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Randfontein is a gold mining town in the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, 40 km (25 mi) west of Johannesburg. With the Witwatersrand gold rush in full swing, mining financier JB Robinson bought the farm Randfontein and, in 1889, floated the Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Company.
Randfontein, town, Gauteng province, South Africa. It lies west of Johannesburg and is centred on the gold mine first developed by Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Company in 1889. Originally a part of Krugersdorp, it became a separate municipality in 1929 and has since undergone considerable.
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Randfontein is primarily a gold mining city situated in Gauteng’s West Rand, 40 km west of Johannesburg. Randfontein and its surrounding area’s existence dates to the 1550s when the Ndebele lived at Emhlangeni (now the suburb of Mohlakeng) under King Mhlanga until 1580.
The small town of Randfontein lies on the greatest gold reef in South Africa and was established in 1929 although its history dates back much further. At the heart of the town lies the Randfontein Golf and Country Club with its Top 100 golf course - a ...
Randfontein, West Rand. Lying 45 kilometres west of Johannesburg, in what is commonly known as the West Rand, Randfontein emerged as a gold mining town during the late 1800s.
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Randfontein is a gold mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng, South Africa, 40 km in the west of Johannesburg. With the Witwatersrand dash for unheard of wealth going all out, mining agent JB Robinson purchased the homestead Randfontein and, in 1889, drifted the Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Company.
