- Randfontein, Gauteng
Randfontein is a
gold mining town in westernGauteng ,South Africa , 45 km west of Johannesburg. With theWitwatersrand gold rush in full swing, mining financier JB Robinson bought the farm Randfontein and, in 1889, floated the Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Company. The town was established in 1890 to serve the new mine and was administered byKrugersdorp until it became a municipality in 1929.Randfontein Estates had the largest
stamp mill in the world, with 600 stamps.A pretty sheet of water, Riebeeck Lake, is among the attractions of the town.
Today Randfontein has a population of 181,940, which incorporates Mohlakeng and Toekomsrus.
External links
* [http://www.randfontein.gov.za/randfontein_history.php Official website]
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