discovery of gold

Gauteng map
Gauteng is the smallest of the nine provinces of South Africa and was formed from part of the original Transvaal province. In April 1994 after the first all race elections took place and the province was divided up, after this division, the area that is now Gauteng was originally called […]

Gauteng Province

Welkom is the second largest city in the Free State Province of South Africa and the youngest city in South Africa. It was founded in 1947 and grew at an immense pace on account of the enormous development of the neighboring gold mines.  The Afrikaans word Welkom means welcome and […]

Welkom

gold
Facts about the gold mining industry in South Africa and all its different uses today. Historical information on the discovery of gold in South Africa, who discovered gold and why it is so expensive to mine gold in South Africa today.

Gold Industry