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The Pilgrim's Rest mines had their most productive years in 1913/14, with an estimated 112000 ounces being mined each year. While that amount seems small in comparison to what could …
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Over time, as gold deposits gradually diminished, mining companies started to withdraw, and Pilgrim's Rest faced the prospect of becoming a ghost town. The land was deemed no longer …
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Mining was active until 1971 when Beta Mine was closed down. Tranvaal Gold Mining Estates opened again in 1999 and there is active gold mining in the hills around Pilgrim's Rest. Provides the visitor's with an overview of Pilgrim's Rest …
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The history of the Pilgrim's Rest gold fields dates back to ancient times when unknown miners worked the quartz reefs for gold. Evidence of their diggings can still be found throughout …
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Pilgrim's Rest was once a thriving mining town in the last 1800s, and today provides visitors with an opportunity to visit a well-preserved village, with many authentic and original …
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Beta Mine was one of the first producing mines in the Pilgrim's Rest area working almost uninterrupted until 1972. The fortunes of the mine varied between exceedingly rich, with …
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Declared a gold field in the spring of 1873, Pilgrim's Rest saw a boom in prospectors making their way to and home in the area. Canvas tents and makeshift structures …
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Pilgrim's Rest, an old gold mining town dating back to 1873, is a declared national monument on the eastern Escarpment of Mpumalanga offering historical attractions linked to gold as well as many outdoor adventure activities.
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Pilgrim's Rest, an old gold mining town dating back to 1873, is a declared national monument on the eastern Escarpment of Mpumalanga offering historical attractions linked to gold as well as …
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Within a decade, South Africa's first incorporated gold mining company was formed. Traansvaal Gold Mining Estate (TGME) came into being in 1895 and to this day …
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It is estimated that R2 million worth of gold was retrieved during the first seven years of alluvial mining in the Pilgrim's Rest valley. Pilgrim's Rest was the social and commercial centre of the diggins, which comprised of the Upper, Middle …
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This paper investigates the socio-economic impacts and coping strategies adopted by the local community of Pilgrim's Rest in Mpumalanga following the closure of the gold mine. …
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Thrust-controlled gold mineralisation at the Elandshoogte Mine, Sabie-Pilgrim's Rest goldfield, South Africa M. Harley... G. Charlesworth 2 1.2 Geological Survey of South ...
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Epigenetic gold mineralisation in the Sabie-Pilgrims Rest Goldfield occurs as concordant and discordant (sub-vertical) veins (or reefs) in a variety of host rocks within the Transvaal …
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The ore will then be hauled to the new 500 000 tpa CIL plant at Pilgrims Rest about 2 – 3 km away, where it will undergo processing. ... Theta Gold Mines will then naturally …
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Pilgrims Rest Gold Mine Siemens OH Electric locomotive. Interesting picture of class 76's in their transitional livery. E26023 and E26021 at Dinting.
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After nearly 100 years, gold mining at Pilgrims Rest ceased in 1972, but there is conjecture that mining will be opened up again. Some of the Characters of Pilgrims Rest and the gold rush . When history and a story such as the …
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However, the alluvial gold soon began to dwindle. By the 1880s, attention shifted towards the gold deposits in Barberton, and the mining focus in Pilgrim's Rest transformed from surface panning …
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As a result, in 1913/14 the Pilgrim's Rest mines produced a record output of over three thousand kilograms per year. They generated wealth until 1971. In that year, Pilgrim's Rest was sold to …
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The Pilgrim's Rest properties are part of the Transvaal Gold Mining Estates (T.G.M.E. ), which later sold them to Rand Mines. This was altered in 1971 when Thomas …
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Pilgrims Rest. Pilgrims Rest, a little town or more a village in the east, north of Nelspruit. Geo-position: 24.9089°S, 30.75737°E and 1293m amsl, that is the position of the Royal Hotel. The …
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Theta Gold Mines is an advanced gold developer with over 6Moz of very shallow gold mineral deposits under control, targeting high margin open-cut mining from 2020. ... The TGME …
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A visit to Pilgrims Rest will take you back in time to the 1830s when the gold rush was gathering momentum in the Lowveld of South Africa. Home; Places; Pilgrim's Rest; ... Once a bustling …
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Pilgrim's Rest was declared a gold field in 1873, soon after digger Alec "Wheelbarrow" Patterson had found gold deposits in Pilgrim's Creek. The Valley proved to be rich in gold and by the end …
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The history of the Pilgrim's Rest gold fields dates back to ancient times when unknown miners worked the quartz reefs for gold. Alec "Wheelbarrow" Patterson struck it rich in a small stream, …
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The auriferous deposits in the Pilgrims Rest Gold Mining District include both alluvial deposits and reefs in situ. At present, however, the yield from alluvial fields is only a very small proportion of …
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South Africa is famous for gold, with paleoplacer deposits of the Witwatersrand Basin having produced a large fraction of the world's gold. The country's first gold mines, …
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The news that followed of a rich gold strike, triggered the first major gold rush in South Africa. Pilgrims Rest was declared a gold field in September 1873, by the end of 1873 there were …
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It is estimated that R2 million worth of gold was retrieved during the first seven years of alluvial mining in the Pilgrim's Rest valley. Pilgrim's Rest was the social and commercial centre of the …
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Should you venture up in the mountains of Mpumalanga, you might stumble across of a strange little ghost town. Rusted mine shafts, mist covered graveyards and eerily, quaint …
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They formed the Transvaal Gold Mining Estates (TGME), the first listed South African mining company. TGME managed to extract quantities of gold that soon justified the use of electricity …
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Feel the rush of gold fever in this one-time mining town, now a carefully preserved open-air museum. The streets of Pilgrim's Rest still resonate with the stories of gold hunters who came in their droves in 1873 after nuggets of this precious …
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An estimated production of about 200 tons of gold are believed to have been recovered from the Pilgrim's Rest Goldfield making it the third largest gold-producing area in South Africa after the …
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PILGRIM'S REST – Theta Gold Mines Limited controls the Eastern Transvaal Gold Fields, where South Africa's gold mining industry began almost 130 years ago. ... Theta …
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The histories of the Transvaal Gold Mining Estates and Pilgrim's Rest are inseparably linked. Both shared the fluctuating fortunes of the mines. An average of 300 000 tons of ore per annum …
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And when news of his claim got out, it triggered the biggest gold rush of the era. Pilgrim's Rest was proclaimed a gold field on 22 September 1873, and by January 1874, when the gold …
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The histories of the Transvaal Gold Mining Estates and Pilgrim's Rest are inseparably linked. Both shared the fluctuating fortunes of the mines. An average of 300 000 tons of ore per annum …
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2. Strike gold with gold panning. Who hasn't dreamed of striking it rich? Channel your inner prospector by trying your hand at gold panning, one of Pilgrim's Rest's most iconic …
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The histories of the Transvaal Gold Mining Estates and Pilgrim's Rest are inseparably linked. Both shared the fluctuating fortunes of the mines. An average of 300 000 tons of ore per annum …
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