West Driefontein

West Driefontein
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Coordinates: 26°23′S 27°26′E / 26.383°S 27.433°E / -26.383; 27.433Coordinates: 26°23′S 27°26′E / 26.383°S 27.433°E / -26.383; 27.433
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%

West Driefontein was a mining company belonging to the Goldfields Group, 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.

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