It is situated close to the South African town of Alldays in the Limpopo province and is located within the 360 km2 Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve.
As such, the mine represents one of De Beers’ single biggest investments in South Africa.
The mine was opened in 1992 by Harry Oppenheimer, a former De Beers chairman.
The Kolope River flows 8 km to the west of the mine.
Surface water storage dams have been built on two of its tributaries.