Established 1960 Area code 018 | Municipality Merafong City Postal code (street) 2499 Local time Friday 12:56 PM | |
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Carletonville is a gold-mining town in western Gauteng, South Africa. It is one of the richest gold-producing areas in the world. At 3,749 m, Western Deep Levels is one of the world's deepest mines.
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Map of Carletonville, 2499, South Africa
Developed by various mining companies from 1937 onwards, the town – which was named after the long-serving mining director of Consolidated Gold Fields, Guy Carleton Jones – was not officially incorporated until 1959.
The Elandskraal mine, site of a 3 October 2007 collapse, is located in Carletonville.
Carletonville is currently part of the Merafong City Local Municipality.
Famous people from Carletonville
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Carletonville Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA