Kimberley Consolidated Mining Company

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The directors of the De Beers Consolidated Mining Company, 1893, including Cecil John Rhodes ... The Glen Grey Act fashioned the destructive migrant labour system, which supplied the Kimberley and the Rand mines with cheap migrant labour. The Act specified that migrants from "reserve" areas would provide labour: this was the basis for ...

Cecil John Rhodes | South African History Online

In Kimberley he supervised the working of his brother's claim and speculated on his behalf. Among his associates in the early days were John X Merriman and Charles D. Rudd, of the infamous Rudd Concession, who later became his partner in the De Beers Mining Company and the British South Africa Company. In 1872 Rhodes …

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The various smaller mining companies were amalgamated by Cecil Rhodes and Charles Rudd into De Beers, and also The Kimberley under Barney Barnato. In 1888 due to the two companies merging to form De Beers Consolidated Mines. Which as a result once had a monopoly over the world's diamond market.

Cecil John Rhodes and Barney Barnato started a few large mining …

Cecil John Rhodes and Barney Barnato started a few large mining companies in Kimberley March 22, 2017. Share this entry. Share on Facebook; ... Discover Learn About Diamonds Formation of diamonds South African Diamond History Famous People Famous Diamonds Diamond Mining Diamond Cutting and Polishing …

Rhodes, Cecil 1853–1902 | Encyclopedia.com

Cecil Rhodes1853–1902. In March 1888 English businessman Cecil Rhodes formed the DeBeers Consolidated Mining Company, which controls the largest diamond mine in the world. Rhodes also held prominent political offices in southern Africa and helped Britain control that area north to Lake Tanganyika by 1895, an idea set out in Rhodes's ...

Petra Diamonds & Ekapa Mining Finalize …

The effective date of the joint venture agreement is 1 July 2016 and will lead to the following effective interests in the combined operations: . – Petra Diamonds and its BEE partners – 75.9%. – Ekapa …

Cecil Rhodes | Biography, Significance, & Facts | Britannica

Cecil Rhodes, financier, statesman, and empire builder of British South Africa. He was prime minister of Cape Colony (1890–96) and organizer of the giant diamond-mining company De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. (1888). By his will he established the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford (1902).

G.R. No. L-21601. December 28, 1968 (Case Brief / Digest)

Title: Nielson & Company, Inc. v. Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company Facts: Nielson & Company, Inc. (Nielson) entered into a management contract with Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (Lepanto) whereby Nielson was to manage and operate Lepanto's mining properties for five years, with an option to renew for another …

DE BEERS CONSOLIDATED MINES LTD Company Profile | KIMBERLEY…

Company Description: De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited (DBCM) hopes the lure of diamonds is, indeed, forever. DBCM controls the South African mining interests of De Beers SA, the world's largest diamond miner and marketer. The company's mines in South Africa produce about 15 million carats of the sparkly gem every year with more than half …

South Africa – De Beers Group

Diamond-bearing gravels were discovered as early as 1903 close to the Limpopo River, 35km north-east of the present mine. De Beers Group began a sampling programme in 1969 to locate the source of these alluvial diamonds. Viable kimberlite pipes were discovered in 1980. Work on the mine started in 1990 and full production was achieved …

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Report this company About us Industries Financial Services Headquarters Cape Town, Western Cape Locations Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA Get directions Browse jobs ... Join to see who you already know at Kimberley Consolidated Mining Ltd.

History of the Cominco Smelter in Trail | Kootenay History

View of Trail, Image Courtesy of the Trail Historical Society The history of the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company (Cominco) in Trail starts in 1895 when August Heinze, an American businessman from Montana, built the initial smelter on the west bank of the Columbia river. The first furnace was opened a year later, in 1896, and a narrow gauge …

TODAY IN KIMBERLEY'S HISTORY 06 MAY

Posted by: Steve Lunderstedt in Historical, Today in Kimberley's HistoryMay 6, 2024. UPDATED: 06/05/2024. 6 May 1887, De BeersMining Company AGM held at their new offices for first time in Warren Street. 6 May 2009, Hazel Jenkins inducted as Premier of the Northern Cape. De Beers Mining Company has AGM at the new offices.

Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada

The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada (Cominco) was formed in 1906 by the amalgamation of the St. Eugene, Centre Star, and War Eagle Mines, the Rossland Power Company, and the Canadian Smelting Works. ... In 1909, the company purchased the Sullivan lead-ore mine in Kimberley to supply its smelting operation. It …

Our Company | lepantomining

OUR COMPANY. Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company is a Filipino primary gold producer. Lepanto has been a proud corporate resident of Mankayan, Benguet since 1936. From 1948 to 1996, the Enargite operations produced 1.58 billion pounds of copper, 2.9 million oz of gold and 12.0 million oz of silver, recovered from 34.4 Mt of ore averaging …

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Within a few years, Rhodes' company had bought up all the claims in the De Beers Mine. Rhodes began buying up claims in other mines. By 1885, Rhodes had control of three of the four mines in the Kimberley area – De Beers, Du Toit's Pan and Bultfontein. Only the main Kimberley Mine, owned by Barney Barnato, remained.

History – Ekapa

The company would be known simply as Ekapa. Super Stone Mining was the precursor of Ekapa Mining when in 1990 it secured a contract with De Beers to treat certain Tailings Mineral Resources (TMR's) for De Beers in Kimberley and has continued doing so as Ekapa the holding company for the past 30 years. Mining companies were only …

JCI Limited in South Africa company

JCI or Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Co. Ltd. was founded in 1889 by the British entrepreneur Barney Barnato. JCI was a major force in South African mining for over 100 years. Using his investments in the Kimberley diamond fields, particularly his 25% share in De Beers, Barnato foresaw the value of and invested in the potential of the ...

All That Glitters

Finally, by late 1880s, the De Beers Consolidated Mining Company, under the control of Cecil Rhodes, gained control over the entire industry. Through the London Diamond Syndicate, De Beers eventually established a world monopoly of diamond sales. ... In 1891 the first mine hospital was built in the Kimberley mine compound.

Barnato, Barney | Encyclopedia.com

BARNATO, BARNEYBARNATO, BARNEY (Barnett Isaacs ; 1852–1897), South African financier and mining magnate. Born in London, Barnato was educated at the Jews' Free School and went to Kimberley, South Africa, in 1873, during the diamond rush. He joined his brother Henry and they began buying diamonds as well as claims which were …

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LEPANTO CELEBRATES 87 YEARS OF RESPONSIBLE MINING. Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company was established in 1936. This 2023, the company marks the company's 87th year in the business. Lepanto is a Filipino primary gold producer. The Lepanto mines are located in Mankayan, Benguet where the Company has about a thousand employees.

De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited/De Beers Centenary AG

De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited/De Beers Centenary AG. 36 Stockdale Street Kimberley 8301 Republic of South Africa (531) 22171 Fax: (531) 24611. Langensandstrasse 27 CH-6000 Lucerne 14 Switzerland (41) 403 540 Fax: (41) 444 468. Public Company Incorporated: 1888 and 1990 Employees: 27,000 Sales: US$4.17 …

Kimberley Consolidated Mining Company

Kimberly Consolidated Mines – Western Mining History. in 1913, kimberley consolidated took over holdings of philadelphia western mining co. and was the principal producer for the district for several years. hilltop nevada mining co. then took it over and built a 100-ton flotation mill and power plant in 1922 and 1923, which operated …

Digging Deep in Kimberley: A Look into Kimberley's Underground Mining

The Mine. Our town's origin story began with Pat Sullivan's discovery of lead and zinc in the surrounding hillsides in the late 1800s. This led to the formation of the Sullivan Mine, which operated in town for nearly 100 years before ceasing operations. Kimberley's Sullivan Mine was owned by The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co., or Cominco, and grew to …

Kimberlite-hosted diamond deposits of southern Africa: …

Early mining of the kimberlites around Kimberley was a chaotic business with many claim-holders digging small individual claims of 31 by 31 ft. Later, as mining reached deeper levels and became more difficult, claims were consolidated into numerous companies. In 1888 De Beers Consolidated Mining Company was created by Cecil John Rhodes.