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gptkbp:instanceOf
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geological formation
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gptkbp:age
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gptkb:Archean
2.7 to 2.1 billion years old
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkb:Pretoria
gptkb:West_Rand
gptkb:East_Rand
gptkb:Central_Rand
gptkb:Rand_goldfields
gptkb:South_Rand
banded iron formations
conglomerate reefs
quartzites
shales
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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founding of Johannesburg
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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1886
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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major contributor to South African economy
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gptkbp:featureType
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sedimentary rocks
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gptkbp:goldRush
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gptkb:Witwatersrand_Gold_Rush
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gptkbp:hostedBy
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largest gold mining complex in the world
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Witwatersrand Basin
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gold deposits
uranium deposits
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:miningMethod
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deep-level mining
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gptkbp:miningStarted
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late 19th century
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Witwatersrand
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gptkbp:oilProduction
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over 1.5 billion ounces
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Kaapvaal_Craton
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gptkbp:servesArea
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over 50,000 square kilometers
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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gptkb:Cradle_of_Humankind
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gptkbp:uraniumProduction
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byproduct of gold mining
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Witwatersrand
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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