Overview
Identifiers
Alternate Site Codes
ETH/NAMM/0040
Inventory Number
2628AA316
Site Name
Gold Miners Monument, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 10:20
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - 10:20.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recorders
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On
Site Recording Admin Comments
It was very difficult and unsafe for fieldworkers to take more than one pictures of the statueModerators comment :Additional information is needed in the area belowPerson/Institution Commemorate :
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To pay tribute to Johannesburg 's Mining Origins and the group miners represents a typical underground team of 1936
Original Position
The sculpture was moved from the Transvaal and Orange Free State to Johannesburg in 1964.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Designer
Construction Date Comment
The installation of the monument in its current location was in 1964.
Construction Materials
Stone
Pedestal Material
Stone
Concrete
Event Commemorated
Ancient miners of the City of Johannesburg
Unveiled Comment
Unknown
Date Unveiled: 1964
Date Unveiled: 1964
Inscriptions
The monument to the mining industry by sculptor David McGregor pays tribute to Johannesburg's mining origins. The group of gold miners represents a typical underground team of 1936. They face west towards Langlaagte where the Main Reef was discovered in 1886. The artwork symbolises the contribution of the mining industry to the wealth and prosperity of South Africa. It was also intended as a peoples' monument and celebrates the working people who built the city. The Transvaal and Orange Free State Chamber of Mines presented the sculpture to the City of Johannesburg in 1964
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.192975, 28.040513
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Access details
Public Accessible
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