Grade 8
Britain, Diamond mining and increasing labour control and land expansion. Before South Africa's vast mineral wealth was discovered in the late nineteenth century, there was a general belief that southern Africa …
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Discovery of the Gold in 1884 | South African History …
The sub-division of what became the settlement's central district was a typical product of nineteenth century mining camp planning. In the case of all other gold discoveries …
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Fictive Capital and Artifacts: The Diamond Rush of Nineteenth-Century
This chapter is an examination of the late nineteenth-century diamond rush in South Africa, with particular attention to the effects of its speculative culture. ... Duncan, Nirdev Desai, and Julia Lee-Thorp. 2000 Indigenous Gold Mining in Southern Africa: A Review. South African Archaeological Society, Goodwin Series 8: 91–9. Google Scholar ...
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Historical Reading List: The Diamond Fields of South Africa: …
The Diamond Mines of South Africa, G.F. Williams, Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, Vol. 15, pp. 392-417, (1887). The author describes in detail the main diamond-mining operations near Kimberley. ... "Diamonds and Gold of South Africa", H. Mitchell, F.C. Mathieson & Son, London, 131 pp., (1888). This book ...
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A History of Gold Mining in South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania
The African continent is richly endowed with significant mineral, oil and gas resources, including large reserves of gold. As noted in the previous chapter, the continent is home to a large portion of the world's mineral wealth, including 42 per cent of the world's known gold reserves (Bush, 2008, p. 361).The continent's largest producer of gold, …
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South Africa
Gold and Diamonds. South Africa's modern history has often been dated from the first commercial mining of diamonds and gold in the 1870s and the 1880s, when the region became a magnet for European investment. Mining in the region predated European arrivals by several centuries, however, as the new government recalled in its minerals …
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Grade 8
The discovery of minerals in the late nineteenth century--diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1886- dramatically changed the economic and political structure of southern Africa. South Africa had an extremely valuable resource that attracted foreign capital and large-scale immigration. ... Diamond Mining in South Africa Image source. In the 1870′s ...
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Topic 6 Contextual Overview
1. Discovery of Gold in the Witwatersrand: During the late 19th century, various gold strikes (discovery of gold) occurred in areas in America, Australia, Asia …
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Diamonds and Migrant Labour in South Africa, 1869-1910
The 'pass laws' and migrant labour of apartheid in South Africa today have their origins in the policies designed to control the black workers in the diamond mines a century ago. Rob Turrell | Published in History Today Volume 36 Issue 5 May 1986. Racial discrimination in South Africa is based on the migrant labour system. Unlike other …
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gold and silver mining in south africa in the 19th century
BINQ Mining > Mining Equipment > gold and diamond mining in south africa in the 19th century wikipedia; Print. gold and diamond mining in south africa in the 19th century wikipedia. Posted at:January 9, 2013[ 4.6 - 1844 Ratings] gold and diamond mining in south africa in the 19th century wikipedia. Posted at: July 31, 2012.
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Gold and Diamonds in South Africa.
Kimberley mine in 1873, only a few years after the digging for diamonds started. Discovery of Gold and Diamonds in South Africa. When gold was discovered in the eastern Transvaal (Pilgrim's Rest, Mac-Mac Waterfalls and Barberton) a similar process took place. New towns were established to accommodate the huge influx of people.
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The Development of the South African Gold …
The discovery in i886 of the Witwatersrand gold fields in the South African Republic was arguably the most important of all of these famous nineteenth-century discoveries. The …
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Who Controlled The Gold And Diamond Companies In South Africa
Gold and diamond mining have been the foundation of South Africa's economy for centuries, and for many years, the country was the world's largest producer of gold and diamonds. During the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of companies were established to control the gold and diamond resources, including the De Beers …
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Digging deep : a history of mining in South Africa, 1852-2002
" Before the advent of its great mineral revolution in the latter half of the nineteenth century, South Africa was a sleepy colonial backwater whose unpromising landscape was seemingly devoid of any economic potential. Yet, just beneath the dusty surface of the land lay the richest treasure trove of gold, diamonds, platinum, coal and a host of ...
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Who owned gold and diamond mining in south Africa in 19th century
Who owned gold and diamond mining in south Africa in 19th century? Updated: 8/30/2023. Wiki User. ∙ 12y ago. Study now. See answers (4) Best Answer. Copy.
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Exceptional Space: Concentration Camps and Labor …
Lindsay Weiss explores the relationship between the 1886 'closed labour compounds' of the South African diamond industry, the concentration camps of the 1899-1902 Anglo-Boer war, and the german camps used in th Herero and Nama massacre of 1904. The article makes a critical contribution to linking the wartime camps with to earlier …
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Alluvial gold mining and trade in Nineteenth …
Probably at its greatest volume between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, the gold trade thereafter declined, but the mining and trading of alluvial gold continued …
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Grade 8
During the gold-mining revolution, patterns of land and labour were established and continued into the 20th century. Focus: Changing balance of power in South Africa brought about by gold mining, and the foundations of racial segregation. Content and topics: "¢ Britain, diamond mining and increasing labour control and land …
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19th Century AFRICA: TRANSFORM with Industrialization
During the 19th century, Africa witnessed the emergence of several major industries as a result of industrialization. Mining became a prominent industry in various parts of the continent, particularly in South Africa, where the discovery of diamonds and gold led to a mining boom. These resources were extensively extracted and exported, driving ...
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Historical Reading List: The Diamond Fields of South …
The Diamond Mines of South Africa, G.F. Williams, Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, Vol. 15, pp. 392-417, (1887). The author describes in detail the main diamond …
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The Development of the South African Gold-Mining …
By PETER RICHARDSON and JEAN-JACQUES VAN HELTEN. T he second half of the nineteenth century was the great era of gold discoveries. Between i849 and i898 a regular series of strikes was made in north America, Australasia, southern Africa, and Asiatic Russia. The gold rushes began in California in i849.
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De Beers' Kimberley Mines sold to Petra …
In a separate statement, Petra — which has the historic Finsch and Cullinan mines, also previously owned by De Beers — said it will pay around $3.6m for a 49.9% stake in the mines, while Ekapa ...
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Gold mine south africa 19th century Stock Photos and …
Find the perfect gold mine south africa 19th century stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360 image. Available for both RF and RM licensing.
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A history of mining in South Africa (ZA)
Mining in South Africa has been a contentious issue since 15-year-old Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs discovered South Africa's first diamond, the Eureka, in Hopetown in 1867. ... Within a year of gold findings, the area …
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South Africa
South Africa - Economy, Mining, Manufacturing: The economy of South Africa was revolutionized in the late 19th century when diamonds and gold were discovered there. Extensive investment from foreign capital followed. In the years since World War II, the country has established a well-developed manufacturing base, and it has experienced …
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History of Gold Mining in South Africa
The Witwatersrand Basin. The main area of gold production in South Africa is the Archaean Witwatersrand Basin, which has been mined for over a century, producing gold of over 41,000 tons. The gold deposits that are mined here are unlike most other deposits of gold around the world. The Witwatersrand is a gold placer deposit, with the …
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Earth Day: Colonialism's role in the overexploitation of natural resources
African gold miners in a tunnel following a vein of ore, in the Crown Mine, in the greatest gold-bearing region of the world, near Johannesburg, South Africa, 1935. Shutterstock
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Brief history of gold mining in South Africa
Contacts. Brief history of gold mining in South Africa. INCLUDING MAJOR EVENTS. 1873. First large-scale production began when alluvial deposits were discovered at Pilgrim's Rest. 1884. Gold was discovered in the Witwatersrand which led to an influx of miners from around the world. 1886 -. 1900.
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History of Diamonds | Cape Town Diamond Museum
The story of diamonds in South Africa begins between December 1866 and February 1867 when 15-year-old Erasmus Jacobs found a transparent rock on his father's farm, on the south bank of the Orange River. Over the next few years, South Africa yielded more diamonds than India had in over 2,000 years.
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Topic 6 Contextual Overview
This outcrop turned out to be a part of the reef that was later called the "Main Reef" and turned out to set off the beginning of the South African "Gold Rush" in 1886. [5] The gold fields in the Transvaal colony and surrounding area was the "largest single producer of gold in the world". [6] 2. The Development of the Mining Industry.
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