The Summit by Eutopia
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This is my eldest daughter as she reached the summit of the mine dump. If you look carefully, you can see the layers of sediment. I find it incredible that anything can actually grow on these things, but as you can see - there's grass too!!
Some interesting history regarding this little town:
Welkom is South Africa's youngest town and has been the centre of the gold fields since 1947. The town sprung up after gold was discovered on a farm called St Helena.
The Welkom Goldfields area covers an area of some 330 square kilometres and has supported some 12 gold mines, producing 30% of South Africa's output – making it the fifth largest producer of gold in the world. One of two of South Africa’s gold refineries is situated in the area.
First exploited in the late 1940’s, the Welkom goldfield area has seen a decline in production in recent years and a number of mines have been closed. A low cost producer has taken over many of the mines and utilising the most modern mining methods it has extracted gold more efficiently than was possible in the past. Because of this, the Welkom Goldfields have been given a new lease on life and will continue to produce economic gold well into the future, albeit at lower levels than in the past.
Comments (18)
PD154
What a wonderful capture, the sky is so dramatic.
cfulton
A very good capture, great atmosphere in this one! All I remember of Welkom is the traffic circles....! Wow, digging up the past now, as I was only five when we left Virginia! Cheers, Clive
bcrathburn
this is a good shot and the story was very interesting too. love the clouds +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
kgb224
Excellent capture and story.
lior
Excellent mood, so wonderful capture too!
Meisiekind
A lovely silhouette Kathleen! Well done... Those mine dumps just freak me out though... I always expect them to burst... lol...
ledwolorz
Wonderful capture.
busi2ness
Very dramatic lighting in the skies. Excellent pic to play with.
praep
Great atmosphere and a really nice capture. Thanks for sharing.
MrsRatbag
Beautiful shot!
Janiss
This silouhette and this sky are wonderfull... a great shot!
durleybeachbum
Marvellous!
kasalin
Interesting story... nice daughter..... wonderful shot
Richardphotos
outstanding capture and I love the information on the history.I have heard that the most pure gold comes from South Africa
gunsan
Just so does it feel when you reach your summit! Great piece of knowlege too.
delaorden_ojeda
nice image, dramatic and funny, excelent !
amirapsp
Beautiful and excellent work!!
clam73
thanx for sharing these info and excellent shot!