{"product_id":"the-mining-industry-the-witwatersrand-chamber-of-mines-9781108062343","title":"The Mining Industry: Evidence and Report of the Industrial Commission of Enquiry","description":"The mining industry was a fundamental part of the economy of South Africa in the late nineteenth century, and control of the region's gold mines was a significant factor in the tension between Dutch and English settlers that led to the Second Boer War in 1899. In 1889 the Witwatersrand Chamber of Mines had been formed to promote the industry's development. Economic problems in the region led the Volksraad of the South African Republic to set up a Commission of Enquiry in 1897 to investigate high tariffs, labour and transport costs which were adversely affecting the mining industry. The 1897 report reissued here was not that of the commission itself, but contains much of the evidence and statistical material presented to it, in the hope that the mining industry would adopt its recommendations. As such, this detailed resource remains relevant to economic historians of South Africa and the British Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e The Witwatersrand Chamber of Mines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1108062342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108062343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.52d","brand":"The Witwatersrand Chamber of Mines","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47423506153727,"sku":"9781108062343","price":102.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b95deb64-d8bc-42ce-9392-218a3ff7b876.jpg?v=1761528645","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mining-industry-the-witwatersrand-chamber-of-mines-9781108062343","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}