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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.
National Gold Panning Championships are held in Pilgrim's Rest every year at the dedicated gold panning site which is within walking distance from Downtown, across the Blyde River (see map below). The area boasts vast unspoilt natural surrounds.
Brief History of Pilgrim's Rest "Wheelbarrow" Patterson was the first to find alluvial gold in Pilgrim's Creek after leaving the overcrowded diggings at nearby Mac-Mac. His discovery led to the first gold rush in South Africa. …
Here you can pick-up all the maps and brochures, as well as tickets to the various museums and tours. There is also a very interesting display on the geology, photographs, maps and other …
Here are the top 10 outstanding realities about Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumalanga. 1. The Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumalanga became a goldmine in 1873. The town of Pilgrim Rest is believed to have been created by a miner named Alec Patterson, according to the town's history.
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 …
The TGME Projects are situated within the Eastern Transvaal (Sabie-Pilgrims Rest) Gold Fields, approximately 300 km northeast of the Witwatersrand Basin (Figure 1). Regionally this section (north east South Africa) has produced over …
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 and Lower Camps.
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 ...
In Pilgrim's Rest the heritage of the first gold rush and subsequent early mining in South Africa has been preserved. You will be transported back to yesteryear when you visit …
Pilgrim's Rest is a village situated on the magnificent Panorama Route on the eastern Escarpment region of the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The entire village was declared a National Monument as a living memory of the early gold rush days in South Africa during the late 1800s / …
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 …
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 diggins can still be found throughout …
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.
The village of Pilgrim's Rest is a settlement lost in time. Here you can walk in the footsteps of early gold prospectors and relive the heady days of pioneers, garter-snapping barmaids and highway robbers. ... Pilgrim's Rest, an old gold mining town dating back to 1873, is a declared national monument on the eastern Escarpment of Mpumalanga ...
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 the data. The study …
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 …
Here you can pick-up all the maps and brochures, as well as tickets to the various museums and tours. There is also a very interesting display on the geology, photographs, maps and other artifacts depicting the gold-mining history of Pilgrim's Rest.
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 ...
Pilgrim's Rest is situated on the magnificent Panorama Route on the eastern Escarpment region of the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The entire town of Pilgrim's rest has been declared a national monument. ... Located just north of the village and build in 1915 by Transvaal Gold Mining Estates, Alanglade was the residence of the mine ...
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 the ton, the mines produced more than 112,000 ounces of gold per year and profits soared to …
Pilgrim's Rest was a gold mining camp way back in the 1870s and was founded because of the discovery of alluvial gold in the valley. The pilgrims who came to rest here were the gold prospectors and their spirit echoed off the hillsides. They came to this valley when the Pilgrim's Rest / MacMac and Spitzkop areas were officially declared a ...
During the Second Boer War (11 October 1899 - 31 May 1902) the town of Pilgrim's Rest was the location of a mint that was erected under emergency circumstances and the gold mined was used to make what is now the famous and rare Veld Pond coins.
Australian company Theta Gold Mines has so far injected about R1 billion into establishing a mine in the historical gold mining Mpumalanga town of Pilgrim's Rest, a heritage site. Pilgrim's Rest has in recent times been known for the annual gold-panning championships and an economy completely reliant on tourism because of the town's ...
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.
Find out the Top 10 Remarkable Facts about Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumalanga 1. The Pilgrim's Rest, Mpumalanga became a goldmine in 1873. 2. Pilgrim's Rest Mpumalanga …
During the Second Boer War (11 October 1899 - 31 May 1902) the town of Pilgrim's Rest was the location of a mint that was erected under emergency circumstances and the gold mined was …
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. In times of affluence there were up to 16 ...
Pilgrim's Rest is a village situated on the magnificent Panorama Route on the eastern Escarpment region of the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The entire village was declared a National …
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 to deep ore mining. This shift led to the amalgamation of various mining companies, forming the Transvaal Gold Mining Estates (T.G.M.E.) by 1895.
