Episode 2 of 2
Founding of De Beers Consolidated Mines
- When
- 13 March 1888
- Where
- Kimberley
Rhodes and Rudd launched the company on 13 March 1888, per a single passage, merging individual claims with financial support from N.M. Rothschild.
On 13 March 1888, Cecil Rhodes and Charles Rudd launched De Beers Consolidated Mines after the amalgamation of several individual claims, with funding from N.M. Rothschild. The day-level date rests on a single passage; other sources confirm only the year 1888. The Kimberley locality is inferred from the event's Kimberley context rather than stated explicitly as the launch site.
Sources
- Cecil Rhodes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
- Kimberley, South Africa Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
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