Overview
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References
Reference Types
Other Publication
Citation
De Jong R, 2019. Voorspoed Mine decommissioning.
Record Administration
Post date
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 10:42
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Archaeology
Archaeology Recordings
Submitted by Ethe.Mngceke on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 - 22:02.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Primary?
Yes
Physical Aspects
Physical Site Type
Open Site
Location Type
Open/Flat
AccessDifficulty
Medium
Classifications
Archaeological Time Periods
Manufactured Artefact Types
Cultural Material Comments/Notes
few middens, historical remains and eucalyptus trees.
Location
Location
Mapping
-27.637251, 27.232337
Free State
- Fezile Dabi
- Moqhaka
Management
Administration of Protections
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on 09/11/2023 - 06:06.
Administration Description
Date: 2019-08-30
Conservation
Action Status: Accepted
Site Action: Conservation
Gradings
Grading
Autoid
Submitted by
Submitted by Ethe.Mngceke on 07/04/2020 - 10:52.
Grading
Not Conservation Worthy
Grading Date
GradingComment
General protection. The site is associated with the historic building (mine office) but has low conservation status due to the fact that very little has remained. Grading by: Robert de Jong
Significance criteria
Significance Categories
Level
Low
Statement of Significance
Importance in the community or pattern of history. Importance in terms of the history of diamond mining and industrialisation in the early Republics north of the Cape Colony, with the accompanying internationalisation of the Republics and the eventual incorporation of the Republics into the Union of South Africa, as well as the subsequent mining activity.
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