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South Africa, wnt. Diamond Industry, cont.
State alluvial diggings, 170, 171, 172, 195, 266, 284 n. 21, 286, 295, 328,
339 Unification of interests, 176, 185, 227-9, 232
Oppenheimer, Sir E., letters by, relating to, 215-18 Diamond tool industry, 317 Diamonds, discovery of, 40-5
Alluvial deposits 163 ff~. Economic development 10-11
Mining industry, contribution of, 11-14 Exports, 13
1955-9, 591, 592 n. 119 Fruit industry, 57 Gold-mining industry, 491 ft".
Capital investment in, 40, 91, 95,
521
ft"., 542 Cyanide process, 33 Costs and profitability, 32-3, 78, 494-5,
498 ft", 501-2, 507-8, 542, 543-4 n. 59, 566 Diamond industry,
relations with,
16, 37, 75-6, 105, 366 Equipping a mine, cost of, 569 and
n. 87 Financing of, 518 ft"., 569-70 and n.
88
Government leases, 80 Gold standard, effect of abandonment, on, 34,
503-10 Group system, 16, 91-4 Life of mines, 77-80, 494-5 ft", 501 ft".,
508 ft"., 511, 567 n. 8 National income, contribution to,
13-14
Native labour, 495-6 and nn. 6-7, 499-500 11. 13, 510-11, 541 and n. 55
Production —Anglo American Corporation group, 491
Production 1884-1959, 560 1887-1960, 559
I94I-5, 541
Estimates of future, by Hans Pirow,
501
New mining fields, contribution of, 37 Profits 1952-8, 591 and n. 118
Taxation, 80 n. 3, 519-24, 542 and 11. 56, 546, 590
Inter-Departmental Committee on, 520-1, 545 and n. 61, 546 Values from sales of gold 1941-5, 541
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Technical improvements, 33, 498, 499, 511-12 and n. 26
Tonnage milled per man employed, 1917-57, 493 n. 2
Uranium, see this subdivision
World War II, effect of, on, 22 Income, national, 97 Income, percentage contribution of
various sectors, 12 and nn. 9-10 Industrial diamonds, 319 n. 8 Migrant labour, 11 and nn. 6-8 Mining industry:
Early leaders, 14
Economic development of Union of South Africa, contribution to, 11-
14 Group system, 16, 91-4 See also subdivision Gold-mining industry Monazite production, 593 n. 121 National income, 97
Percentage contribution of various sectors, 12 and nn. 9-10 Native labour employed by Chamber
of Mines, 11 n. 7 Poor whites, 192
Uranium industry, 585 and nn. 106-7, 586-94 Effects of production upon economy,
592-3 Exports 1955-9, 591. 592 11. 119 Profits, 37 n. 34, 591 and n. 118 See also regions of South Africa and Union of South Africa South Africa, cited, 386 n. 2 South African Coal Estates (Witbank),
549 and n. 65, 551-2 and n. 68 South African Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
Symposium on uranium, 585 n. 106 South African Journal of Economics: 'Klerksdorp gold fields, The', cited,
513 n. 29 'Men of two worlds', cited, 11 n. 8 'Orange Free State gold fields, The',
quoted, 567 n. 83 'Uranium in South Africa', cited, 587 n. in South African Land and Exploration Co.,
515 South African memories, cited, 15 n. 16 South African Mining and Engineering
Journal, cited, 513 n. 30, 514 n. 31,
526 n. 40, 531 n. 47, 541 n. 54 South African Townships Mining and
Finance Corporation, 35, 101, 179, 533,
536, 547-52 passim, 558 South African War, 14, 50, 51
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