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Okiep is a
small town in the
Northern Cape
province of
South Africa, and was in the 1870s
ranked as
having the
richest copper mine in the world. The town...
- Muni****lity. The port was
previously a
transshipment point for
copper from the
Okiep mines and
diamonds from the
Namaqua coast.
Since the 1970s, the main seagoing...
- century,
copper has been
mined at
Springbok and its
surrounding towns such as
Okiep,
while a
large mine
extracting copper, lead, zinc, and
silver is located...
- Muni****lity,
which also
includes a
number of
surrounding towns such as
Okiep and Nababeep. The town lies at an
elevation of 1,007
metres (3,304 feet)...
- saw
active service during the
Second Boer War,
including the
Defence of
Okiep, and
trained thousands of
reinforcements during World War I.
After a shadowy...
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Railways (government) or
private lines of
historical significance (e.g.
Okiep railway). Klipplaat–Graaf-Reinet
closed in 2001, re-opened in 2015/2016...
-
African History Online". Cairncross,
Bruce (July 2004). "History of the
Okiep copper district, Namaqualand,
Northern Cape Province,
South Africa". Mineralogical...
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Concordia Garies Hondeklip Kamieskroon Kleinzee Nababeep Nieuwoudtville Okiep Pella Pofadder Port
Nolloth Soebatsfontein Springbok Steinkopf Britstown...
- is the
railhead of a line from Cape Town; ore from the
copper mines at
Okiep is
transferred there from road
transport to the railway. It is also located...
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coverage of 120Â km/r,
centered on
Okiep Springbok Keetmanshoop Vanrynsdorp Alexander Bay
Pofadder Rigtersveld Okiep Lutzville (30
Towns Surrounding Springbok)...
