West Driefontein
West Driefontein | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 26°23′S 27°26′E / 26.383°S 27.433°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Gauteng |
| District | West Rand |
| Municipality | Merafong City |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.54 km2 (18.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,857 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.1% |
| • Coloured | 1.3% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.4% |
| • White | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 28.4% |
| • Xhosa | 27.2% |
| • Tsonga | 15.0% |
| • Zulu | 13.8% |
| • Other | 15.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
West Driefontein was a South African gold mining company belonging to the Goldfields Group (now Sibanye Gold).
It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) outside Carletonville next to Blyvooruitsig and East Driefontein. It used to be the richest gold mine in the world before it was flooded by water.