- Pickaxes and crowbars: These were used to break up rocks and extract gold-bearing ore from the ground.
- Shovels and wheelbarrows: These were used to transport ore and other materials, such as waste rock, from the mine site.
- Hammers and chisels: These were used to shape and smooth the surface of the mine shafts and tunnels, as well as to break up larger pieces of ore.
- Sledgehammers: These were used to break apart larger rocks that could not be broken by pickaxes or crowbars.
- Drills and blasting equipment: These were used to create holes in the rock and insert explosives, which were used to break up larger sections of the rock.
- Sieves and panning equipment: These were used to separate gold particles from other materials such as sand and gravel by sifting and washing.
- Amalgamation barrels and plates: These were used to separate gold from other metals by mixing it with mercury, forming an amalgam that could then be separated from the other metals.
- Retorts: These were used to heat the amalgam to evaporate the mercury, leaving the gold behind.
These tools were essential for the miners in Johannesburg to extract, process, and sell gold during the gold rush.
