Silvermine Ruins & Mineworks
Address
R310 Pneil Road
Date Built
Suggested Grading
IIIC
Property Number
Present NHRA protection
S35
Older than 60 years - at time of survey
yes
Description
See Lucas 2004. The remains of mineworkings (shafts and tunnels), industrial complex and settlement on the Simonsberg above Pniel dating to 1740s. Consists of a house, quarters for workers and horses/mules, smithy, furnaces, ore processor, smelting house.
Details
Valley
Dwars River Valley (F01-F13)
Area
Upper Dwars River Area (F010-F13)
Landscape Unit
F12
Townscape
Landscape Unit Grade
Grade II
Architect / Builder
Frans Diedrick Muller
Current Use
Ruin
Original Use
Industrial
General Evaluation
Interior Description
History
Grouping with other sites
Evidence of Demolition
Contextual Design
Invasive Elements
Vegetation
Heritage Vulnerability
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Latitude/Longitude
-33.900171 / 18.941252
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Additional Information
Additional Documents
Survey
2016
Circa
Admin Area
Allotment
Zoning
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Date of survey
2016
Linked to erf/erven
Linked Address
Environment
Valley PDF
AREA PDF
Landscape Unit PDF
Townscape PDF
2016 Survey Document - Site PDF
OTHER DOCUMENTS
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NHRA Significance
Age
Archaeology
Architectural
Associational
Intangible
* SCALE USED: High / Medium / Low / None
Rarity
Representivity
Scientific
Symbolic
Statement of Significance
A unique site (associated with VOC-period efforts to mine silver based on a scam) and topic of
folklore, only partially excavated and recorded after a bush fire, today an important focus of local
tourism
Landscape Significance
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Additional Photos
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