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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Carletonville
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.
Oberholzer
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.
Wes-Driefontein
- Type: Gold mine
- Also known as: “West Driefontein Gold Mine”
- Category: industry
- Location: Merafong City, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-26.39295° or 26° 23′ 35″ southLongitude
27.43341° or 27° 26′ 0″ eastElevation
1,602 metres (5,256 feet)Open location code
5G59JC4M+R9GeoNames ID
940443
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