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Carolusberg

Carolusberg

Find property for sale in Carolusberg, an old mining town found in South Africa’s Northern Cape region that is situated some 7kms east of Springbok. The mine is located close to where Simon van der Stel prospected and exploits the largest complex of ore bodies found in the Namaqua copper district, totaling an unbelievable 37.5 million tons. The properties for sale in Carolusberg range from residential houses and homes, to smallholdings and farms to buy in the outlying areas.

The attractive surface indications in the region inspired many trials from as far back at 1868, but the ore was always found to be too low grade. Mining in Carolusberg began in 1956 with the stripping of oxide capping from the “A” ore body and a shaft was sunk in 1961. Those who buy property here will be interested to know that when the O’okiep Copper Company first started exploring the area in 1939, dia