- Adireshin: Diamond Hub, Cullinan Diamond Mine, Cullinan, Pretoria 1000, Afirka ta Kudu;
- Waya: +27 +27 12 734 2626;
- Shafin yanar gizon: www.cullinandiamonds.co.za
Kasancewa zuwa ziyara na yawon shakatawa zuwa Jamhuriyar Afirka ta Kudu , tabbas za ku ziyarci wani wuri kamar Diamond mine na Callinen. Bayan haka, ana kiran wannan ƙasa a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin masu fitar da lu'u-lu'u mafi girma, saboda haka dauki damar da za su koyi dukan fasalin da tarihin wannan kifi.
Ma'adin da aka ambata a sama yana cikin garin da sunan daya, wanda aka gina a kusa da na farko na mine don hakar waɗannan duwatsu masu daraja. A yau, birni har yanzu yana da adadi mai yawa na gine-gine, wanda ya fi shekara ɗari!
Tarihin halitta
Yau, wannan mine shine mafi kyawun lu'u-lu'u na lu'u-lu'u, abincin da aka gudanar da shi bisa ga ka'idojin muhalli. Dangane da kamfanin kamfanin De Beers.
Amma wannan shi ne yanzu, kuma a shekarar da aka gina (1903), maigidansa shine Thomas Kallinen, wanda aka kira sunan mine, sannan kuma birnin. A hanyar, akwai tabbacin cewa an yi amfani da ma'adinan a waɗannan wurare kafin a gano ma'adinin.
Dutsen gilashi
Har ila yau, ma'adinan na shahara ne game da gaskiyar cewa akwai duwatsu masu daraja a ciki, suna mai da hankali a cikin tsarki - wadannan ba su da kyau a cikin kyakkyawan lu'u lu'u-lu'u. Farashinsu ya fara daga 'yan dubban, har ma dubban dubban daloli. Kuma wannan ba shine manyan duwatsu ba!
Idan muka tattauna game da yawan kudaden shiga na dutse daya, an karɓa a 2009 kuma ya wuce Naira miliyan 9,500. An sayar da lu'u-lu'u a tallar Sotheby ta sanannen duniya.
Kafin wannan, ana yin rikodin dutse, wanda girmansa ya wuce 100 carats - an sayar da shi a kantin sayar da Christie, wanda aka gudanar a Hongkong, fiye da dolar Amirka miliyan 6.
Mai rikodin rikodin, wanda aka saka a cikin wannan mine - lu'u-lu'u, nauyin 3106 carats. An san shi bisa matsayin mafi girma a duniya. Yaya za a iya kiyasta shi har yanzu bai sani ba:
- Na farko, ita ce tashar ta Afirka ta Kudu;
- Abu na biyu, yana kan kwarewar kwarewa, wanda ke ƙayyade farashi mai daraja na dutse mai daraja!
A halin yanzu, an samu kimanin kimanin miliyan 120 daga karfin, amma wannan ba iyaka ba ne! Bisa ga masana, wanda yayi nazarin duka abubuwan da ke cikin gida da kuma tafiyar da ma'adinan, da kuma kayan da aka fitar, a yau ma'anar mota ya zarce miliyan 200!
Wakilan zane-zane na masoyan lu'u-lu'u
Kwanciyar zuwa Kallinen yana da ban sha'awa saboda kuna iya ganin abin da gidaje da gidaje na masu farawa na farko suke kama da su, waɗannan ma'adinai suna aiki a ma'adinai - karin bayani game da hakan.
Har ila yau akwai gidan kayan gargajiya a ɗakin dakunan nuni wanda aka gabatar da cikakken tarihin hadaddun. Ya zama abin lura cewa a cikin ɗakin dakunan gidan kayan gargajiya ba za ka iya sha'awan lu'u-lu'u kawai ba, har ma ka saya su, kuma ga waɗanda suke so ka shirya tafiye-tafiye a kusa da mine.
Abin da za a gani?
Idan kun zo Callinen, kuma bayan da ku ke da lokaci don ziyarci ɗakin dakuna da zane-zane, ku keɓe shi don ziyarci sauran abubuwan jan hankali na garin.
Musamman, kamar yadda aka ambata a sama, ƙauyuka na farko na masu jarrabawa sun cancanci kula. Alal misali, sha'awar gidan McHardy-gidan kayan gargajiya, kamar yadda aka ce a nan, shine wannan ginin wanda shine abu na farko da aka gina a kusa da ajiyar duwatsu masu daraja.
Wani abu - wurin kabari na fursunoni na Italiya, wanda yake a kan shafin yanar gizo na tsohon sansanin soja na sojojin Italiya. An kafa sansanin a shekarar 1941 kuma aka sanya garkuwan yaƙi a ciki, wadanda suka yi yaki a ƙasashen Arewacin Afirka a lokacin yakin duniya na biyu. Da farko, an tsara sansanin domin kimanin mutane dubu 100. A yau, an gina gidan kayan gargajiya wanda aka tsara don wannan mummunar lokacin da aka kafa a nan, saboda yanayin da ake tsare shi ne, don sanya shi mai laushi, mai nisa daga manufa.
Yadda za a samu can?
Gidan na yana kusa da kusa (kusan kilomita 40) daga babban birnin Jamhuriyar Afrika ta Kudu na Pretoria da kimanin kilomita 3 daga babban gari mai suna Kimberley.
Akwai motocin jama'a da kuma balaguro. Alal misali, ana iya zuwa sufurin jama'a kafin zuwa Kimberley, sannan kuma zuwa gami.
Ta hanyar, shirya yawon shakatawa yana da kyau, amma farashin zai kimanin kusan dala biliyan 60 (gudun hijira ta Afirka ta Kudu da tamanin da hamsin da hamsin) na maza biyu.
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