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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Farm
  • Description: mine in South Africa
  • Also known as: “Driefontein, Gauteng”

Driefontein

Latitude
-26.37672° or 26° 22′ 36″ south
Longitude
27.52738° or 27° 31′ 39″ east
Elevation
1,620 metres (5,315 feet)
Open location code
5G59JGFG+8X
Geo­Names ID
1008374
Wiki­data ID
Q3039433
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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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