THE WEST RAND DURING THE ANGLO-BOER WAR
Two major events in the late nineteenth century led to the establishment of the town, namely the First Anglo-Boer War and the discovery of gold. The Paardekraal Monument became the centre of cultural activities, especially of the Afrikaner on the West Rand. Krugersdorp was the only town on the West Rand at the time of the Anglo-Boer War. Background
West Rand Central Gold Mining Company, Limited V. THE …
West Rand Central Gold Mining Company, Limited V. THE KING [1905] 2 K.B. 391 - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The West Rand Central Gold Mining Company filed a petition claiming that gold confiscated by South African Republic officials before the Boer War should now be the responsibility of the British …
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Located in West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa, Krugersdorp is one of gold-mining-cities that have to face the end of the gold-mining power. Beside the question about what this region should develop as the primary engine of …
Kings Bench Division: West Rand Central Mining Co v the …
Kings Bench Division: West Rand Central Mining Co v the King (petition of right) : gold seized from petitioners by South African Republic officials previous to outbreak of war, 1899 :...
West Rand Central Gold Mining Company, Limited v. The …
Petition of Right by the West Rand Central Gold Mining Co., Ltd. 1. The suppliants are a company registered in England under the companies acts and owning and working a gold mine in his …
West Rand Central Gold
In this case the Attorney-General, on behalf of the Crown, demurred to a petition of right presented in the month of June, 1904, by the West Rand Central Gold Mining Company, Limited.
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West Rand Central Gold Mining Company, Limited v. The …
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Case Brief: W.R Central Gold Company, Ltd. v. The King
In this case, the Attorney General, on behalf of the King, rejected the legal application filed by Westland Central Gold Mining Company Limited in June 1904. The petition …
Threats and opportunities for post-closure development …
and exchange rates that govern profitability. Predictions of future scenarios in mining areas are thus inherently difficult and unreliable. This uncertainty is exacerbated by the long time periods required for pro-active planning of post-mining developments often spanning several decades. This paper presents examples from a gold mining area in ...
West Rand Central Gold Mining Co., Ltd. v. The King
In this case the Attorney-General, on behalf of the Crown, demurred to a petition of right presented in the month of June, 1904, by the West Rand Central Gold Mining Company, Limited.
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Gold mining was initially focused on the Central Rand and West Rand, and later the East Rand, and rapid population growth led to the establishment of the towns of Johannesburg, Krugersdorp,
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...service in his case after 14-8-1947 under the deeming provisions of that Order. Lall's case (1948) F.C.R 44, West Band Central Gold Mining Co. Ltd. v. The King (1905) 2 K.B. 391.... In support of this principle of international law, the learned Attorney-General cited a number of authorities as also the case in West Rand Central Gold Mining ...
Driefontein | Gold Operations
Exploration activities from 1933 to 1939 culminated in the registration of West Driefontein Mining Company in 1945 West Driefontein started milling ore in 1952 following shaft sinking Further exploration lead to the adjoining East Driefontein Gold Mining Company Limited in 1968, with first production in 1972
The Cost of Gold: Environmental, Health, and Human Rights …
THE COST OF GOLD Methodology Gauteng Province This short publication reproduces the summary and recommendations of a 113-page report that provides a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the environmental, health, and human rights consequences of gold mining in South Africa's West and Central Rand.
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Missed opportunities? A case study from South Africa's …
missed opportunities? a case study from sa's mining sector 183 table 5.1 Some important dates in the development of hydraulic technologies (1965–1991) 1965 Co m r o Mining Research Division was established. 1973 Hydropower was investigated as an energy source. 1975 Production trials began with a chilled water service for mine cooling (completed 1977).
Kings Bench Division: West Rand Central Mining Co v the …
Details of TS 18/459; Reference: TS 18/459 Description: Kings Bench Division: West Rand Central Mining Co v the King (petition of right) : gold seized from petitioners by South African Republic officials previous to outbreak of war, 1899 : whether annexation of South Africa made vested obligation binding uponHM Government
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Nkala and Others v Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited and Others (48226/12, 31324/12, 31326/12, 31327/12, 48226/12, 08108/13) [2016] ZAGPJHC 97; [2016] 3 All SA 233 (GJ) ; 2016 (7) BCLR 881 (GJ); 2016 (5) SA 240 (GJ) (13 May 2016) ... Twenty-fifth Respondent in case no. 48226/12) EAST RAND PROPRIETARY ... pneumoconiosis has not yet been ...
The impact of gold mining on the Witwatersrand on the …
The Jubilee Gold Mining Company sank the first shallow shafts into the Witwatersrand Supergroup in 1887. ... More mines opened along the periphery of the Witwatersrand Supergroup in the 1950s particularly ... The pollution and destruction threat of gold mining waste on the Witwatersrand – a West Rand case study. In: Paper presented at the ...
Sustainable Development in Mining Communities: The …
gold, more than a third of all gold globally (Tucker et al., 2016). Gold mining was initially focused on the Central Rand and West Rand, and later the East Rand, and rapid population growth led to the establishment of the towns of Johannesburg, Krugersdorp, Randfontein and Roodepoort in the 1880s (Winde and Stoch,
The Cost of Gold
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Confiscation in English Private International Law
95 1n West Rand Central Gold Mining Co. v The King [1905] 2 K.B. 391, at p. 412, plaintiff's counsel referred to the Dreyfus Bros. case in support of his argument that by international law a successor government was bound by the acts of its predecessor,
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West Rand Central Gold Mining Company, Limited v.
Petition of Right by the West Rand Central Gold Mining Co., Ltd. 1. The suppliants are a company registered in England under the companies acts and owning and working a gold mine in his majesty's Transvaal colony. 2. On October 2, 1899, 283.90 ounces of gold of the value of ?1104, the property of the suppliants, while in transit by train from ...
Robinson v Randfontein Estates Gold Mining
Robinson v Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Co Ltd is an important case in South African law. It was heard in the Appellate Division from 13 to 20 December 1920, with judgment handed down on 19 February 1921. ... Randfontein is a gold mining town in the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, 40 km (25 mi) west of Johannesburg. With the Witwatersrand ...
Internationa LAW CASE
FACTS OF THE CASE West rand central corporation Ltd was the English Company which was also registered in England and it operated goldmine in Transvaal which was part of South Africa. In October 1899 quantaties of gold owned by the company were seized by South African authorities or in other words you can say quantaties of gold were seized by ...
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
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The case was about the petition of right instituted in June 1905 by the West Rand Central Gold Mining Company. The petitioner alleged that in the course of travelling from …