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2 BILLION ounces of GOLD were mined here 🇿🇦 [S5 – Eps. 9]
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
Set within Itchy Boots’ Season 5 journey through Southern Africa, this episode turns its attention to gold mining near Pilgrims Rest. The story brings the area’s mining history together with the industry still active there today.
About this film
Pilgrims Rest was declared a goldfield in 1873, and the episode explores the scale of gold extraction associated with the area: around two billion ounces over the years. The subject has a personal connection for the film-maker, who previously worked in gold exploration. That background informs her interest in how much gold has been taken from the region and what mining looks like there now. Rather than focusing only on the historical goldfield, the film also looks toward ongoing activity and the possibility of getting closer to it.
The journey
The episode visits the area around Pilgrims Rest in South Africa, a setting that gives this Southern Africa season a close-up of the region’s mining story. Its focus is the relationship between the town’s goldfield history and mining that continues in the present. The film-maker’s exploration background shapes the questions behind the visit: how much gold has been extracted, and what activity is still taking place? The result is a travel episode centered on a specific place and its industry, set within the wider motorcycle journey of Season 5.
What to expect
- A visit to the area around Pilgrims Rest
- Goldfield history dating to 1873
- A look toward mining that continues today</
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