It was nowhere close to Argyle however it represented a milestone in exploration. We had not had any affirmation that there were any diamonds in the Kimberley. I retired from Ashton Mining in 1990, although I saved an involvement with Argyle till 2002. And really, from my 45th birthday after we found the first diamond, my life has by no means been quite the same. However, West clarifies, “Pink diamonds are found in Africa and Russia but make up lower than 10 per cent of the current world supply, which through the peak Argyle days was nonetheless not many stones.…