ound ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁no . ▁ 8 ▁Scot ia ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁an ▁experimental ▁steel ▁bo iler ▁and ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 7 - 1 9 0 8 ▁two ▁more ▁steel ▁bo ilers ▁with ▁co pper ▁fire box es ▁were ▁acquired ▁as ▁spare ▁bo ilers ▁for ▁the ▁Scot ia ▁Class . ▁ ▁Service ▁A ▁fall ▁in ▁co pper ▁prices ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁Co pper ▁Company ▁mines ▁and ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁the ▁Company ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁rece ivers ▁and ▁man agers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁assets ▁of ▁the ▁Company ▁were ▁option ed ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁Metal ▁Company ▁who , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁New mont ▁M ining ▁Corporation , ▁formed ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Co pper ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁option , ▁which ▁was ▁taken ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁When ▁the ▁economic ▁situation ▁improved , ▁the ▁option ▁hold ers ▁and ▁other ▁interested ▁parties ▁formed ▁the ▁O ' ok ie p ▁Co pper ▁Company , ▁which ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁assets ▁and ▁li abilities ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Co pper ▁Company ▁and ▁res umed ▁min ing ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁Little ▁min ing ▁had ▁been ▁done ▁during ▁the ▁de pression ▁years ▁but , ▁as ▁a ▁common ▁car rier , ▁the ▁N ama qu aland ▁Railway ▁was ▁not ▁closed ▁and ▁a ▁ske