which, according to Errol Musk, is “enough to feed an entire family for a month.”
Elon Musk repeatedly tweeted that his father “didn’t own an emerald mine.” He also tweeted that he worked his own way through college, accumulating $100,000 in debt in the process.