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Blyvooruitzicht
Sign in to saveBlyvooruitzicht ( ; ) is a gold mine and gold-mining village in Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated about south of the centre of Carletonville and westwards from Johannesburg.
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- Country
- South Africa
- Located in
- Merafong City Local Municipality
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- postal code
- 7570
- product or material produced
- gold
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History of the village
- History of the mine
- Sinkholes
- Places of interest
- The Villagers
- Isidingo
- Mining Operations
- Gold
- Uranium
- References
- External links
Blyvooruitzicht ( ; ) is a gold mine and gold-mining village in Gauteng, South Africa. It is situated about south of the centre of Carletonville and westwards from Johannesburg.
==History of the village== The name of the village is of Dutch origin meaning "happy prospect". The farm Blyvooruitzicht was first farmed by Pieter Daniël Roux and the main road through the current village is named after him. Established in 1937, Blyvooruitzicht village was built to house the workers of the Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine which was the first to mine the gold of the West Wits line. In the late 60's and early 70's it boasted having the highest earnings per capita in the world.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Blyvooruitzicht” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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