Without Sophie, everything is much more normal underground, and the workers are either lazy or working hard, and few people care about them.

The lion hunters followed the stewards of the mines, and the miners were not afraid of them at all, and when they appeared, those who should be working were still working, and those who should be lazy and resting were still resting.

The stewards shouted casually, whether it was useful or not, and it was all over after shouting.

After taking a turn in the pit, Li Du decided to go out to breathe, it was too depressing, he didn't blame these workers for being crazy, he would also be crazy if he stayed in this kind of place for a while.

They walked out, and the lion hunter handed him a cigar and asked with a smile, "What do you think, man?"

Li Du sighed: "This is crazy, this job is simply torturous." ”

The lion hunter said mercilessly, "If you don't have a choice, then any job is torturous to make money! And do you think it's crazy? If you go further north, or look at the diamond mines in the west, you'll find that I'm paradise." ”

Li Du was surprised: "So, what are those diamond mines you are talking about?"

The lion hunter smiled and said, "Let's take a chance, Lee, some of my guys here escaped from there, and they have a lot of fun doing here." ”

After a few seconds of pause, he added, "But diamond mining is never easy, it's just maddening. ”

"So, I had to raise the pay of my staff, and I increased the cost of mining, and I mean, you should understand why I'm going to keep the price of diamonds. He finally said slyly.

Li Du admits that diamond mining is a very torturous thing, but as for the mine owners who have improved the treatment of their employees?

The diamond mining process is meticulous, and after the rough is collected, there are special personnel who are responsible for cleaning it up.

They only watched the gathering process, but there were other processes that followed, and they were guided by the lion hunters who observed it step by step.

Diamonds are rarely found directly by the human eye in the mines, as most diamonds are small and difficult to detect in the dim environment of the mines, and unless large diamonds of several tens of carats are found, they are screened by machines.

They left the mine in a lift and returned to the surface, passing through what resembled an airport gate, where machines scanned people.

This is to prevent the miners from taking the diamonds out of the mine without permission, and the miners are crazy to bring out the diamonds.

"They hide in their mouths, stuff them in their, hold them in their toes, and even eat them. "One of the craziest guys I've ever seen, do you know how he does it?"

Li Du asked cooperatively, "How did you do it?"

The lion hunter shook his head and said, "He's such a crazy bastard, that kid didn't hesitate to make a hole in his leg with a shovel, hide the diamond in it, and then beg for help." ”

"The end result?" asked Li Du.

The lion hunter took a puff on his cigar and laughed, "Oh no, I can't go on, and you won't want to know the final result." ”

Li Du didn't ask, it must be a terrible thing, these mine owners can do anything in order to protect their property and deter their employees.

Originally, they should have gone to the screening workshop first, but the workshop was so chaotic and full of dust that the lion hunters decided to skip this step.

"There's nothing to see, it's just that the ore is analysed using the different vibration wave penetration of diamonds and kimberlite ore, and when the diamond is found, the ore is crushed," he explains. ”

By noon, the rough diamonds found in the morning were gathered and sent to the lion hunters.

The lion hunter motioned for Li Du and Sophie to look at the objects, and said, "This is the first time that the quarried rough has come into contact with human skin, and it feels extraordinary." ”

Rough diamonds are unremarkable, like dull chunks of transparent salt, but when they are cut, they reveal their inner charm.

Next, it's time for the rough diamond to go online.

They are first sent to the appraisal company building, which is one in every mine and houses government officials, appraisers, sheriffs, and other workers.

The rough was sent into a cabin with blast-proof glass, and officials and staff stared intently at the rough being weighed for the first time.

Li Du and the others went to visit, and the atmosphere in the hut was tense and silent, and they could only hear the sound of rubbing against each other from the rough stones.

The rough stone is weighed three times, on three scales in three rooms.

Under the supervision of officials, three workers in three rooms carefully sifted through the rough stones, weighed them in batches, and recorded the earliest data.

If the difference in weight between the rough stones reaches one percent, then the rough will have to be re-weighed and the supervision will be stricter.

Both diamonds and gold are important parts of the South African government's economic lifeline, and the government must know the value of diamonds produced in mines in order to tax them.

At the end of the weighing, the lion hunter beckoned to Li Du and smiled: "Come on, distinguished guest, I will take you through the next steps personally." ”

He took out a safe for Li Du to open, and the box was divided into dozens of small compartments, different sizes and different levels.

In South Africa, the rough is divided into 23 grades according to size, and the lion hunter is an expert in this area, who introduces Li Du and then sends them to the small cells of the safe, which are then transported to the appraisal workshop.

The appraisal workshop is the best place to work in the mine, looking like a laboratory, with large floor-to-ceiling windows, snow-white lighting, and staff working in it, serving snacks and drinks.

Li Du nodded and said, "Their working environment is good. ”

"They are treated well. The lion hunter grinned with teeth, "This is a job that many young people in our country aspire to, decent, easy, and well-paid, but you need two brushes to do it." ”

More than a dozen workers sit at long tables, well-lit and comfortable.

The rough diamonds in the safe are brought to the table on a conveyor belt, and with their trained hands, they first select the rough stones that are suitable for polishing into jewelry, and then divide the selected rough stones into several categories according to their color, quality, and shape.

"It takes at least ten years of experience to do this job, and I think they will be sent to London and Antwerp for further training and a final assessment of excellent results before they can work for me," the lion hunter smiled. ”

Determining a diamond's value is complex and is often measured using the 4Cs – Color, Carateight, Cut and Clarity.

In fact, it is not so simple, the real audit process is as many as 500, and the better the diamond, the more processes to be audited!

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