South Africa History - The Mineral Revolution
The Mineral Revolution. Britain and its local representatives again found a pretext for war against the Boer republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State. Gold soon eclipsed diamonds in
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The Project MINES ON CARE-FREE STATE is in PRODUCTION
Orange free state: Status: PRODUCTION Legends Print: Valuation Risk and valuation analysis of the mines on care-Free state Project: Status Risk : Production: Country Risk : Important: Title(s) of the mines on care-Free state Project: Harmony Gold Mining Ltd Owner: : Title: Company Profile: All Projects: Company website: Company project
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ia - Har
Scattered mining and pillar reclamation is being undertaken on the Basal, Leader, Middle and A reefs. Mineral resources and ore reserves. At the end of June 2009, the ia operations reported ore reserves of 1.347 million ounces of gold and mineral resources of 31.993 million ounces.
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Gold Mine Headgear at Welkom Mine, Orange Free State | Flickr
Gold Mine Headgear at Welkom Mine, Orange Free State Done. 4,093 views
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Jeanette project - history - Taung Gold International Limited
ARMGold/Harmony had become the owners of AngloGold's Free State gold mines in November 2001, including the Jeanette project. Historical perspective. Set among the Free State's seemingly-endless maize fields, the Jeanette gold property was South Africa's mining Cinderella for 60 years.
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1960 South Africa Gold Medallion - Tax Free Gold
1960 South Africa Golden Jubilee Gold Medallion Issued in 1960, this gold medallion may well have been the ancestor of the Krugerrand. Issued by the Transvaal & Orange Free State Chamber of Mines, and containing an ounce of .996 fine gold.
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The Orange Free State goldfields: a bibliography. (Book
Genre/Form: Bibliography: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Sinclair, Dorothy Mary. Orange Free State goldfields. Cape Town, University of Cape Town, School of Librarianship, 1967
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THE ORANGE FREE STATE GOLDFIELD
of water. In 1950, the St. Helena mine alone pumped 757 million gallons to the surface. Water and Power Supply Whereas mine water provides about half the water requirements of the Rand gold mines, in the Free State mine water is generally too saline, except perhaps near
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1954 EDITION OF "THE ORANGE FREE STATE MINES" BY PAUL
1954 edition of "the orange free state mines" by paul klempner -gold mining info original 1954 2nd edition of "the orange free states gold mines" by paul klempner.there is also a 2nd quarter, 1955, edition of "klempner's quarterly review of the orange free state gold mines", and a letter from klempner concerning subscription to the reviews.the book has details of the workings and economies of
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Map, Gold Mines and Mining - The Library of Congress
Shows gold-mining concessions along rivers in the Olekminsk region, Siberia, Russia. "Sostavlena 1853 godu." In Russian. India ink and col. inks. Sectioned to 12 panels and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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History of the Rand and Orange Free State Undertaking
The allocation of 75% of the available sent out capacity was in the nature of a bulk allocation to all mines under the control of the Transvaal and Orange Free State Chamber of Mines, in turn were responsible for the allocation to individual mining consumers based on the availability of power and the needs of the mine.
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Orange Free State Investments Ltd - Company Profile and
Orange Free State Investments Ltd. is an investment company with interest in Freegold, which conducts gold mining operations the Odendaalsrus, Ventersburg and Welkom Districts, Orange Free State.
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The Anglo Boer War in South Africa
But that was not enough for Alfred Milner, the High Commissioner of Cape Colony in South Africa. He wanted more. He wanted to gain for the Empire the economic power of the gold mines in the Dutch Boer republics of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State.
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Pitchblende Uranium Ore - Mineral Processing & Metallurgy
Pitchblende has been found in the conglomerate of some of the Transvaal and Orange Free State gold mines and now is being produced in large quantities as a by-product. It is possible that uranium- bearing conglomerates of Precambrian age will be found elsewhere. The Colorado pitchblende veins are in gneiss and mica schist.
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Welkom - Wikipedia
Welkom (Afrikaans pronunciation: ) is the second-largest city in the Free State province of South Africa, located about 140 kilometres (90 mi) northeast of Bloemfontein, the provincial capital.Welkom is also known as Circle City, City Within A Garden, Mvela and Matjhabeng.The city's Sotho name, Matjhabeng means 'where nations meet', derived from the migrant labour system, where people of
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St Helena Gold Mines Ltd - Company Profile and News
St. Helena Gold Mines Limited operates a gold mine in the Welkom district and controls the operations of the Oryx gold mine in the Theunissen area, Orange Free State.
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Free State Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd - Company Profile
Free State Consolidated Gold Mines Limited is an investment holding company that holds the entire issued ordinary share capital of Free State Consolidated Gold Mines (Operations) Limited, which
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Map, Gold Mines and Mining | Library of Congress
Register of mines & minerals for eleven Sierra Nevada counties issued by the California State Mining Bureau, 1898-1905 "The Registers tabulated and located many historic and operating quartz, drift, and hydraulic mines, and included lists of arrastras, mills, and mineral springs. With one exception, all of the original text, tables, and maps
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Free State operations - har
Joel Mine, located 30 kilometres south of Welkom, is the only Harmony Free State operation to mine the Beatrix Reef. This varies from a single-pebble lag to a multiple conglomerate, often showing mixing of the reef with some of the overlying lower grade VS5 (mixed pebble conglomerate) material.
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Gold Mines And Mineral Rights Of The Orange Free State & S
Map. GOLD MINES AND MINERAL RIGHTS OF THE ORANGE FREE STATE & S.W.TRANSVAAL. Published: Technical Map Services, Johannesburg, 1946
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The Second Boer War | Facts, Causes, Consequences & Phases
Namely, the British Empire and the states of Transvaal and the Orange Free State disagreed over who had the rights over the newly discovered Witwatersrand gold mines. After months of negotiation, they failed to agree and in October 1899 the tensions came to a blow resulting in a declaration of war by the Orange Free State and the Transvaal.
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Map, Gold Mines and Mining, Maps | Library of Congress
Shows gold-mining concessions along rivers in the Olekminsk region, Siberia, Russia. "Sostavlena 1853 godu." In Russian. India ink and col. inks. Sectioned to 12 panels and mounted on cloth backing. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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The Golden Thread: My father was a gold miner
There was even more groundbreaking news in 1946 when a borehole had been sunk in a corn field near Odendaalsrus, in the northwest of the Orange Free State, today renamed as Free State Province. In an article written in 1946 Time Magazine described this strike of luck as precipitating the greatest gold rush in the world since that of the
Get PriceSecond Anglo-Boer War - 1899 - 1902 | South African
A British mule train stirring up the dust as it toils up a steep incline during Second Anglo-Boer War 1899 - 1902, South Africa 1899 - 1902. 'South African War ( a.k.a. the Anglo-Boer War) remains the most terrible and destructive modern armed conflict in South Africa's history. It was an event that in many ways shaped the history of 20th
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