All That Glitters The glitter of gold by Emilia Potenza ...
A change so unexpected and a development never known before were due to the discovery in 1886 of the greatest gold mines of all history, ancient and modern. From 1886 {until 1940] the story of South Africa is the story of gold. de Kiewiet, 1941 The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886 was a turning point in South African history.