Wes-Driefontein

Wes-Driefontein is a gold mine in Merafong City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng and has an elevation of 1,602 metres. Wes-Driefontein is situated nearby to the town Carletonville, as well as near the suburb Oberholzer.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carletonville and Oberholzer.

Town

Carletonville is a town in Gauteng and the seat of the Merafong City Local Municipality in the West Rand District Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, just north of the richest gold-mining area in the world. Carletonville is situated 4½ km northwest of Wes-Driefontein.

Suburb

Oberholzer is a town in West Rand District Municipality in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The town is 85 km south-west of Johannesburg, just north-west of Carletonville. Oberholzer is situated 7 km northwest of Wes-Driefontein.

Latitude

-26.39295° or 26° 23′ 35″ south

Longitude

27.43341° or 27° 26′ 0″ east

Elevation

1,602 metres (5,256 feet)

Open location code

5G59JC4M+R9

GeoNames ID

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