Durnacol, KwaZulu-Natal

Durnacol is a small rural town in the central part of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The name is an acronym for Durban Navigational Collieries, a mine that was opened at the turn of the 20th century. The mine mainly produced coking coalcite book
last =Campbel
first =Gwyn
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title =The Indian Ocean Rim
publisher =Routledge
date =2003
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pages =page 168
url =http://books.google.com/books?id=Ra4jGa7bW1gC&pg=PA168&dq=Durnacol&as_brr=3&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U3cVmPiVgyQ-auV1z3P8FbVtKwjfw
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id = ISBN 0700713441 ] for the shipping industries, but later the coal was used in the smelting of iron. At the height of its activity, some 5000 people used to work at the mine. The mine ceased production activities in 2000.At present the area on the mine property is being rehabilitated and is being managed by the local municipality.Many of the houses have been sold to individual owners who have restored them.

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