Explore how the town’s oldest standing church became a beacon through Krugersdorp’s gold rush, wars, and urban shifts and why ...

The vast Witwatersrand goldfield, where the Stilfontein mine is located, was the focus of a heady gold rush in the 19th century. But the once-flourishing commercial gold mining industry has gone.

In spite of this it would appear from the latest news at hand that the discovery is a genuine one, and that we may soon expect a rush to the ... reef of the Witwatersrand gold fields The London ...

The best-known gold rush in modern history occurred in California in 1848. South Africa’s Witwatersrand is considered one of the world’s greatest-ever goldfields. Around 31% of the world’s ...

This came three months before the official anniversary and aligned with the broader history of the Witwatersrand Gold Rush, which began in June 1884 with the discovery of gold by Jan Gerrit Bantjes.

The vast Witwatersrand goldfield, where the Stilfontein mine is located, was the focus of a heady gold rush in the 19th century. Now the disused underground galleries attract clandestine workers ...