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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.
#0183;#32;A Johannesburg history timeline. 1886 Australian prospector George Harrison discovers gold on what was then called the Witwatersrand, spurring a gold rush. The tent camp becomes a magnet for fortune hunters who make their way to the mining encampment bringing with them contract labourers.
History of Mining History of Minning Ancient Tools and Basket. The earliest known mine for a specific mineral is coal from southern Africa, appearing worked 40,000 to 20,000 years ago. But, mining did not become a significant industry until more advanced civilizations developed 10,000 to 7,000 years ago.
T T he gold rush saw prospectors from around the world trek up to the Witwatersrand, precipitating the AngloBoer or South African War of, in which the British fought the Boers over control of the then Transvaal and its gold.. After the war another wave of migrants entered Johannesburg up to 60 000 Chinese labourers were imported to kick start the mines again, only to be
These early diamond surface mining activity photographs were taken by Weber amp; Sederstrom at New Rush (Kimberley). When gold was found in Johannesburg some 14 years later (1884), it was initially not difficult to mine as the gold was found near the surface and prospectors had many laborers to assist them with the digging.
South Africa South Africa Gold mining: Prospectors established in 1886 the existence of a belt of goldbearing reefs 40 miles (60 km) wide centred on presentday Johannesburg. The rapid growth of the goldmining industry intensified processes started by the diamond boom: immigration, urbanization, capital investment, and labour migrancy. By 1899 the gold industry attracted investment worth
Despite these limitations, influential moments in the City of Johannesburgs gold mining history associated with technological advances to extract gold from deeper belowground, the sourcing of cheap labour, and the securing of a sustainable water source, allowed for profitable mining to continue along the Rand, generating the necessary funds for the constant reinvestment of mining capital
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By 1890, a scant four years after the discovery of gold, it had multiplied tenfold on both the Rand and in Johannesburg. Five years later, in 1895, Johannesburg was known to hold 102,000 people, this number being equally divided between White and Black residents.
Here is an interesting photographic souvenir and important record of early Johannesburg. The title is quot;South African Goldfields Panoramic and Other Views of Johannesburg, 1889quot;. This small booklet is a rare item as it was published just three years after the start of the town and its mining camp origins. It came to me together with a second little booklet, called
The book contains an alphabetical list of gold mining company directors An example of the prospectuses included in the book. The Standard Bank of South Africa was the first bank in Johannesburg, arriving a month after the citys founding. Anyone interested in Johannesburgs mining history will find this section valuable.
Mining Johannesburg''s gold mining industry was established when a large gold reef was accidentally discovered on a remote farm in 1886, triggering a massive gold rush by thousands of speculators. Within 10 years, there was a fully fledged town on the same spot;
Over 50% of all gold reserves are found in South Africa, with the Witwatersrand Basin remaining the largest gold resource in the world.. In 1975, South Africa was responsible for producing 40% of the gold ever mined. By 2010, however, China affirmed its status as the worlds largest gold producer with production of 324 tonnes of gold, followed by Australia ( tonnes), and South Africa
However, according to South African History Online, these were minor reefs and credit for the discovery of the main reef on Langlaagte Farm went to Australian George Harrison in July 1886. Johannesburgs large gold deposits that ran for miles underground ensured the little mining town mushroomed into a
The underground mining methods we use include room and pillar, narrow vein stoping and largescale mechanised mining. Room and pillar mining is a style of mining where tunnels are driven in a chess board pattern with massive square pillars between them
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