Photo essay: Among the forgotten mountains and long-deserted mines of the Northern Cape

Photo essay: Among the forgotten mountains and long-deserted mines of the Northern Cape

Weathered, historic diamond-find ledgers, fossilised oyster shells, mineralised rock formations, salt deposits and old rusted excavators are just a few of the relics found at derelict and abandoned mines across the Richtersveld region, part of the broader Namaqualand in the Northern Cape.

Kristin Engel
www.dailymaverick.co.za

Kristin Engel
Author: Kristin Engel

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