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gptkbp:instanceOf
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mining industry sector
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gptkbp:annualProduction
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declining since 1980s
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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migrant labor system
Apartheid-era labor practices
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gptkbp:contributionToEconomy
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major export earner
significant source of employment
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gptkbp:currentTrends
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increased mechanization
mine closures
declining ore grades
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gptkbp:deepestMine
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gptkb:Mponeng_Gold_Mine
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gptkbp:deepestMineDepth
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over 4,000 meters
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gptkbp:environmentalImpact
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land subsidence
acid mine drainage
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gptkbp:features
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seismic activity
rockfalls
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gptkbp:firstDiscovery
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1886
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gptkbp:firstDiscoveryLocation
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gptkb:Witwatersrand
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gptkbp:historicalOutput
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over 40% of all gold ever mined
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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major contributor to global gold production
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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South African gold mines
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gptkbp:laborIssues
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health hazards
mining strikes
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:market
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gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:miningMethod
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deep-level underground mining
shaft mining
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gptkbp:notable_disaster_response
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Harmony Gold mine accidents
Kinross Mine disaster
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gptkbp:notableCompany
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gptkb:Harmony_Gold
gptkb:AngloGold_Ashanti
gptkb:Gold_Fields
gptkb:Sibanye-Stillwater
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:TauTona_Mine
gptkb:Mponeng_Gold_Mine
gptkb:East_Rand_Mine
gptkb:South_Deep_Mine
Blyvooruitzicht Mine
Driefontein Mine
Kloof Mine
Savuka Mine
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gptkbp:peakProductionYear
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1970s
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gptkbp:product
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gptkb:gold
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkb:Witwatersrand_Basin
gptkb:Gauteng
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gptkbp:regulates
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gptkb:Department_of_Mineral_Resources_and_Energy_(South_Africa)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:deep_biosphere
gptkb:Dying_for_Gold
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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