Chapter 950 One Process After Another (2/2)

”There's nothing to see,” he explained ”They use the different wave penetration of diamonds and Kimberley for the analysis When they find a diamond, they break the ore That the whole process ”

By noon, rough diaht to the lion hunter

The lion hunter motioned to Li Du and Sophie to look at the objects and said, ”These quarried stones feel extraordinary when they come in contact with human skin”

The stones were plain, like dark, semi-transparent chunks of salt, but when cut open, they revealed their inner wonder

Next, the rough diamonds were ready to be processed

They were first sent to the valuation co, there were government officials, appraisers, sheriffs and so on

Officials and staff members watched attentively as the stones were taken to a shed for the first ti went there, the atmosphere of the roo sound of friction between the raw stones

The raw stone weighing needed to be carried out three times, in three rooms on three different scales

Supervised by officials, three workers in three roohed them in batches and recorded the earliest data

If the recorded weight difference reached 1, the stone would have to be weighed again, and the supervision would be old were an iovernment had to know the exact value of diamonds produced in theprocess, the lion hunter waved, suest, I will take you through the following procedures personally”

He took out a safe and asked Li Du to open it The box was divided into dozens of srades

In South Africa, the stones were divided into 23 levels according to size, and the lion hunter, who kne to do this, explained the process to Li Du Then he placed the diamonds in the cells of the safe and sent it to the valuation workshop

The valuation workshop was the best place to work in the mine It looked like a laboratory, ide French s and white lights E there were equipped with snacks and drinks

Li Du nodded and said, ”Their working conditions are good”

The lion hunter grinned ”They get paid well This is the kind of jobpeople in our country want It's decent, easy, well-paid, but it requires a certain level of skills”

More than a dozen workers sat at long tables with plenty of light, in cos

The diamonds in the safe deposit box were sent towards the desk by a conveyor belt The workers used their well-trained hands, choosing those raw stones that were suitable to be carved into jewelry Next, the raw stones that were picked out were divided into groups according to color, character, and shape

”It takes at least ten years of experience to do this job properly I think that if they qualify, they will be sent to London and Antwerp for training, and if they are assessed as excellent, they can work forthe value of a dia the 4C standard—Color, Carat, Cut, and Clarity

Actually, it was not that simple The audit process had as many as 500 steps, and the finer the diao