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What were Cecil Rhodes' first experiences in Rhodesia?
Because the gold deposits were on a much smaller scale, many of the white settlers who accompanied the BSAC to Mashonaland became farmers rather than miners.
How did Cecil Rhodes found Rhodesia?
By end of 1894, the territories over which the BSAC had concessions or treaties comprised an area of 1,143,000 km2. In May 1895, its name was officially changed to Rhodesia.
Did Cecil Rhodes' company mine in Rhodesia?
Though gold was discovered during the 1890s, grand expectations were not met. second Rand resolved after about a decade and therefore shifted its priority to the development of white agriculture.

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