De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Rhodes, Cecil
- Barnato, Barney
- De Beers Mining Co Ltd
- Kimberley Central Diamond Mining Co Ltd
- Stow, Sir Frederick Philipson Stow
- Beit, Sir Alfred
- Diamond Syndicate
- Oates, Francis
- Oppenheimer, Sir Ernest
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Kimberley, South Africa
Sectors:
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Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc
Precious stones distribution inc diamonds
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Extraction
Precious stones extraction inc diamonds
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Merchanting & trade, international & inland
Precious stones trading & trade, inc diamonds
Notes:
Diamond exploration, mining and trading business which traces its origins to 1888. It was then formed as De Beers Consolidated Mines to acquire the diamond mining interests of Cecil Rhodes and of Barney Barnato, namely De Beers Mining Co Ltd and Kimberley Central Diamond Mining Co Ltd. De Beers Mining Co Ltd had been floated by Rhodes in 1880 and in 1881 had absorbed the diamond mining interests of Sir Frederick Philipson Stow and later became linked to Sir Alfred Beit, the leading diamond merchant. Immediately the new business acquired other mining businesses and dominated diamond mining industry in South Africa. Consolidated its position through an agreement with the London based Diamond Syndicate for the controlled marketing of diamonds. Francis Oates, 1848-1918, with interests in Cornish mining, was a director from 1887 and chairman from 1908. From 1920s, led by Oppenheimer family who established in 1917 the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa which from 1920s held a substantial interest in de Beers. Continues
Publications:
- Capital and Labour on the Kimberley Diamond Fields, 1871-1890 by Turrell, Robert V
- Capital, Class and Monopoly. The Kimberley diamond fields, 1871-1889 by Turrell, Robert V
- Cecil Rhodes by Williams, Arthur F B
- Cecil Rhodes by Butler, Jeffery
- Cecil Rhodes by Plomer, William
- Cecil Rhodes. A study of a career by Hensman, Howard
- 'Cecil Rhodes, de Beers and mining finance in South Africa. The business of entrepreneurship and imperialism' in R E Dumett (ed), Mining Tycoons in the Age of Empire, 1870-1945. Entrepreneurship, high finance, politics and territorial expansion by Newbury, Colin W
- Cecil Rhodes. His private life by his private secretary by Jourdan, Philip
- Cecil Rhodes. The man and his dream by Baker, Herbert, & W T Stead
- Diamond Magnates by Roberts, Brian
- Dragons. Ten entrepreneurs who built Britain by Byrne, Liam
- Ernest Oppenheimer. A study in power by Jessup, Edward
- Ernest Oppenheimer and the Economic Development of Southern Africa by Gregory, Theodore E
- Last Empire. De Beers, diamonds and the world by Kanfer, Stefan
- Life of the Rt Hon Cecil John Rhodes, 1853-1902 by Michell, Lewis
- Men of Wealth. The story of twelve significant fortunes from the renaissance to the present day by Flynn, John T
- Oppenheimer & Son by Hocking, Anthony
- Out of the Pit. The capital accumulation of Cecil Rhodes by Newbury, Colin W
- 'Production and trade of the diamond deposits of Africa from 1870 to the present' in G Lenzen, History of Diamond Production and the Diamond Trade by Lenzen, Godehard
- Rhodes by Lockhart, John G, & Christopher M Woodhouse
- Rhodes. A life by McDonald, J G
- Rhodes and the City of London. Another view of Imperialism by Chapman, Stanley D
- Rhodes, De Beers and monopoly by Turrell, Robert V
- Sir Frederic Philipson Stow. The unknown diamond magnet by Turrell, Robert V
- South Africa and the international diamond trade. Part one. Sir Ernest Oppenheim, De Beers and the evolution of central selling, 1920-1950 by Newbury, Colin W
- Statesmen, Financiers and Fellons by Winchester, Marquess of
- Story of De Beers; with some notes on the company's financial, farming, railway and industrial activities and some introductory chapters on the river diggings and early Kimberley by Chilvers, Hedley
- Technology, capital and consolidation. The performance of De Beers Ltd, 1880-1889 by Newbury, Colin W
- The Diamond Ring. Business, politics and precious stones in South Africa, 1867-1947 by Newbury, Colin W
- The Founder. Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power by Rotberg, Robert I, & Miles F Shore
- The Philipson Stow Papers by Turrell, Robert V (ed)
- 'The Right Hon Cecil Rhodes, Empire Builder. How he became a millionaire' in Fortunes Made in Business. Life struggles of successful people by Unknown
- Tin and Diamonds. A fortune in the making. Something of the life of Francis Oats, mining engineer, 1848-1918, and some thoughts about him by Leith, Clare
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Rhodes, Cecil
- Barnato, Barney
- De Beers Mining Co Ltd
- Kimberley Central Diamond Mining Co Ltd
- Stow, Sir Frederick Philipson Stow
- Beit, Sir Alfred
- Diamond Syndicate
- Oates, Francis
- Oppenheimer, Sir Ernest
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Kimberley, South Africa
Sectors:
- Distribution - wholesaling, broking, market trading, etc Precious stones distribution inc diamonds
- Extraction Precious stones extraction inc diamonds
- Merchanting & trade, international & inland Precious stones trading & trade, inc diamonds
Notes:
Diamond exploration, mining and trading business which traces its origins to 1888. It was then formed as De Beers Consolidated Mines to acquire the diamond mining interests of Cecil Rhodes and of Barney Barnato, namely De Beers Mining Co Ltd and Kimberley Central Diamond Mining Co Ltd. De Beers Mining Co Ltd had been floated by Rhodes in 1880 and in 1881 had absorbed the diamond mining interests of Sir Frederick Philipson Stow and later became linked to Sir Alfred Beit, the leading diamond merchant. Immediately the new business acquired other mining businesses and dominated diamond mining industry in South Africa. Consolidated its position through an agreement with the London based Diamond Syndicate for the controlled marketing of diamonds. Francis Oates, 1848-1918, with interests in Cornish mining, was a director from 1887 and chairman from 1908. From 1920s, led by Oppenheimer family who established in 1917 the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa which from 1920s held a substantial interest in de Beers. ContinuesPublications:
- Capital and Labour on the Kimberley Diamond Fields, 1871-1890 by Turrell, Robert V
- Capital, Class and Monopoly. The Kimberley diamond fields, 1871-1889 by Turrell, Robert V
- Cecil Rhodes by Williams, Arthur F B
- Cecil Rhodes by Butler, Jeffery
- Cecil Rhodes by Plomer, William
- Cecil Rhodes. A study of a career by Hensman, Howard
- 'Cecil Rhodes, de Beers and mining finance in South Africa. The business of entrepreneurship and imperialism' in R E Dumett (ed), Mining Tycoons in the Age of Empire, 1870-1945. Entrepreneurship, high finance, politics and territorial expansion by Newbury, Colin W
- Cecil Rhodes. His private life by his private secretary by Jourdan, Philip
- Cecil Rhodes. The man and his dream by Baker, Herbert, & W T Stead
- Diamond Magnates by Roberts, Brian
- Dragons. Ten entrepreneurs who built Britain by Byrne, Liam
- Ernest Oppenheimer. A study in power by Jessup, Edward
- Ernest Oppenheimer and the Economic Development of Southern Africa by Gregory, Theodore E
- Last Empire. De Beers, diamonds and the world by Kanfer, Stefan
- Life of the Rt Hon Cecil John Rhodes, 1853-1902 by Michell, Lewis
- Men of Wealth. The story of twelve significant fortunes from the renaissance to the present day by Flynn, John T
- Oppenheimer & Son by Hocking, Anthony
- Out of the Pit. The capital accumulation of Cecil Rhodes by Newbury, Colin W
- 'Production and trade of the diamond deposits of Africa from 1870 to the present' in G Lenzen, History of Diamond Production and the Diamond Trade by Lenzen, Godehard
- Rhodes by Lockhart, John G, & Christopher M Woodhouse
- Rhodes. A life by McDonald, J G
- Rhodes and the City of London. Another view of Imperialism by Chapman, Stanley D
- Rhodes, De Beers and monopoly by Turrell, Robert V
- Sir Frederic Philipson Stow. The unknown diamond magnet by Turrell, Robert V
- South Africa and the international diamond trade. Part one. Sir Ernest Oppenheim, De Beers and the evolution of central selling, 1920-1950 by Newbury, Colin W
- Statesmen, Financiers and Fellons by Winchester, Marquess of
- Story of De Beers; with some notes on the company's financial, farming, railway and industrial activities and some introductory chapters on the river diggings and early Kimberley by Chilvers, Hedley
- Technology, capital and consolidation. The performance of De Beers Ltd, 1880-1889 by Newbury, Colin W
- The Diamond Ring. Business, politics and precious stones in South Africa, 1867-1947 by Newbury, Colin W
- The Founder. Cecil Rhodes and the pursuit of power by Rotberg, Robert I, & Miles F Shore
- The Philipson Stow Papers by Turrell, Robert V (ed)
- 'The Right Hon Cecil Rhodes, Empire Builder. How he became a millionaire' in Fortunes Made in Business. Life struggles of successful people by Unknown
- Tin and Diamonds. A fortune in the making. Something of the life of Francis Oats, mining engineer, 1848-1918, and some thoughts about him by Leith, Clare