Driefontein
Driefontein is the Driefontein Mine in the West Witwatersrand Basin mining field. The West Wits field was discovered in 1931 and commenced operations with Venterspost Gold Mine in 1939.- Farm
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,620 metres (5,310 feet)
- …is also known as “Driefontein, Gauteng”
- Description: mine in South Africa
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Latitude
-26.37672° or 26° 22′ 36″ south
Longitude
27.52738° or 27° 31′ 39″ east
Open location code
5G59JGFG+8X
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Driefontein” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “德里方丹”
- French: “Driefontein”
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