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Alexkor SOC LtdRef: https://alexkor.co.za/

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Source domain: alexkor.co.za

Collected on 29 July 2026

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What this means

This is the homepage content for Alexkor SOC Ltd, describing the company’s background, structure, mission, vision, and core values. It explains Alexkor’s establishment under the Alexkor Limited Act (Act No. 116 of 1992) and amendment by the Alexkor Amendment Act (Act No. 29 of 2001), and outlines its mining and non-core business activities. It also provides historical information about diamond discoveries and mining along South Africa’s west coast and Namaqualand, and includes a cookie-consent notice.

Facts

Places

North West

Reference

https://alexkor.co.za/

Key Takeaways

  • Company: Alexkor SOC Ltd (Alexkor)
  • Established under Alexkor Limited Act, No. 116 of 1992; amended by Alexkor Amendment Act, No. 29 of 2001
  • Reg. No. 1992/006368/30
  • Ownership: listed schedule 2 public entity wholly owned by the government via the Minister of Public Enterprises (shareholder representative)
  • Divisions/business units: Alexander Bay Mining (Alexkor RMC JV) and Alexkor corporate unit
  • Core business: diamond mining on land, rivers, beaches, and in the sea along South Africa’s north-west coast
  • Mission: grow a mining entity with legacy-driven growth, safe/healthy practices, environmental compliance, and financial sustainability
  • Vision: unlock value in diamond mining for economic and social sustainability of the Richtersveld community
  • Core values: Integrity, Professionalism, Accountability, Dedication, Dynamic
  • Historical milestones: diamond discoveries at Kolmanskop (1908), Namaqualand (1925), Alexander Bay (1926), government prohibition on prospecting on state land (1927), offshore prospecting (1954), offshore exploration impetus (1961–1965)
  • Alexkor SOC Ltd
  • Minister of Public Enterprises
  • Alexkor Limited Act, No. 116 of 1992
  • Alexkor Amendment Act, No. 29 of 2001
  • Msomi Africa (Pty) Ltd
  • Consolidated Diamond Mines
  • De Beers
  • De Beers Marine
  • Marine Diamond Corporation
  • De Beers Namaqualand Mines
  • Richtersveld community
  • Namaqualand
  • Alexander Bay
  • Kolmanskop
  • Luderitz
  • Port Nolloth
  • Orange River estuary
  • Kleinzee
  • Hottentots Bay
  • Olifants river