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South Africa, Western Cape

South Africa

Cape Town + Kimberley dumps

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
Stoneware ginger beersStoneware ginger beers
Old bottlesOld bottles

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Victorian colonial + diamond/gold boom dumps (Kimberley 1871+, Joburg 1886+)

Real organized national digger community with digging guides, dig reports, and a dealer network.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Standard travel logistics.

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