Klerksdorp goldfields
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Klerksdorp goldfields is a major gold-mining region in South Africa’s North West Province that has historically contributed significantly to the country’s gold production.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold-mining region
ⓘ
mining district ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Potchefstroom area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
deep-level mining
ⓘ
seismic activity related to mining ⓘ |
| commodity |
gold bullion
ⓘ
uranium oxide ⓘ |
| contains |
Buffelsfontein gold mine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hartebeestfontein gold mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney mining area NERFINISHED ⓘ Stilfontein gold mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaal Reefs gold mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
South African gold exports
ⓘ
regional employment ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Witwatersrand gold rush era exploration ⓘ |
| economicActivity | underground gold mining ⓘ |
| economicSector | mining industry of South Africa ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Witwatersrand Supergroup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | North West Provincial Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
groundwater contamination risk
ⓘ
mine tailings deposition ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
processing plants
ⓘ
shaft systems ⓘ slimes dams ⓘ |
| hasMiningMethod |
reef mining
ⓘ
underground stoping ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
rail links to Gauteng
ⓘ
road links to Johannesburg ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfOwnership | large-scale corporate mining operations ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major contributor to South African gold production ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
Afrikaans-speaking communities
ⓘ
Setswana-speaking communities ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
South African mining labor history
ⓘ
apartheid-era migrant labor system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North West Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Klerksdorp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralResource |
gold
ⓘ
uranium ⓘ |
| near | Vaal River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType | auriferous conglomerates ⓘ |
| partOf |
South African goldfields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Witwatersrand Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk | occupational health hazards for miners ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorDevelopment | 20th century ⓘ |
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