Conversation so far:
What was The Old Boers?
the Old Boers (Hertzog, Steyn, De Wet).
Why was he called this?
CANNOTANSWER.
What did he do during this time/?
A small-scale miners' dispute flared into a full-blown strike, and rioting broke out in Johannesburg after Smuts intervened heavy-handedly.
What was the dispute over?
With the schism in internal party politics came a new threat to the mines that brought South Africa its wealth.
What were they mining?
CANNOTANSWER.

Question: Did Africa gain wealth?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Africa gain wealth?