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'''Driefontein''' is the Driefontein Mine in the West [[Witwatersrand Basin]] (West Wits) mining field. The West Wits field was discovered in 1931 and commenced operations with Venterspost Gold Mine in 1939.  In 1952, the West Driefontein mine is opened. In 1968, Kloof mine commences operations. In 1972, East Driefontein opens. In 1981, consolidation starts. In 1999, [[Gold Fields]] took control of the combined East and West Driefontein mines and merged them starting 2000 with Venterspost, Libanon, Leuudoorn and Kloof mines . In 2010, the current Kloof-Driefontein Complex, comprising KDC East and KDC West, is formed.

The place is situated in [[Merafong City Local Municipality|Merafong City local municipality]], [[West Rand District Municipality|West Rand district]], [[Gauteng]] province, [[South Africa]]. Similar{{how|date=September 2012}} census locations are [[East Driefontein]] (also/officially East Driefontein Mine) and [[West Driefontein]], also Eastdriefontein and Westdriefontein. Similar names in Afrikaans: Oos Driefontein and Wes Driefontein, Oosdriefontein and Wesdriefontein.

The seat of the district is [[Randfontein]]. Part of the [[West Rand]] 1886 [[Witwatersrand Gold Rush]] region, although to the west-southwest of [[Johannesburg]] itself, it is part of the Johannesburg [[conurbation]].

It does not seem{{clarify|date=September 2012}} the place after which the [[Battle of Driefontein]] ([[Second Boer War]], 10 March 1900) was named. That place is described as 6 miles (10&nbsp;km) south of [[Abraham's Kraal]] (or Abrams Kraal or Abramskraal).

==External links==
* {{Cite web |url=http://travelingluck.com/Africa/South+Africa/Gauteng/_967717_Oos-Driefontein.html |website=travelingluck.com |title=Traveling Luck for Oos-Driefontein Gauteng, South Africa |access-date=7 November 2023}}
* {{Cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715134000/http://goldfields.co.za/pdfs/technical_short_forms_2011/kdc_mine.pdf |archive-date=2013-07-15 |url=http://www.goldfields.co.za/pdfs/technical_short_forms_2011/kdc_mine.pdf |website=goldfields.co.za |title=Kloof-Driefontein Complex (KDC) Technical Short Form Report 21 December 2011 |date=21 December 2011 |format=PDF |access-date=7 November 2023}}

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{{West Rand District Municipality}}
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[[Category:Populated places in the Merafong City Local Municipality]]
[[Category:Mining communities in South Africa]]


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