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Visitation numbers from the article: "Despite the challenges and restrictions of the COVID pandemic, 129,218 people traveled to Crater of Diamonds in 2020 for
by ezzaf 5y ago
Visitation numbers from the article:
"Despite the challenges and restrictions of the COVID pandemic, 129,218 people traveled to Crater of Diamonds in 2020 for what was a record-breaking year, with more than 80 carats of diamonds unearthed"
At $10 a visit the entrance fees add up to a lot more than the value of diamonds found. Kind of like a lottery, but more interactive.
- adolph 5y ago$1.3m is not a large budget for an operation supporting ~350 people/day.
- vb6sp6 5y agoYes but that is only the door charge. If you want tools, that's extra. And water is $3 dollars. And that piece of quartz is $9 at the gift shop, etc
- lostlogin 5y agoAwfully close to the old saying “during a gold rush, sell shovels” This citation the first Google hit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19018438 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19018438