Jagersfontein
The town that South Africa forgot yes. It is one of very few places in the world with a big hole open diamond mine.
The Jagersfontein Mine is the deepest hand-excavated hole in the world.
. Reports coming in indicate that several houses in the nearby Charlesville residential area have already collapsed. 12 September 2022 0658. 11 September 2022 1150.
A dam at South Africas abandoned Jagersfontein diamond mine collapsed early Sunday triggering heavy flooding that damaged property and killed at least three people. Jagersfontein lies 115 km south west of Bloemfontein nearest stop. Since it was first established in 1870 two of the ten biggest diamonds ever discovered the Excelsior and the Reitz now called the Jubilee were mined from Jagersfontein.
In 2005 the media considered Jagersfontein forgotten in history. British forces under Lieutenant General Lord Methuen were advancing north along the. The main road leading into the town is also reportedly flooded.
The original farm on which the town stands was once the property of a Griqua Jacobus Jagers hence the name Jagersfontein. The mine dam has burst causing flooding in parts of the town. Jagersfontein Mine ˌ j eɪ ɡ ər z ˈ f ɒ n t eɪ n is an abandoned open-pit mine in South Africa located close to the town of Jagersfontein and about 110 kilometres 68 miles south-west of Bloemfontein.
Jagersfontein is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa. There were many great finds such as the 972 carat Excelsior Diamond of 1893 and the 637 carat Reitz Diamond of 1895. 1 hour agoRamaphosa to visit Jagersfontein after mine dam bursts.
A diamond rush started in 1870 after farmer JJ. Today the little town has remarketed itself as a former mining village of note. The Battle of Magersfontein ˈ m ɑː x ər s f ɒ n t eɪ n MAH-khərss-fon-tayn was fought on 11 December 1899 at Magersfontein near Kimberley South Africa on the borders of the Cape Colony and the independent republic of the Orange Free State.
Jagersfontein is a small town in the Free State province of South Africa. They merged in 1891 with a capital value of 1-million. 1 day agoResidents of the mining town of Jagersfontein in the Free State are being evacuated.
Jagersfontein town southwestern Free State province South Africa southwest of Bloemfontein. He sold the farm to CF. A 50-carat diamond found on a farm in the area in 1870 led to the establishment of the town in 1882 and the opening of a diamond pipe mine six years later.
A diamond rush started in 1870 after farmer JJ. He sold the farm to CF. De Klerk found a 50 carat 10 g diamond.
The original farm on which the town stands was once the property of a Griqua Jacobus Jagers hence the name Jagersfontein. The town is historically known as a diamond-mining centre. 3 dead 4 missing at least 40 injured.
By 1887 the New Jagersfontein and United Diamond Mining companies held all the claims. The second and eighth largest rough diamonds ever discovered in. Free State dam wall burst.
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