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West Driefontein Gold Mine (South Africa)


Based at Carletonville, 60km south of Johannesburg. This is a multiple shaft gold mine, holding records for the most gold produced by a goldmine (2000+ tonnes) and the deepest mineshaft in the world (over 3000m).

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Last updated May 5th 2012 by wheldale
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Last updated March 12th 2010 by carnkie

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: -26.3667
Longitude: 27.4363

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