GPS Coordinate of

Mwadui Tanzania

Central address: B 6, Tanzania

Elevation: 1198.306
Time Zone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

Latitude: 3° 31' 18.3864'' S
Longitude: 33° 36' 12.708'' E

The Williamson Diamond Mine (also known as the Mwadui mine) is a diamond mine 23 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Shinyanga in Tanzania; it became well known as the first significant diamond mine outside of South Africa. The mine was established in 1940 by Dr. John Williamson, a Canadian geologist, and has been continuous operation since then, making it one of the oldest continuously operating diamond mines in the world. Over its lifetime it has produced over 19 million carats (3,800 kg) of diamonds. The Williamson mine, once owned by its namesake Dr. Williamson and later nationalized by the government of Tanzania. Since February 2009 the mine is mostly owned by Petra Diamonds, with 75% ownership, the government of Tanzania owning the remaining 25%.

GPS coordinate of Mwadui, Tanzania

The latitude of Mwadui is -3.521774, and the longitude is 33.603530. Mwadui is a city is located at Tanzania with the gps coordinates of 3° 31' 18.3864'' S and 33° 36' 12.708'' E. The elevation of Mwadui is 1198.306, the time zone is Africa/Dar_es_Salaam.