Witwatersrand

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escarpment geological formation gold-bearing formation

Witwatersrand is a mineral-rich escarpment in South Africa, historically famous for its vast gold deposits and for giving its name to the country's currency and the University of the Witwatersrand.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
Witwatersrand canonical 13
Witwatersrand goldfields 10
Witwatersrand Basin 2

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf escarpment ⓘ
geological formation ⓘ
gold-bearing formation ⓘ
associatedWith South African rand currency ⓘ
University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
contains Witwatersrand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Witwatersrand Basin
continent Africa ⓘ
country South Africa ⓘ
discoveryYear 1886 ⓘ
economicSignificance center of South African gold mining industry ⓘ
elevationRelativeToSurroundings higher than surrounding plains ⓘ
extendsThrough Ekurhuleni ⓘ
surface form: East Rand

Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Johannesburg metropolitan area

West Rand District Municipality ⓘ
surface form: West Rand
gaveNameTo South African rand ⓘ
University of the Witwatersrand ⓘ
geologicalAge Archaean ⓘ
geologicalStructure sedimentary basin ⓘ
hasEconomicRole major source of global gold production ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalImpact acid mine drainage ⓘ
mine dumps ⓘ
hasPart Central Rand ⓘ
East Rand goldfields ⓘ
West Rand goldfields ⓘ
historicalImportance shaped industrialization of South Africa ⓘ
triggered Witwatersrand Gold Rush ⓘ
influencedCreationOf Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Johannesburg
isRidge yes ⓘ
knownFor influence on South African economy ⓘ
role in South African gold rush ⓘ
uranium deposits ⓘ
vast gold deposits ⓘ
languageOfName Afrikaans ⓘ
locatedIn Gauteng ⓘ
surface form: Gauteng Province
locatedNear Johannesburg, South Africa ⓘ
surface form: Johannesburg
miningMethod deep-level gold mining ⓘ
miningStarted late 19th century ⓘ
nameMeaning ridge of white waters ⓘ
orientation east–west trending ridge ⓘ
partOf Kaapvaal Craton ⓘ
resourceType gold ore ⓘ
uranium ore ⓘ
rockType conglomerate ⓘ
quartzite ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South African rand → namedAfter → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Gauteng → containsMiningArea → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
Transvaal → knownFor → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand gold rush
Johannesburg, South Africa → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
subject surface form: Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa → historicalBasis → Witwatersrand ⓘ
subject surface form: Johannesburg
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand gold rush
Witwatersrand → contains → Witwatersrand self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand Basin
Highveld → contains → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Benoni → locatedOn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Roodepoort → locatedNear → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Roodepoort → locatedOn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand plateau
Springs → locatedOn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Crocodile River → sourceLocation → Witwatersrand ⓘ
subject surface form: Crocodile River (Limpopo)
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand area
Jukskei River → locatedIn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand region
South African Republic → goldDiscovered → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
Metrorail Gauteng commuter rail → regionServed → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Kaapvaal Craton → contains → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand Basin
East Rand goldfields → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
East Rand goldfields → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greater Johannesburg goldfields
West Rand goldfields → locatedIn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: western Witwatersrand
West Rand goldfields → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
Central Rand → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Central Rand → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
Central Rand → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand gold reef system
Welkom → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
Brakpan → partOfConurbation → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Rand Refinery → associatedWithRegion → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
Alfred Beit → associatedWith → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging conurbation → contains → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging conurbation → historicalBasis → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
Randfontein → hasMiningHeritage → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
Randfontein → isNamedAfter → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rand (Witwatersrand)
Witpoortjie Falls → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand escarpment
Barney Barnato → activeIn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields
Gold Reef City → locatedOn → Witwatersrand ⓘ
this entity surface form: Witwatersrand gold reef
eGoli → associatedWithRegion → Witwatersrand ⓘ
Uitlanders → locatedIn → Witwatersrand ⓘ