Buffelsfontein Orangia Shaft (No 12)
South Africa /
North West /
Stilfontein /
World
/ South Africa
/ North West
/ Stilfontein
World / South Africa / North West
mine, mine shaft, gold mine
This is No 12 Shaft, known as Orangia Shaft, of the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine. In May 2013 Village Main Reef, then owners of the mine, announced that they were closing the mine as in their opinion the orebody was no longer financially viable.
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Coordinates: 26°55'50"S 26°48'43"E
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