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Cooke Mine, Western Areas gold mine, Westonaria, Rand West City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
Regional Level Types
Cooke MineMine
Western Areas gold mineMine
Westonaria- not defined -
Rand West City Local MunicipalityMunicipality
West Rand District MunicipalityMunicipality
GautengProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 18' 22'' South , 27° 43' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Westonaria156,831 (2018)7.4km
Randfontein133,654 (2012)13.7km
Soweto1,695,047 (2012)14.3km
Roodepoort225,000 (2012)22.0km
Orange Farm10,000 (2018)24.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Witwatersrand Gem and Mineral Club (WITS)Cresta, Johannesburg, Gauteng33km
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Mindat Locality ID:
298091
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:298091:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South Africa

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