
Old Cape Town Mines - Cape Town Gem & Mineral Club
A gold rush stared with seekers climbing all over the mountain and a Mr Jacobus Vlok falling to his death. The Argus of 2 nd December announced the formation of a new company to be called the Lion's Head (Cape Town) Gold Mining Company that offered shares. A shaft of 45 m was sunk and from a ton of quartz containing pyrite, two ounces of gold ...