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 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.

This iconic industry, which put South Africa on the map in the 1800s, is slowly disappearing, as evidenced by the massive job ...

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 ...