Southern Africa
South Africa
North West Province

Mponeng Gold Mine

Mponeng is an ultra-deep tabular gold mine in South Africa in the Basin of the . Previously known as Western Deep Levels No1 Shaft, the mine began operations in 1986.
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  • Type: Industrial building
  • Description: 4 km deep gold mine in Gauteng province near Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Also known as: “Mponeng”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fochville and Carletonville.

Suburb
is a farming and mining town located in the province of . It is part of the Merafong City Local Municipality, which also includes Kokosi, Carletonville and . is situated 8 km southeast of Mponeng Gold Mine.

Town
is a town in and the seat of the Merafong City Local Municipality in the in , , just north of the richest gold-mining area in the world. is situated 9 km north of Mponeng Gold Mine.

Mponeng Gold Mine

Latitude
-26.43752° or 26° 26′ 15″ south
Longitude
27.42903° or 27° 25′ 45″ east
Open location code
5G59HC6H+XJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1297690911
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­mineshaft
Wiki­data ID
Q3327134
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Satellite Map

Discover Mponeng Gold Mine from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Ukrainian—“Mponeng Gold Mine” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Mponeng-myn”
  • Catalan: “Mina d’or d’Mponeng”
  • Czech: “Mponeng”
  • French: “Mponeng”
  • Italian: “Miniera di Mponeng”
  • Korean: “음포넹 금광”
  • Russian: “Шахта ‘Мпоненг’”
  • Russian: “Шахта Mponeng”
  • Russian: “Шахта Мпоненг”
  • Spanish: “Mina de oro de Mponeng”
  • Swedish: “Mponeng”
  • Ukrainian: “Mponing”
  • Ukrainian: “Мпоненг”
  • Ukrainian: “Мпонінг”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leslie Williams Memorial Hospital and Blyvooruitzicht Gold Club (Abandoned).

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Mponeng Gold Mine and Western Deep Levels #1 Shaft.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mponeng Gold Mine”. Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0.