2006-11-28: RUSSELL SIMMONS AND SIMMONS JEWELRY COMPANY DELEGATION VISITS WORLD LARGEST DIAMOND MINE BY VALUE IN BOTSWANA AFRICA TODAY
JWANENG, BOTSWANA, AFRICA – NOVEMBER 28, 2006 - The Jwaneng Mine in Jwaneng, Botswana, the largest and richest diamond mine in the world by value, was visited today by Russell Simmons and a delegation from the Simmons Jewelry Company. Simmons is on a fact-finding mission to South Africa and Botswana to explore how the diamond industry, in conjunction with Simmons Jewelry Company, can empower the lives of African people and communities where diamonds are a natural resource.
Standing on the edge of the 400 meter deep mine pit from left to right are: Russell Simmons, Co-Founder of Simmons Jewelry Company, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Co-Chairman of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and Sheila Kahma, Managing Director of DeBeers in Botswana.