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Get PriceThe Witwatersrand is in Gauteng Province South Africa Gauteng Province is the roughly the southern portion of what was previously the Transvaal formerly an independent state settled by the Boers after the Great Trek J H Davis an Englishman was reported to have found gold in considerable quantities in July 1852 at Paardekraal near Krugersdorp which was the earliest discovery on the Rand
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Get PriceAt in depth South Africa s Driefontein Gold Mine located within the West Wits Line Goldfield of the Witwatersrand Basin and owned by Sibanye Stillwater is the country s third deepest gold mine in operation with production reaching 250 000 ounces in 2024 The mine employs over 10 000 people and is expected to be in operation until 2024
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