Adolf Goerz
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Adolf Goerz was a German-South African mining engineer.He emigrated to Africa around 1888. He founded Adolf Görz & Co which later became the Union Corporation
, which was one of the five original gold mining houses of South Africa
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Union Corporation
Union Corporation is a South African mining house founded on 29 December 1897 as A Goerz & Co Ltd. It took over the interests of the British registered company founded by Adolf Goerz in 1893 by. The company was renamed Union Corporation in 1918....
, which was one of the five original gold mining houses of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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