Consolidated Gold Fields Ltd

Sectors:

  • Extraction Gold extraction
  • Extraction Granite extraction
  • Extraction Sand & gravel extraction inc dredging

Notes:

Established in 1887 by, inter alia, Cecil Rhodes and Charles D Rudd as Goldfields of South Africa Ltd. After reconstruction in 1892 known as Consolidated Goldfields of South Africa Ltd. Closely associated with British South Africa Co. After c1910 started to acquire important mining interests outside South Africa. Business reorganised in 1959 when South African interests held in a locally incorporated subsidiary using the revived name of Goldfields of South Africa Ltd. From late 1960s built a major UK based aggregates business based largely on acquisition of Amalgamated Roadstone Corp and Amey Group which formed Amey Roadstone Corp. Business acquired by Hanson Plc in 1989

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