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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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form	Occurrences
Witwatersrand gold rush	2
Witwatersrand Basin	1
Witwatersrand area	1
Witwatersrand goldfields	1
Witwatersrand plateau	1
Witwatersrand region	1

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 (13)

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

Highveld → contains → Witwatersrand ⓘ

Witwatersrand → contains → Witwatersrand self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Witwatersrand Basin

Gauteng → containsMiningArea → Witwatersrand ⓘ

this entity surface form: Witwatersrand goldfields

Johannesburg, South Africa → historicalBasis → Witwatersrand ⓘ

subject surface form: Johannesburg

this entity surface form: Witwatersrand gold rush

Transvaal → knownFor → Witwatersrand ⓘ

this entity surface form: Witwatersrand gold rush

Jukskei River → locatedIn → Witwatersrand ⓘ

this entity surface form: Witwatersrand region

Roodepoort → locatedNear → Witwatersrand ⓘ

Benoni → locatedOn → Witwatersrand ⓘ

Roodepoort → locatedOn → Witwatersrand ⓘ

this entity surface form: Witwatersrand plateau

Springs → locatedOn → Witwatersrand ⓘ

South African rand → namedAfter → Witwatersrand ⓘ

Johannesburg, South Africa → partOf → Witwatersrand ⓘ

subject surface form: Johannesburg

Crocodile River → sourceLocation → Witwatersrand ⓘ

subject surface form: Crocodile River (Limpopo)

this entity surface form: Witwatersrand area