Brief history of coal mining in South Africa - Mining for ...
300 to. 1880. Coal used in South Africa during Iron Age when charcoal was used to melt iron and copper. 1864. Commercial coal mining commences in the eastern Cape near Molteno. Early. 1870s. The discovery of diamonds in the Kimberley area leads to the expansion of the coal mines in order to meet growing demand for power. Late.
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