There is also a very interesting display on the geology, photographs, maps and other artifacts depicting the gold-mining history of Pilgrim's Rest. Hours: Monday to Sunday 09:00 - 16:00 The Friends of the Pilgrim's Rest Museum is a voluntary, non-profit organisation run by locals to help manage museum matters, man the various museums …
Visit a living museum, a gold mining town where you can learn about the gold rush era and see old mining equipment. Journey back to the days of the gold rush with a visit to the old mining town of Pilgrim's Rest. Tour museums and historic sites to learn about the quest for gold in this part of South Africa during the late 19th and early 20th ...
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This page deals with the history of Pilgrims Rest in Mpumalanga South Africa, including historical photos of Pilgrims Rest and further information on the Pilgrims Rest Diggers and the 1873 gold rush. Evidence of mine diggings at Pilgrim's Rest goes back to ancient times when unknown people worked the gold bearing quartz reefs for this precious ...
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 was mined in the period1930 – 1950. In the fifties ore production fell to an average of 50 000 tons per year.
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 …
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, later named Pilgrim's Creek. The news sparked off the biggest gold rush of the time and in January 1874 some 1,500 diggers were working about 4,000 claims in …
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 grades of well over 31g/t near the outcrop, to a narrow pinching reef at deeper levels. ... (Ward and Wilson, 1998) Glynn's was the largest historical gold Mine in ...
The Alanglade House Museum, which used to be the home of the mine manager, is a notable sight in the gold-mining community of Pilgrim Rest. It is a very fine Edwardian house constructed in 1915 and …
A Brief Overview . A mere 16km from Graskop lies the historic mining town of Pilgrim's Rest, situated on the picturesque Panorama Route. It is steeped in history and drama as it is a living Monument of the gold rush fever to hit the area in the 1800's.
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 Pilgrims Rest gold rush is narrated, there have to be references to people and characters who contributed to the …
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Pilgrims Rest is a historical gold mining town situated on the magnificent Panorama Route in the Lowveld region of the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa.
(Out of print.) No. 4.— The Geology of the Waterberg Tinfields. By H. Kynaston and ET Mellor, with a Chapter on their Economic Aspects by UP Swinburne. 124 pages and 14 plates (including 2 maps). 1909. (Out of print.) No. 5. — The Geology of the Pilgrims Rest Gold Mining District.
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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 …
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 …
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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. ... The attractions of Pilgrim's Rest are not limited to gold. You can explore the surrounding area in a 4x4; or try ...
PILGRIM'S REST - The zama-zamas who are operating illegally within 100m of this historic town pose a significant threat to the safety of tourists. Moreover, they seem to be outpacing legal gold mining operations. For years now, the town's residents, businesses and tourists have been faced with a barrage of illegal miners operating in the ...
History of The South African Gold Panning Association. The South African Gold Panning Association (SAGPA) was founded in July 1997. In August of the same year a delegation from the Association and the Pilgrim's Rest Museum visited Finland to observe and compete in the Finnish Open Gold Panning Championships.
The record years of the Pilgrim's Rest mines were 1913 and 1914. Crushing more than 14,000 tons of ore per month at a grade of between 12 and 13 pennyweights of gold to …
Mining in Pilgrim's Rest went on until 1971 when the Beta Mine was closed down, however Transvaal Gold Mining Estates opened again in 1999. Today there is active gold mining in the hills around Pilgrim's Rest. In 1972 Pilgrim's Rest was bought by the government, and the entire town was declared a National Monument in 1986. ...
Evidence of mining of the quartz reefs in ancient times were revealed during the most recent efforts to retrieve the gold buried within the soil of the town and surrounding area, …
Pilgrim's Rest was proclaimed a gold field on 22 September 1873, and by January 1874, when the gold commissioner, Major J.W. Angus MacDonald, moved his office from MacMac to Pilgrim's Rest, the diggings had attracted around 1,500 diggers, who were working about 4,000 claims in and around Pilgrim's Creek.
During the late 1800s, Pilgrim's Rest was a bustling gold mining town, and the surrounding area was rich in gold deposits. The town attracted thousands of prospectors from all over the world, hoping to strike it rich. As a result, there was a constant flow of gold being transported from the mines to the banks and other destinations.
The Alanglade House Museum, which used to be the home of the mine manager, is a notable sight in the gold-mining community of Pilgrim Rest. It is a very fine …
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. A questionnaire-based survey, administered through face-to-face interaction with the local community and the stakeholders, was the main instrument used to obtain …
SABIE & PILGRIM'S REST: The little tourist town of Pilgrim's Rest in Mpumalanga saw a brief boom - and South Africa's first modern-era gold rush - in the 1870s.
T T he last stagecoach robbery in South Africa took place in 1912, in the hills above the little gold-mining village of Pilgrim's Rest in what is today Mpumalanga province.. The highwayman, village laundr y owner Tommy Denn i son, had the foresight to wear a mask, but not to leave behind his very recognisable horse, on which he ro de up and stopped …
