Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
goldfield
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gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Johannesburg
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1886
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gptkbp:economicImportance |
major driver of South African economy
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gptkbp:featureType |
gptkb:Witwatersrand_Basin
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gptkbp:hasResource |
gptkb:Gold_Fields_Limited
gptkb:Harmony_Gold gptkb:AngloGold_Ashanti |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Witwatersrand goldfields
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gptkbp:knownFor |
gold mining
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Gauteng |
gptkbp:maximumDepth |
up to 4,000 meters
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gptkbp:miningMethod |
deep-level mining
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Witwatersrand
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gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:Mponeng_Mine
gptkb:East_Rand_Mine gptkb:South_Deep_Mine |
gptkbp:produced |
over 40% of all gold ever mined
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gptkbp:significantEvent |
gptkb:Witwatersrand_Gold_Rush
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gptkbp:type |
conglomerate
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:East_Rand_Proprietary_Mines
gptkb:Rand_Mines_Ltd. |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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