This isn't an Africa-only thing either. The Canadian diamond mines routinely fly staff in and out, and on occasion materials too. However, the Canadian mines ha

This isn't an Africa-only thing either. The Canadian diamond mines routinely fly staff in and out, and on occasion materials too. However, the Canadian mines have the somewhat luxury of being accessible by ice roads for a portion of the year. Desert doesn't suddenly become hard enough to support a tractor-trailer, but water does.