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	The [[Baken diamond mine]], located outside Sanddrif, was opened by [[Trans Hex Group]] in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Diamond plant throughput rises 67%\|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-plant-throughput-rises-67-2001-06-08-1\|publisher=MiningWeekly.com\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>		The [[Baken diamond mine]], located outside Sanddrif, was opened by [[Trans Hex Group]] in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Diamond plant throughput rises 67%\|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-plant-throughput-rises-67-2001-06-08-1\|publisher=MiningWeekly.com\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>


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	\| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web \|url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/363004 \|title = Main Place Sanddrif \|work=Census 2011}} </ref>		\| area_footnotes = <ref name="census2011">{{cite web \|url=http://census2011.adrianfrith.com/place/363004 \|title = Main Place Sanddrif \|work=Census 2011}}</ref>
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	'''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html\|publisher=Richtersveld National Park\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape\|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/\|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>		'''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html\|publisher=Richtersveld National Park\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape\|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/\|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>

	Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous [[Nama people]]. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.<ref name=rcv/> The subsequent migration of [[Xhosa people]] who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".<ref name="OdendaalSuich2007">{{cite book\|author1=François Odendaal\|author2=Helen Suich\|title=Richtersveld: The Land and Its People\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgWIjT9puLMC&pg=PA129\|date=2007-01-01\|publisher=Struik\|isbn=978-1-77007-341-8\|page=129}}</ref> Sanddrif has nevertheless seen ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.<ref name="Maharaj1999">{{cite book\|author=Gitanjali Maharaj\|title=Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa\|year=1999\|publisher=Idasa\|isbn=978-1-874864-90-5\|page=[https://archive.org/details/betweenunitydive00maha/page/50 50]\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/betweenunitydive00maha/page/50}}</ref>		Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous [[Nama people]]. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.<ref name=rcv/> The subsequent migration of [[Xhosa people]] who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".<ref name="OdendaalSuich2007">{{cite book\|author1=François Odendaal\|author2=Helen Suich\|title=Richtersveld: The Land and Its People\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgWIjT9puLMC&pg=PA129\|date=2007-01-01\|publisher=Struik\|isbn=978-1-77007-341-8\|page=129}}</ref> Sanddrif has nevertheless seen ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.<ref name="Maharaj1999">{{cite book\|author=Gitanjali Maharaj\|title=Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa\|year=1999\|publisher=Idasa\|isbn=978-1-874864-90-5\|page=[https://archive.org/details/betweenunitydive00maha/page/50 50]\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/betweenunitydive00maha/page/50}}</ref>
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	'''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html\|publisher=Richtersveld National Park\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape\|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/\|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>		'''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html\|publisher=Richtersveld National Park\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape\|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/\|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>

	Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous [[Nama people]]. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.<ref name=rcv/> The subsequent migration of [[Xhosa people]] who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".<ref name="OdendaalSuich2007">{{cite book\|author1=François Odendaal\|author2=Helen Suich\|title=Richtersveld: The Land and Its People\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgWIjT9puLMC&pg=PA129\|date=2007-01-01\|publisher=Struik\|isbn=978-1-77007-341-8\|page=129}}</ref> Sanddrif has nevertheless seen ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.<ref name="Maharaj1999">{{cite book\|author=Gitanjali Maharaj\|title=Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa\|year=1999\|publisher=Idasa\|isbn=978-1-874864-90-5\|page=50\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/betweenunitydive00maha}}</ref>		Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous [[Nama people]]. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.<ref name=rcv/> The subsequent migration of [[Xhosa people]] who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".<ref name="OdendaalSuich2007">{{cite book\|author1=François Odendaal\|author2=Helen Suich\|title=Richtersveld: The Land and Its People\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgWIjT9puLMC&pg=PA129\|date=2007-01-01\|publisher=Struik\|isbn=978-1-77007-341-8\|page=129}}</ref> Sanddrif has nevertheless seen ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.<ref name="Maharaj1999">{{cite book\|author=Gitanjali Maharaj\|title=Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa\|year=1999\|publisher=Idasa\|isbn=978-1-874864-90-5\|page=[https://archive.org/details/betweenunitydive00maha/page/50 50]\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/betweenunitydive00maha/page/50}}</ref>

	The [[Baken diamond mine]], located outside Sanddrif, was opened by [[Trans Hex Group]] in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Diamond plant throughput rises 67%\|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-plant-throughput-rises-67-2001-06-08-1\|publisher=MiningWeekly.com\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>		The [[Baken diamond mine]], located outside Sanddrif, was opened by [[Trans Hex Group]] in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Diamond plant throughput rises 67%\|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-plant-throughput-rises-67-2001-06-08-1\|publisher=MiningWeekly.com\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>

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	'''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html\|publisher=Richtersveld National Park\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape\|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/\|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>		'''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html\|publisher=Richtersveld National Park\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape\|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/\|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>

	Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous [[Nama people]]. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.<ref name=rcv/> The subsequent migration of [[Xhosa people]] who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".<ref name="OdendaalSuich2007">{{cite book\|author1=François Odendaal\|author2=Helen Suich\|title=Richtersveld: The Land and Its People\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgWIjT9puLMC&pg=PA129\|date=2007-01-01\|publisher=Struik\|isbn=978-1-77007-341-8\|page=129}}</ref> Sanddrif has nevertheless seen ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.<ref name="Maharaj1999">{{cite book\|author=Gitanjali Maharaj\|title=Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa\|year=1999\|publisher=Idasa\|isbn=978-1-874864-90-5\|page=50}}</ref>		Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous [[Nama people]]. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.<ref name=rcv/> The subsequent migration of [[Xhosa people]] who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".<ref name="OdendaalSuich2007">{{cite book\|author1=François Odendaal\|author2=Helen Suich\|title=Richtersveld: The Land and Its People\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgWIjT9puLMC&pg=PA129\|date=2007-01-01\|publisher=Struik\|isbn=978-1-77007-341-8\|page=129}}</ref> Sanddrif has nevertheless seen ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.<ref name="Maharaj1999">{{cite book\|author=Gitanjali Maharaj\|title=Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa\|year=1999\|publisher=Idasa\|isbn=978-1-874864-90-5\|page=50\|url-access=registration\|url=https://archive.org/details/betweenunitydive00maha}}</ref>

	The [[Baken diamond mine]], located outside Sanddrif, was opened by [[Trans Hex Group]] in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Diamond plant throughput rises 67%\|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-plant-throughput-rises-67-2001-06-08-1\|publisher=MiningWeekly.com\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>		The [[Baken diamond mine]], located outside Sanddrif, was opened by [[Trans Hex Group]] in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Diamond plant throughput rises 67%\|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-plant-throughput-rises-67-2001-06-08-1\|publisher=MiningWeekly.com\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>

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 '''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web|title=Sanddrift|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html|publisher=Richtersveld National Park|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web|title=Sanddrift|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>

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	'''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html\|publisher=Richtersveld National Park\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape\|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/\|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>		'''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html\|publisher=Richtersveld National Park\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape\|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/\|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>

	Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous [[Nama people]]. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.<ref name=rcv/> The subsequent migration of [[Xhosa people]] who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".<ref name="OdendaalSuich2007">{{cite book\|author1=François Odendaal\|author2=Helen Suich\|title=Richtersveld: The Land and Its People\|url=~~http~~://books.google.com/books?id=fgWIjT9puLMC&pg=PA129\|date=2007-01-01\|publisher=Struik\|isbn=978-1-77007-341-8\|page=129}}</ref> Sanddrif has nevertheless seen ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.<ref name="Maharaj1999">{{cite book\|author=Gitanjali Maharaj\|title=Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa\|year=1999\|publisher=Idasa\|isbn=978-1-874864-90-5\|page=50}}</ref>		Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous [[Nama people]]. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.<ref name=rcv/> The subsequent migration of [[Xhosa people]] who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".<ref name="OdendaalSuich2007">{{cite book\|author1=François Odendaal\|author2=Helen Suich\|title=Richtersveld: The Land and Its People\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fgWIjT9puLMC&pg=PA129\|date=2007-01-01\|publisher=Struik\|isbn=978-1-77007-341-8\|page=129}}</ref> Sanddrif has nevertheless seen ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.<ref name="Maharaj1999">{{cite book\|author=Gitanjali Maharaj\|title=Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa\|year=1999\|publisher=Idasa\|isbn=978-1-874864-90-5\|page=50}}</ref>

	The [[Baken diamond mine]], located outside Sanddrif, was opened by [[Trans Hex Group]] in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Diamond plant throughput rises 67%\|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-plant-throughput-rises-67-2001-06-08-1\|publisher=MiningWeekly.com\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>		The [[Baken diamond mine]], located outside Sanddrif, was opened by [[Trans Hex Group]] in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Diamond plant throughput rises 67%\|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-plant-throughput-rises-67-2001-06-08-1\|publisher=MiningWeekly.com\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>

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	'''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html\|publisher=Richtersveld National Park\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape\|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/\|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>		'''Sanddrif''' is a town in [[Richtersveld Local Municipality]] in the [[Northern Cape]] province of [[South Africa]], on the banks of the [[Orange River]].<ref name=rnp>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveldnationalpark.com/towns_in_the_area_SANDDRIF.html\|publisher=Richtersveld National Park\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref> It is located 57 km east of [[Alexander Bay, Northern Cape\|Alexander Bay]].<ref name=rcv>{{cite web\|title=Sanddrift\|url=http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/town/sanddrift/\|publisher=Explore the Richtersveld\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>

	Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous [[Nama people]]. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.<ref name=rcv/> The subsequent migration of [[Xhosa people]] who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".<ref name="OdendaalSuich2007">{{cite book\|author1=François Odendaal\|author2=Helen Suich\|title=Richtersveld: The Land and Its People\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fgWIjT9puLMC&pg=PA129\|date=2007-01-01\|publisher=Struik\|isbn=978-1-77007-341-8\|page=129}}</ref> Sanddrif has nevertheless ~~suffered from~~ ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.<ref name="Maharaj1999">{{cite book\|author=Gitanjali Maharaj\|title=Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa\|year=1999\|publisher=Idasa\|isbn=978-1-874864-90-5\|page=50}}</ref>		Mining in the region began in the 1900s leading to the displacement of the indigenous [[Nama people]]. Diamond mines were again established in the 1970s, bringing a source of employment but also socio-economic upheaval, threatening the traditional Nama lifestyle.<ref name=rcv/> The subsequent migration of [[Xhosa people]] who came to the area to work in the mines led Sanddrif to acquire the nickname of "Rainbow Town".<ref name="OdendaalSuich2007">{{cite book\|author1=François Odendaal\|author2=Helen Suich\|title=Richtersveld: The Land and Its People\|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fgWIjT9puLMC&pg=PA129\|date=2007-01-01\|publisher=Struik\|isbn=978-1-77007-341-8\|page=129}}</ref> Sanddrif has nevertheless seen ethnic conflict between the indigenous Namas and the Xhosa migrants.<ref name="Maharaj1999">{{cite book\|author=Gitanjali Maharaj\|title=Between unity and diversity: essays on nation-building in post-Apartheid South Africa\|year=1999\|publisher=Idasa\|isbn=978-1-874864-90-5\|page=50}}</ref>

	The [[Baken diamond mine]], located outside Sanddrif, was opened by [[Trans Hex Group]] in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Diamond plant throughput rises 67%\|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-plant-throughput-rises-67-2001-06-08-1\|publisher=MiningWeekly.com\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>		The [[Baken diamond mine]], located outside Sanddrif, was opened by [[Trans Hex Group]] in May 2001.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Diamond plant throughput rises 67%\|url=http://www.miningweekly.com/article/diamond-plant-throughput-rises-67-2001-06-08-1\|publisher=MiningWeekly.com\|accessdate=29 August 2014}}</ref>