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Dwarsvlei Mine, Mogale City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
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Dwarsvlei MineMine
Mogale City Local MunicipalityMunicipality
West Rand District MunicipalityMunicipality
GautengProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 54' 28'' South , 27° 41' 57'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Muldersdriseloop1,500 (2012)19.9km
Krugersdorp378,821 (2012)21.2km
Randfontein133,654 (2012)30.7km
Diepsloot350,000 (2014)31.4km
Brits122,497 (2012)31.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Witwatersrand Gem and Mineral Club (WITS)Cresta, Johannesburg, Gauteng37km
Mindat Locality ID:
253201
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253201:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Silver mine west of Pretoria on Dwarsvlei farm 503 JQ (coordinates are for the farm location).

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