Labour and Mining Revolution 1886-1940s
— The discovery of a diamond on a farm in the British controlled Cape Colony in 1867 and of gold in the Afrikaner "Boer" controlled Transvaal Republic transformed the agricultural-based economy into a segregated White-controlled capitalist industrial society and over the next two decades into the economic powerhouse of Africa.
South Africa
— South Africa - Diamonds, Gold, Imperialism: South Africa experienced a transformation between 1870, when the diamond rush to Kimberley began, and 1902, when the South African War ended. …
Precolonial Metallurgy and Mining across Africa
As a cultural behavior, mining has on the African continent extends to around 120,000 years ago, when communities living on the southern Cape Coast in South Africa processed iron-rich oxides to make pigments. 36 However, mining performed with the intention of gaining usable metal from ores through the application of heat in an atmosphere ...
Introduction: Colonial South Africa, Mineral Revolutions and …
— Footnote 47 The concurrent development of gold mining and finance in Johannesburg turned South Africa into an epistemic testing ground for various economic …
The Gold Trade of Ancient & Medieval West …
— West Africa was one of the world's greatest producers of gold in the Middle Ages. Trade in the metal went back to antiquity but when the camel caravans of the Sahara linked North Africa to the savannah …
South Africa
— Prospectors established in 1886 the existence of a belt of gold-bearing reefs 40 miles (60 km) wide centered on present-day Johannesburg. The rapid growth of the gold-mining industry intensified processes started by the diamond boom: immigration, …
Gold
In 2022, the gold sector employed 93,841 people who collectively earned R28.9 billion; Gold production of 84 tonnes; At the current gold price more than half of the South African gold mining industry is marginal
Introduction: Colonial South Africa, Mineral Revolutions and …
— The 1886 discovery of significant gold reef deposits on the range of hills known as the Witwatersrand, Footnote 11 would change the course of southern African history. As summarised by John Illife, the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand set South Africa on a different colonial trajectory from the rest of the African continent, gradually …
Digging Deep : A History of Mining in South Africa, 1852 …
— Before the advent of its great mineral revolution in the latter half of the 19th century, South Africa was a sleepy colonial backwater whose unpromising landscape was seemingly devoid of any economic potential. Yet lying just beneath the dusty surface of the land lay the richest treasure trove of gold, diamonds, platinum, coal and a host of other …
Digging deep : a history of mining in South Africa, 1852-2002
However, this is also the story of how mining gave rise to modern South Africa how it compelled the country to develop and progress the way in which it did. It also incorporates the stories of the visionary men - Cecil John Rhodes, Alfred Beit, Barney Barnato, Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, Sammy Marks and Hans Merensky - who pioneered and shaped the ...
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 …
Minerals and Mining in South Africa | SpringerLink
— The mineral wealth of South Africa has been exploited by Homo sapiens for at least 40,000 years and has provided many and varied commodities including gold, platinum and diamonds. This chapter provides a historical perspective on minerals and mining mainly in South Africa, although it does occasionally stray across the borders into neighbouring …
History of South Africa
Discoveries of gold and diamonds in South Africa exceeded those in any other part of the world, and more foreign capital had been invested in South Africa than in the rest of Africa combined. In the Transvaal, the site of …
A history of mining in South Africa
M M ining 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. It kickstarted what historians call the Mineral Revolution, which made few European opportunists wealthy beyond measure, and saw hundreds of thousands of men leaving …
Mining industry of South Africa
Mining in South Africa was once the main driving force [1] behind the history and development of Africa's most advanced and richest economy. [2] Large-scale and profitable mining started with the discovery of a diamond on the banks of the Orange River in 1867 by Erasmus Jacobs and the subsequent discovery of the Kimberley pipes a few years later. …
Gold in South Africa: Lessons from the Apartheid Era
mining in the twenty-rst century in Africa, the taxes on gold in South Africa were heavy and the government was simply viewed as an effective partner in the mining industry.17 In 1932, South Africa abandoned the gold standard like so much of the world did during the Great Depression. As a result, the price of gold was
Gold Mining | Gold Production | World Gold Council
The World Gold Council and our member companies support the responsible mining and trading of gold from all legitimate sources. Mines and gold mining operations have become increasingly geographically diverse, far removed from the concentrated supply of four decades or so ago when the vast majority of the world's gold came from South Africa.
History of Diamonds
Today South Africa maintains its position as a major diamond producer. Diamond Mining | Famous Diamonds | Diamonds Through The Ages. 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.
Gold and Workers 1886
Title and Dedication - A People's History of South Africa. Contents. Epigraph - Questions of a Worker Reading History. Introduction. Part 1 - The Coming of Gold. Chapter 1 - South Africa before Industrial Times. Chapter 2 - The Gold Rush. Chapter 3 - Deep Level Mining. Chapter 4 - The Randlords. Part 2 - The Workers Their Creation and Control
The Origin of Gold in South Africa
— Here we discuss the research and the implications of our results for the geologic history of South Africa. ... Mining of Carlin-type gold deposits in Nevada has made the United States one of the ...
Digging deep : a history of mining in South Africa, 1852-2002
It was the discovery and exploitation of, first, diamonds in 1870 and then gold in 1886 that proved to be the catalyst to the greatest mineral revolution the world has ever known, …
A History of Gold Mining in South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania
— Gold mining in South Africa quickly turned from outcrop mining to a major industry, based on deep-level mining (Richardson & Van Helten, 1984). Unlike surface …
Discovery of the Gold in 1884 | South African History Online
The first recorded discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand was made by Jan Gerrit Bantjes in June 1884, on the farm Vogelstruisfontein, and was followed soon thereafter, in …
(PDF) Gold, War and South Africa: A Postcolonial …
Gold and South Africa By providing ample amounts of gold, South Africa played a major role in the maintenance and establishment of the classical gold standard during the period 1880 to 1914. ... University of Illinois …
Witwatersrand Gold Rush | The Famous South African Gold …
A brief overview of the history and development of Witwatersrand, the famous gold mine of South Africa. With photos, facts, and figures about its impact on the growth of the region, the history of precious metals in the area, and the people that have mined the gold from the ground, even up to today.
History of mining in South Africa
— A Long and Complex History: Mining in South Africa. The first mine constructed in what is now South Africa began operations in 1852, a copper project that would form the cornerstone of the town of Springbokfontein, today Springbok, in the Northern Cape province.
ia | Gold Mining, Diamond Mining & Tourism
ia, town and gold-mining centre, north-central Free State province, South Africa, in one of the world's richest goldfields. ia was a former whistle stop (named, 1892) on the line between Johannesburg and Cape Town. A modern, well-planned town, it was founded in 1954, after gold was
Grade 8
Making the refining process more thorough and economically viable, gold mining in South Africa projects, such as the ERGO Mines Joint Venture in Brakpan, will facilitate the re-processing of 1.7 billion tonnes of gold tailings to refine a further 15 million ounces of gold.Over 50% of all gold reserves are found in South Africa, where the ...
The Haunting Legacy of South Africa's Gold …
— Blyvooruitzicht is but one of thousands of abandoned mines scattered across South Africa, many from the gold industry. With recently shuttered mines adding to the massive impact of those left derelict years …
The future of gold in South Africa
— Adapting to Thrive: PwC's Andries Rossouw on the future of mining in South Africa. Some of the factors influencing the future of gold in SA. Rich Geological Reserves: South Africa, renowned for its abundant …
Topic 6 Contextual Overview
— An Image depicting the Witwatersrand after the gold rush in South Africa in the 1880's. Image Source (Accessed on 18 November 2020). This Section is divided into the following discussion points: ... "A History of Mining in …