History Of The Gold Industry In South Africa
Discovery of the Gold in 1884
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 …
Digging deep : a history of mining in South Africa, 1852-2002
Jade Davenport has, for the first time, written the complete history of South Africa's phenomenal mineral revolution, spanning a period of more than 150 years, from its earliest commercial beginnings to the present day, incorporating seven of the major commodities that have been exploited.
Brief history of gold mining in South Africa
Gold was discovered in the Orange Free State using drilling at locations pin-pointed by new geological developments. Establishment of Chamber of Mines' Research Organisation. …
A History of Gold Mining in South Africa, Ghana and …
South Africa's gold mining industry is highly oligopolistic, with three firms producing 88 per cent of the country's total 2014 output. Furthermore, until February …
The gold mining life cycle
Open-pit gold mining also takes place in South Africa. This is a mining technique which excavates at the surface to extract ore. The mine is open to the surface for the duration of its life.
The Top Five Gold-Producing Countries in Africa in 2023
On account of gold production statistics, and major mining operations, here's a look of the top five gold-producing countries in Africa as of 2023.
Challenges Facing the South African Gold Mining Industry
The mining industry remains a major contributor to the economy of South Africa. According to data from the Department of Minerals and Energy of South Africa, the sector contributed 7.1 % to gross domestic product in 2003, of …
Empire and High Finance: South Africa and the International Gold
93 The other great mineral-based industry of South Africa, diamond mining, did suffer from periodic crises of over-production at least until 1888 and the formation of the De Beers monopoly; see de Kock, M. H., Selected Subjects in the Economic History of South Africa (Cape Town, 1924), 259 Google Scholar; also Van …
Johannesburg
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.
Gold! A story of the birth of South Africa's most famous industry
And so the greatest gold rush in history was born. The discovery of gold would be the cause of war, the reason behind the creation of a united South Africa, a major contributor to government ...
A History of Gold Mining in South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania
In this chapter Elbra provides an overview of the gold mining industry in Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania. The chapter begins with an overview of African gold mining, its relative importance to ...
Roots of Apartheid: South Africa's Mining Industry
The development of South Africa's mining industry, and how it laid the foundations for Apartheid Although some mining had taken place in what is now South Africa centuries before Europeans arrived, 1 the modern mining industry emerged as the major shaper of South Africa's economy and race relations in the latter half of the 19 th century ...
Grade 8
How is Gold mined in South Africa? Gold mining in South Africa typically involves methods such as panning, sluicing, dredging, hard rock mining, and by-product mining. For most effective gold mining in South Africa, the method used is hard rock mining, since reserves are typically fully encased in rock deep underground.
A century of migrant labour in the gold mines of South Africa
Background : A legacy of the South African gold mining industry, now in decline, is a large burden of silicosis and tuberculosis among former migrant miners from rural South Africa and surrounding ...
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 Gold in South Africa
Later, more gold mines were discovered further south and east of South Africa, extending for miles underground resulting in 'an endless treasure of gold'. Gold mining very quickly became the largest and most important part of the South African economy. Throughout much of the early 20th century, the gold mining industry continued to grow ...
A Most Modern Industry: The Migrant Labour System and …
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...
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.
Brief history of diamond mining in South Africa
About mining in South Africa; Purpose and vision; Let's explore . What's it all about? Parent and teacher guide; Gold. What is gold? What makes gold special? Uses of gold; The Krugerrand; Where gold is currently mined; Major South African gold mining companies; The gold mining life cycle; People of gold; Jobs in gold mining; Brief …
(PDF) Gold, War and South Africa: A Postcolonial History of the Gold
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. Britain became increasingly alarmed about the stability of the gold standard regime during the 1880s.
Gold Mining in South Africa – Pan African's story of …
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 …
South Africa
South Africa experienced a transformation between 1870, when the diamond rush to Kimberley began, and 1902, when the South African War ended. Midway …
History of South Africa
At the turn of the century, for the first time, South Africa had an extremely valuable resource that attracted foreign capital and large-scale immigration. 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.
Living conditions of mine workers from eight mines in South Africa
Poor living conditions are a consequence of the history of the South African mining industry (SAMI), despite legislation having been implemented to attempt to address this challenge. This paper des...
Gold Mining in South Africa – Pan African's story of surviving …
In the past 130 years, South Africa's gold industry has weathered wars, prolonged and violent strikes, tragic accidents, resource nationalism (including super …
Mining industry in South Africa
The platinum sector has the highest number of employees in South Africa's mining industry, employing nearly twice the number of coal mining and gold mining employees.
Gold, Finance and Imperialism in South Africa, 1887–1902
Identifying the JSE as the nexus between international finance, South African gold mining and British imperialism, the book exposes the financial and political connections between Johannesburg, Pretoria, London, and Paris during the final stage of the imperial 'scramble for southern Africa.' Gold mining presented the South African Republic ...
Who Controlled The Gold And Diamond Companies In South Africa
History of Who Controlled The Gold And Diamond Companies In South Africa. The history of who controlled the gold and diamond companies in South Africa is a complex one, filled with a myriad of actors and events that have shaped the industry and its legacy. From the earliest days of colonization in the 16th century to the tumultuous …
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.
History of Diamonds | Cape Town Diamond Museum
Visit a South African museum dedicated to the famous diamond industry and learn about the history of diamonds and South African diamonds.
Gold Mining | South African Natural Resource | Gold in South Africa
As a result of this South Africa's gold mining industry faces fierce competition from cheaper Gold from Russia and Australia. Gold is used in electronics, chemistry, industry, jewellery and, of course, as financial trade.
Minerals and Migrants: How the Mining Industry has …
While gold was South Africa's primary mineral was by no means the only one. Within the borders Africa itself lay the diamonds, discovered in 1867, vided much of the early …
A History of Gold Mining in South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania
In this chapter Elbra provides an overview of the gold mining industry in Ghana, South Africa and Tanzania. The chapter begins with an overview of African gold mining, its relative importance to the global economy and developing African countries and concludes with...
Gold in South Africa: Lessons from the Apartheid Era
Aside from reviewing and highlighting South Africa's gold mining history, this chapter considers issues of vital importance that enabled South Africa to attain its economic preeminence in the gold mining sector. The western support for apartheid South Africa has long been viewed as being based largely on political motives—that South …