This half-day trip will start and end in Cape Town. Zevenwacht Wine Farm is situated about 35 km east of Cape Town and contains several granite-hosted, vein-type, tin deposits, which were mined during the early 1900s. On arrival at the farm, the participants will walk one kilometer through the vineyards to reach the area of abandoned mine adits and machinery. We will focus on an accessible adit named the “F shaft”, where the nature and morphology of the tin-bearing lode can be examined. A filled-in shaft named the “B shaft” and another partially filled-in adit are also present and the boiler and winch that was used for hoisting the mine cage in the “B shaft” are still in place. 

After the mine tour, the group will return to the farm to enjoy a wine tasting with the resident wine maker and light lunch, before returning to Cape Town.

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Field Trip Leader: Doug Cole                                                            
Start/End: Cape Town International Convention Centre                              
Departs: 01:00PM
Date: 1 day, Sunday 4th September 2016                                      
Price: R 1 820 per person

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