Central address: Unnamed Road, Driefontein, South Africa
Elevation: 1332.476
Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg
Latitude: 27° 0' 23.2344'' S
Longitude: 30° 25' 27.264'' E
Driefontein is the historical name of a mine, 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 latitude of Driefontein is -27.006454, and the longitude is 30.424240. Driefontein is a city is located at South Africa with the gps coordinates of 27° 0' 23.2344'' S and 30° 25' 27.264'' E. The elevation of Driefontein is 1332.476, the time zone is Africa/Johannesburg.
Latitude | -27.006454 | Longitude | 30.424240 |
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Elevation | 1332.476 | DMS Lat | 27° 0' 23.2344'' S |
DMS Lng | 30° 25' 27.264'' E | GeoHASH | kejwk7dk00jdg |
UTM Zone | 36J | UTM Easting | 244409.123564465 |
UTM Northing | 7010240.40947635 | Time Zone | Africa/Johannesburg |
Country | South Africa | Country Code | 27 |