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Roodepoort, City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa


Alternative Names:Roodepoort, Roodeport-Maraisburg
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Region:City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Latitude:26° 9' 45" S
Longitude:27° 52' 20" E
Lat/Long (dec):-26.1625,27.8725
Köppen climate type:Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Population:225,000 (2012)
Mindat Feature ID:936374
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:936374:8
GUID:20790360-ad3f-47e8-b79d-5b8ccb856b5c
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
South Roodepoort, Roodepoort, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 9' 45" S27° 52' 20" E0.0km (0.0 miles)
Roodepoort, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 9' 45" S27° 52' 20" E0.0km (0.0 miles)
United Main Reef Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 10' 13" S27° 52' 1" E1.0km (0.6 miles)
Kimberley Roodeport Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 10' 19" S27° 52' 35" E1.1km (0.7 miles)
Durban Roodeport Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 10' 8" S27° 51' 19" E1.9km (1.2 miles)
Durban Roodeport Deep Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 10' 41" S27° 51' 47" E2.0km (1.2 miles)
Rand Leases Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 10' 55" S27° 53' 22" E2.8km (1.7 miles)
Princess Estate Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 10' 23" S27° 50' 34" E3.2km (2.0 miles)
Le Champ d'Or Gold Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 7' 16" S27° 49' 8" E7.0km (4.4 miles)
Consolidated Main Reef Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 5" S27° 55' 45" E7.1km (4.4 miles)
Tudor Gold Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 7' 19" S27° 47' 59" E8.5km (5.3 miles)
French Rand Gold Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 7' 9" S27° 47' 37" E9.2km (5.7 miles)
Doornkop gold mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 38" S27° 47' 20" E9.9km (6.2 miles)
Windsor Gold Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 7' 1" S27° 46' 47" E10.5km (6.5 miles)
Lancaster Gold Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 7' 3" S27° 45' 49" E11.9km (7.4 miles)
Luipaards Vlei Gold Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 7' 29" S27° 45' 36" E12.0km (7.4 miles)
Krugersdorp, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 6' 0" S27° 46' 0" E12.6km (7.9 miles)
Randfontein Central Gold Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 8' 8" S27° 44' 55" E12.7km (7.9 miles)
West Rand Consolidated Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 7' 32" S27° 45' 2" E12.8km (8.0 miles)
Muldersdrift, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 2' 8" S27° 50' 49" E14.3km (8.9 miles)
Langlaagte Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 13' 13" S28° 0' 11" E14.5km (9.0 miles)
Crown Reef Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 51" S28° 0' 41" E15.0km (9.3 miles)
Robinson Randfontein Gold Mine, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 9' 45" S27° 43' 16" E15.1km (9.4 miles)
Pioneer Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 32" S28° 1' 13" E15.6km (9.7 miles)
Crown Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 13' 14" S28° 0' 57" E15.7km (9.8 miles)
North Randfontein Gold Mine, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 10' 16" S27° 42' 53" E15.8km (9.8 miles)
Bonanza Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 40" S28° 1' 15" E15.8km (9.8 miles)
Randfontein Estates Gold Mine, Rand West City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 8' 5" S27° 43' 0" E15.8km (9.8 miles)
South Randfontein Gold Mine, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 10' 46" S27° 42' 37" E16.3km (10.1 miles)
Robinson Central Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 51" S28° 1' 32" E16.3km (10.1 miles)
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View of the Princess Estate Gold Mine, in 1898.

Princess Estate Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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View of the Princess Estate Gold Mine, in 1907.

Princess Estate Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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View of the Lewisham gold mining area, in 1907.

Tudor Gold Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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View of the Princess Estate Gold Mine, in 1898.

Princess Estate Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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View of the Princess Estate Gold Mine, in 1907.

Princess Estate Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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View of the Lewisham gold mining area, in 1907.

Tudor Gold Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
01737580017055873068376.jpg
View of the Princess Estate Gold Mine, in 1898.

Princess Estate Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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View of the Princess Estate Gold Mine, in 1907.

Princess Estate Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Minerals recorded nearby (within 16.3 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
African PlateTectonic Plate
South AfricaCountry
Gauteng, South AfricaProvince
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South AfricaCity Municipality
Transvaal, South AfricaProvince
Witwatersrand goldfield, South AfricaMining Region
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
South Africa, Gauteng, City of Johannesburg211.3.14.0.0.0
South Africa, Gauteng, City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg211.3.14.60.0.0
South Africa, Gauteng, City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, 84211.3.14.60.1145.0
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