the effects of mineral revolution in southern africa

whole. [social, political, economic etc.] POLITICAL IMPACT. Most of the African chiefdoms collapsed and were absorbed into white controlled areas. Griqualand West under Waterboer, was the first of ...

N. Ntshuxeko Chauke. The mineral revolution in South Africa began with the discovery of diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1886, sparking large-scale mining. This required vast amounts of migrant labor from African territories, attracted by wages needed to pay new taxes or buy goods. Mining spurred urbanization and the emergence of …

South Africa and its Diamonds, T.R. Jones, Popular Science Review, Vol. 10, pp. 169-176, (1871). The author reviews the diamond occurrences in the Vaal River basin and provides observations on the geologic conditions in which they are found. ... The author discusses some of the effects of the discovery of rich diamond deposits in the …

The mineral revolution is the term that historians give to a period of time in South African history when lots of precious materials were discovered in the ground. The discovery of these materials sparked a huge push on mining in the country. This caused rapid industrialisation and economic changes in South Africa, which had a huge impact.

This chapter will examine the various causes of the mineral revolution and how it impacted on societies in southern Africa. The influences include the following: personal, because …

South Africa made remarkable progress from 1850 to 1961 with the establishment of a 'modern' fiscal state. This chapter shows that the discovery of diamonds and gold in the second half of 19th century facilitated the modernization of the country's fiscal system by providing the impetus for modern economic growth and by generating vast resources for …

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Exporting the gold: the vital role of the mineral revolution; Charles H. Feinstein, University of Oxford; Book: An Economic History of South Africa; Online …

THE MINERAL REVOLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: HOW WERE MINERALS DISCOVERED IN SOUTH AFRICA (the discovery of gold in Johannesburg and diamond in Kimberley in 1867). Before the discovery of gold, the landscape of Johannesburg was dotted a number of African homesteads and few white-owned farmhouses. By 1887, after …

Minerals are inorganic substances that occur in nature and likely to be found in rocks underground. South Africa experienced industrialisation due to mineral revolution which was influenced by the major discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand, Transvaal around 1886. However, this industrialisation had an impact to the people of the Rand.

African chiefs acquired guns though of poor quality as a result of the mineral discovery. Africans lost their political independence to the Europeans. African women in towns acquired high status because of employment and related incomes. There was migration of Africans from rural areas to towns and mines in search for employment. …

QUESTION 1: THE MINERAL REVOLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA HOW DID THE MINERAL REVOLUTION AFFECT THE LIVES OF MIGRANT WORKERS IN S.A? Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions: 1.1 Study Source 1A 1.1.1 Give two reasons why, according to the source, 'migrant labor' is regarded as important for the …

This was visible in the extent to which the mineral revolution radically affected the lives of all those involved, none more so than black South Africans. ... The mineral wealth of South Africa can be roughly classified into four categories: precious minerals (gold, diamonds, silver); ... The long-term effect was the decay of moral fibre among ...

The Mineral Revolution is a term used by historians to refer to the rapid industrialisation and economic changes which occurred in South Africa from the 1860s 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 …

A history of mining in South Africa. M ining 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. It kickstarted what historians call the Mineral Revolution, which made few European opportunists wealthy beyond measure, and saw …

A history of mining in South Africa. M ining 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. It kickstarted what historians call the Mineral Revolution, which made few European opportunists wealthy beyond measure, and saw …

Summary. Since the mineral revolution of the late 19th century, "migrant labor" in South Africa referred not only to workers coming into South Africa from neighboring countries, but also to a system of controlling African workers within South Africa. Migrant labor provided abundant cheap African labor for white-owned mines and …

The Mineral Revolution. South Africa Table of Contents. Mineral discoveries in the 1860s, the 1870s, and the 1880s had an enormous impact on southern Africa. …

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: South Africa 1867 – 1910: Effects of Mining. There was infrastructural development in South Africa, for example, railways, food industries and roads ... The demand for manufactured good led to massive industrial revolution in South Africa; Trade was increased between Britain and South Africa;

Mining in South Africa has underpinned the modern economic development of the country, while it is possible that the industry has now passed its peak and is a …

In the last quarter of the nineteenth century southern Africa experienced a mineral revolution. The large-scale mining of high value commodities, first diamonds and then …

The Causes And Effects Of The Mineral Revolution In South Africa Mineral revolution in South Africa refers to a period where rapid changes in the economy and industry took place in. As an outgrowth of the discovery of minerals especially diamonds and gold in the late 19th and early 20th century. Read More

The Mineral Revolution. Mineral discoveries in the 1860s, the 1870s, and the 1880s had an enormous impact on southern Africa. Diamonds were initially identified in 1867 in an area adjoining the confluence of the Vaal and the Orange rivers, just north of the Cape Colony, although it was not until 1869 to 1870 that finds were sufficient to ...

2. Introduction Industrial revolution began in South Africa because of the discovery of diamond and gold The mineral revolution changed the South African society quickly and drastically South Africa changed from an agricultural society to an industrial society Diamonds were discovered in Kimberley in 1867 Gold was discovered in …

This book provides a historical assessment of the JSE's foundation, rise and interaction with South Africa's mineral revolution and British imperialism during the final stage of the 'Scramble for southern Africa.' Footnote 35 Discussing the combined effects of Johannesburg's financialisation and political mobilisation, the book ...

THE MINERAL REVOLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA. December 2007. South African Journal of Economics 24 (2):125 - 134. DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.1956.tb01728.x. Authors: D. A. FARNIE. To read the full-text of ...

Everything changed with the beginning of the "mineral revolution". A more aggressive stage in the history of white supremacy was the result. ... The full effect of imperial activism in southern Africa in the 1870s was felt by independent African societies. It could be argued that the origins of presentday South Africa lay in the wars of the ...

Mineral mining is among the world's most hazardous occupations. It is especially dangerous in southern Africa, where mining activity is a leading cause of HIV and tuberculosis epidemics. Inside mines, silica dust exposure causes long-term pulmonary damage. Living conditions are often substandard; po …

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 ...

In looking back on the mineral revolution a modern author perceives it to have changed every facet of South African society. And, in particu­ lar, to have made the intentions of British imperialism starkly appar­ ent to both African and Afrikaner.

Beginning of the Industrial Revolution in South Africa . The discovery of minerals in the late nineteenth century--diamonds in 1867 and gold in 1886- dramatically changed the economic and political structure of southern …

History Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview. A. The Mineral Revolution ↵. In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand and the Gold Rush. We will also discuss how the mining industry developed and how the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand impacted the area and all of its …