Rand goldfields
E918084
Rand goldfields refers to the rich gold-bearing region of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, historically central to the country’s gold mining industry and economic development.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic region
ⓘ
gold mining region ⓘ mining district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo American Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johannesburg gold rush NERFINISHED ⓘ Randlords NERFINISHED ⓘ South African mining finance houses ⓘ apartheid-era labour policies ⓘ compound labour system ⓘ migrant labour system ⓘ |
| contains |
Central Rand goldfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Rand goldfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Far West Rand goldfield NERFINISHED ⓘ West Rand goldfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | South Africa becoming leading global gold producer ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| currencyNameInfluence | South African rand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredNear | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| economicRole |
backbone of South African gold mining industry
ⓘ
driver of industrialization in South Africa ⓘ major contributor to South African GDP (historically) ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
acid mine drainage
ⓘ
mine dumps and tailings dams ⓘ |
| extendsAlong | east–west axis of the Witwatersrand ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Witwatersrand Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedFound | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
catalyst for rapid urbanization on the Witwatersrand
ⓘ
central to South African economic development in late 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ trigger for large-scale foreign investment in South Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep-level gold mining
ⓘ
gold production ⓘ large gold reserves ⓘ |
| labourSourceRegions |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gauteng Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainMiningMethod | underground mining ⓘ |
| majorTownOrCity |
Carletonville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germiston NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Krugersdorp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | auriferous conglomerates (reefs) ⓘ |
| partOf | Witwatersrand Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Second Anglo-Boer War (partly over control of goldfields) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | gold ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPeakProduction | early to mid 20th century ⓘ |
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