— A. The Mineral Revolution ↵. In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand and the Gold Rush. We will also discuss how the mining industry developed and how the …
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— But not always – in South Africa, within the darkness of a gold mine, there is an ecosystem that consists of a single species, a type of bacteria that is the only thing alive in the hot, oxygen ...
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— The start of gold mining in South Africa dates well before the well-known extraction of the layered Witwatersrand gold reef around Johannesburg from 1886. …
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— This chapter outlines the basic features of gold mining in South Africa. The structure, administration and economic significance of the mines, the key technical challenges posed by deep deposits and low-grade ore, the size and composition of the workforce, the chronic shortages of labour and oscillating migration are covered.
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— Mining in Mpumalanga stands as a testament to the region's geological wealth and its significant contributions to South Africa's economy. With a diverse range of minerals, responsible mining practices, and a focus on sustainability, Mpumalanga continues to attract investment and drive economic growth.
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Source: Francis Wilson and Mamphela Ramphele, Uprooting Poverty: The South African Challenge. Cape Town, David Philip, 1989, p.116). F.A. Johnstone characterises the social evils associated with the gold mining in South Africa: The gold mining industry was a capitalist system of production based upon a capitalist social structure.
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— Before the advent of the 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 …
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— Two major theories-the placer model and the hydrothermal model-attempt to account for the origin of gold in the Witwatersrand basin. The placer model holds that gold was eroded from a...
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— "Diamonds and Gold in South Africa," T. Reunert, J.C. Juta & Company, Capetown, 242 pp. (1893). This book describes mining techniques used in the country. The Mining Industries of South Africa, as Shown at the Kimberley Exhibition, B.H. Brough, Journal of the Society of Arts, Vol. 41, No. 2096, pp. 166-178, (1893). An international ...
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— 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. …
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— Johannesburg - Gold Rush, Apartheid, Mining: Johannesburg's early history is the story of gold. In 1853 Pieter Jacob Marais, a South African prospector, recovered alluvial gold from the Jukskei River, north of what would become Johannesburg. The years that followed brought several modest strikes, but the Witwatersrand Main Reef eluded …
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— Almost half of the 187,200 tons of gold ever mined in the history of human civilization has come from gold mines in Africa, and most of that from South Africa. In the past 130 years, South Africa's gold industry has weathered wars, prolonged and violent strikes, tragic accidents, resource nationalism (including super-taxes), commodity cycles …
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— Contributing to the upward surge in 1980 was a relatively high gold price. In other words, for every R100 that the South African economy produced that year, R21 was due to mining. In 1987, employment in the industry peaked at just over 760 000 individuals 1. Of course, mining is not the only industry that contributes to the South African economy.
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— The year 2023 proved to be an exceptionally demanding period for the global mining industry, with South Africa facing multifaceted and far-reaching challenges. These challenges have pushed the sector into a state of crisis-mode management, which has become the norm in the management of South African mines.
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— 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 …
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— In 1980, mining provided 11% of employment opportunities in South Africa. Currently it is only around 2%. This book explains the wonderful legacy of the South African mining industry, a history that can provide many lessons for the future. Jade Davenport studied at the University of Cape Town and has an MA (cum laude) in Historical Studies.
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Human Capital Considerations. Perhaps the greatest concern now facing the gold industry is the degree and rapidity of shrinkage in personnel. Chart 3 reveals that, over a twenty-year period since 1984, the number of …
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— It is believed by Michael that this discovery could challenge the mainstream history we study in our textbooks. Interestingly, the ancient city is surrounded by several gold mines. It has been suggested by the …
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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 …
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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 ...
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— Gold mining is a global business with operations on every continent, except Antarctica, and gold is extracted from mines of widely varying types and scale. At a country level, China was the largest producer in the world in 2023 and accounted for around 10 per cent of total global production. Our interactive gold mining map provides a breakdown ...
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— Since the discovery of gold in 1886, the mining industry in South Africa has made a major contribution to employment and economic growth. Fast forward to today: South Africa currently holds over 50% of all gold reserves, with the Witwatersrand Basin being the world's largest gold resource.
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— 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 …
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THE HISTORY OF DIAMOND MINING AND DIAMONDS IN SOUTH AFRICA. The 1867 discovery of diamonds in the Cape Colony, South Africa, radically modified not only the world's supply of diamonds but also the conception of them. ... Discover more about South African diamonds and the history of diamonds when you visit our museum based in the …
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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, …
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— The Mineral Revolution in South Africa started with the discovery of diamonds in Kimberley in 1867, and intensified with the discovery of deep-level gold on …
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— 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.
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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 …
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— Here we discuss the research and the implications of our results for the geologic history of South Africa. ... Africa's largest gold mines. ... Pulses of sedimentation within the sequence and ...
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Discovery of gold in South Africa. Gold was discovered on a Transvaal farm, Langlaagte, on the Witwatersrand in 1886 by two prospectors. This discovery caused a turning point in …
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— At a board meeting on 14 February, China's Pengxin Resources, known for its cobalt and copper investments in the DRC (AI, 23/12/21), made a formal offer to buy South Africa's Tau Lekoa gold mine for 300m rand (about $19.8m).. Currently owned by Village Main Reef (VMR), the Tau Lekoa mine has been going through a turbulent period since …
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During this period, mining other than gold grew faster than the rest of the economy. These industries are larger than most manufacturing subsectors: South African coal sales in 1997 were R16 billion, PGM R8.5 billion and chrome R4 billion. Some of the largest current investment projects in South Africa are in these industries.
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In the 20 th century, the large gold mines on the West Wits line were established, and towns like Carletonville and Klerksdorp became important and busy centres around the world-famous gold mines: Kloof, …
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— The paper examines the mining industry of South Africa from 1994 to the present, by reference to the legislative reforms and also the continuing contribution of mining to the economy of South ...
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— The South Deep operation's restructuring plan was initiated in August 2018, affecting 1,092 permanent employees and 420 contractors. The restructuring plan is aimed to consolidate Gold Field's mining activity and align the cost structure to the current performance levels of the mine.
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