Vaal Reefs
Place in North West, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vaal Reefs is a gold bearing reef which is mined near the town of Orkney in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.
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Vaal Reefs | |
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Coordinates: 26.929°S 26.736°E / -26.929; 26.736 | |
Country | South Africa |
Province | North West |
District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
Municipality | City of Matlosana |
Area | |
• Total | 6.15 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Total | 11,345 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Racial makeup (2001) | |
• Black African | 94.8% |
• Coloured | 0.2% |
• White | 5.0% |
First languages (2001) | |
• Xhosa | 34.7% |
• Sotho | 26.1% |
• Tswana | 14.3% |
• Tsonga | 6.0% |
• Other | 18.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
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The town of Orkney is home to a large gold mining operation originally owned by AngloGold Ashanti, a company that was originally incorporated in 1944 under the name of Vaal Reefs Exploration and Mining Company Limited.[2]