Kolar Gold Fields

Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) ಕೋಲಾರ ಗೋಲ್ಡ್ ಫೀಲ್ಡ್ಸ್ "Little England"
town
Champion Reef mine shaft at KGF
Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12°57′42″N 78°16′15″E / 12.961736°N 78.270721°E / 12.961736; 78.270721Coordinates: 12°57′42″N 78°16′15″E / 12.961736°N 78.270721°E / 12.961736; 78.270721
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Kolar district
Government
• Body	Robertsonpet City Municipal Council
Area
• Total	58.12 km2 (22.44 sq mi)
Elevation	848 m (2,782 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	163,643
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Kannada
• OTHER LANGUAGES	Tamil, Telugu, English, Marwari
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	563115 -563122
Telephone code	08153
Vehicle registration	KA 08
Nearest city	Bangalore, Kolar
Lok Sabha constituency	Kolar
Vidhan Sabha constituency	K.G.F.
Avg. summer temperature	32 °C (90 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	12 °C (54 °F)
Website	http://www.robertsonpetcity.gov.in

KGF or Kolar Gold Fields is a mining region and newly created Taluk, in the Kolar District of Karnataka state, India. Robertsonpet is the headquarters of Kolar Gold Fields. It includes the township of the same name, viz. KGF, where reside mainly the families of the employees of Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML) and BEML (formerly Bharat Earth Movers Limited). KGF is about 30 kilometers from Kolar and 100 kilometers from Bangalore. To the east of KGF is a ridge of hills of which Dod Betta Hill is 3195 feet above sea level. The town was known for gold mining for over a century, which was eventually closed in 2001 due to low level of gold production.

Early history of the Kolar Gold Fields was compiled by Rev. Fred Goodwill, Superintendent of the Wesleyan Tamil Mission, Bangalore and Kolar Gold Fields. His studies and observations have been published in the quarterly journals of the Mythic Society and other academic journals.

In about the second century the Gangas founded Kolar and as long as they were in power, for nearly a thousand years, they took the title 'Kuvalala-Puravareshwara' (the Lord of Kolar) even after they had shifted their capital to Talakadu. From Kolar, and later from Talakadu, the Gangas ruled over Gangavadi comprising the southern districts of the Kannada people.

The records are clear that Kolar came under Chola rule in 1004 for the first time.In accordance with their usual system, the Cholas gave the name Nikarilichola-mandala to the District. In around 1117 AD the Hoysalas under Vishnuvardhana captured Talakad and among his conquests he captured Kolar and drove the Cholas from Mysore state. On the death of Somesvara, in 1254, a partition of Hoysala dominions took place between his two sons, and the Kolar district was included with the Tamil provinces to the share of Ramanatha. The next king, Ballala III however reunited the Hoysala dominions.