impact of discovery of diamond and gold in south africa

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  A HISTORY OF THE KIMBERLEY AFRICANA LIBRARYwith the genesis of industrial South Africa. The study traces the development of the Kimberley Public Library, the mother institution, within t he context of its environment – geographic, economic, political and social and assesses its contribution towards the development of the library movement in South Africa.Mining and minerals in South AfricaWith South Africa's economy built on gold and diamond mining, the sector is an important foreign exchange earner, with gold accounting for more than onethird of exports. In 2009, the country's diamond industry was the fourth largest in the world. South Africa is also a major producer of coal, manganese and chrome.

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  Historical Reading: The Diamond Fields of South Africa A view of the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South Africa, taken from a booklet entitled, "A Short Sketch of the African Diamond Mines," published in 1881 by Alfred H. Smith & Company in New York. The classical Roman scholar Pliny wrote: "Maximum inMining industry of South Africa WikipediaMining in South Africa was once the main driving force[1] behind the history and development of Africa's most advanced and richest economy.[2] Largescale 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 and exploitation of the Kimberley pipes History&ensp·&ensp

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  Political Effects of Gold and Diamonds discovery in South The need to control diamond and gold mines led to conflict between the British an the Boer in the AngloBoer wars of 18801881 and 18991902 South Africa was united in 1910 when Natal, Orange Free State, the Cape and Transvaal were brought together to form South AfricaDiscovery of the Gold in 1884 South African History OnlineThe 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 September, by the Struben brothers who uncovered the Confidence Reef on the farm Wilgespruit, near presentday Roodepoort. However, these were minor reefs, and today it is the general consensus that credit

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  Origin of Gold in South Africa Ancient rivers filled with gold, a spectacular upwelling of magma and a colossal meteor impact combined to make the Witwatersrand basin a very special place Jason Kirk, Joaquin Ruiz, John Chesley and Spencer Titley perfectly understood and the ideas about how all this gold came to be here are quite controversial.South Africa's early diamond rush Mining WeeklyThe year 1869 marked a significant turning point in the history of South Africa – it was during that year that the 83½ct Star of South Africa diamond, the rock upon which the economic success

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  Mineral Revolution WikipediaThe Mineral Revolution is a term used by historians to refer to the rapid industrialisation and economic changes which occurred in South Africa from the 1870s onwards. The Mineral Revolution was largely driven by the need to create a permanent workforce to work in the mining industry, and saw South Africa transformed from a patchwork of agrarian states to a unified, industrial nation.Economy&ensp·&enspMarket integration in South Africa before unifiion landscape. The diamond discoveries drew immigrants from the Cape and abroad into the interior in search of riches, founding new towns like Kimberley that, by in the 1891 census, was the second largest town in South Africa. The discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand during the 1880s had an even greater effect.

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  Explain Why the Discovery of Diamond and Gold in Southern Topic: Explain why the discovery of diamond and gold in southern Africa is often referred to as the mineral revolution. During 1800s a huge amount of precious mineral was discovered in South Africa,first it was a discovery of diamond in 1867 and then the discovery of the major deposit of gold in the 1880s.Mining in South Africa Projects IQHistory of mining in South Africa. Mining in South Africa began with chance discovery of a diamond on the banks of the Orange River in 1867. These alluvial diamond were spread over a wide area, initially in yellow earth and then below in blue hard rock that would come to be called kimberlite, after the rapidly developing diamond mining town

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  All About the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South AfricaKimberley, South Africa, is home to the world's largest diamond mine, also known as the "Big Hole."Dug by humans and so large it is visible from space, the pit has yielded some of the world's largest diamonds and made the De Beers name famous worldwide.South Africa The Economy Historical DevelopmentBefore South Africa's vast mineral wealth was discovered in the late nineteenth century, there was a general belief that southern Africa was almost devoid of the riches that had drawn Europeans to the rest of the continent. South Africa had no known gold deposits such as those the Portuguese had sought in West Africa in the fifteenth century.

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  All About the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South AfricaKimberley, South Africa, is home to the world's largest diamond mine, also known as the "Big Hole."Dug by humans and so large it is visible from space, the pit has yielded some of the world's largest diamonds and made the De Beers name famous worldwide.Diamond History and Lore Gemological Institute Of America2 days ago&ensp·&enspWorld diamond mining expanded dramatically with the discovery of sources in Australia in 1985 and important new deposits in northern Canada in 2000. The market probably changed as much after 1990 as it did in the years after the 1866 discovery of diamonds in South Africa and the establishment of De Beers.

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  negative effects of gold mining in south africaimpact of gold mining on the economy in south africa Mining Is Still Key to South African Economy New . Aug 25, 1987 · By withholding their labor from South Africa's gold and coal mines, the members of fluctuations in gold prices still have a large effect on the overall economy.Kimberley South Africa Britannica.comKimberley, city, diamondmining centre, and capital of Northern Cape province, South Africa.It lies near the Free State province border. Founded after the discovery of diamonds on farms in the area in 1869–71, the mining camp of Kimberley grew as a result of the intensive digging of the diamondbearing pipe at the hill called Colesberg Koppie.

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  Gold and Diamonds The discovery of diamonds and then gold in South Africa brought a rush of prospectors to the country and had significant effects on the history of South Africa, both politically and economically. Use this printable file folder project to learn all about the discovery of gold and diamonds in South Africa. Gold & Diamonds. Part 1 – Diamondsimpact of the discovery of minerals in south africaA century of migrant labour in the gold mines of South Africa. The Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy MARCH 2004 65 Introduction The discovery of commercial quantities of gold in the former Transvaal of South Africa in 18961 came twenty

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  Shimansky's History of Diamonds in South AfricaShimansky's History of Diamonds in South Africa. A look at the background of Mzansi's most soughtafter stone . Though the global history of diamonds dates back around 3.3 billion years when these treasured stones were first formed by high pressure and heat deep within the earth's crust, the South African story of these gems only began in 1867 with their local discovery.South Africa Diamonds, gold, and imperialist 2 days ago&ensp·&enspSouth Africa Diamonds, gold, and imperialist intervention (1870–1902): South Africa experienced a transformation between 1870, when the diamond rush to Kimberley began, and 1902, when the South African War ended. Midway between these dates, in 1886, the world's largest goldfields were discovered on the Witwatersrand. As the predominantly agrarian societies of European South Africa

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  78 THE IMPACT OF THE MINERAL REVOLUTION, 1870 THE IMPACT OF THE MINERAL REVOLUTION, 18701936 In concluding chapter three the opinion was given that the development that with the development of the diamond and gold fields, a far more ments in South Africa. such as the South African War between 18991902 and the unifiion of South Africa in 1910.South Africa changed the diamond industry forever CT South Africa is known for its beautiful landscape, wildlife, sunny weather and also for its diamond, gold and platinum reserves. However, it wasn't until the late 1800s when the discovery of the first diamond in South Africa made diamonds more attainable to the middle class, changing the worldwide diamond