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Crown, City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa


Alternative Names:Crown
Type:Mine(s) - a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages
Mindat.org Region:City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Region:City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
Latitude:26° 13' 37" S
Longitude:28° 0' 46" E
Lat/Long (dec):-26.22712,28.01295
Köppen climate type:Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Mindat Feature ID:1012455
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:1012455:8
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Crown Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 13' 14" S28° 0' 57" E0.8km (0.5 miles)
Langlaagte Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 13' 13" S28° 0' 11" E1.2km (0.8 miles)
Crown Reef Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 51" S28° 0' 41" E1.4km (0.9 miles)
Robinson Central Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 51" S28° 1' 32" E1.9km (1.2 miles)
Bonanza Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 40" S28° 1' 15" E1.9km (1.2 miles)
Pioneer Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 32" S28° 1' 13" E2.2km (1.3 miles)
Robinson Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 31" S28° 1' 41" E2.6km (1.6 miles)
Robinson Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 13' 16" S28° 2' 17" E2.6km (1.6 miles)
Ferreira Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 54" S28° 2' 28" E3.1km (1.9 miles)
Ferreira Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 44" S28° 2' 33" E3.4km (2.1 miles)
Wemmer Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 44" S28° 2' 41" E3.6km (2.2 miles)
Village Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 13' 14" S28° 2' 54" E3.6km (2.3 miles)
Salisbury Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 43" S28° 2' 50" E3.8km (2.4 miles)
Village Main Reef Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 52" S28° 3' 2" E4.0km (2.5 miles)
Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 15" S28° 2' 44" E4.1km (2.6 miles)
Jubilee Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 44" S28° 3' 2" E4.1km (2.6 miles)
City and Suburban Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 36" S28° 3' 33" E5.0km (3.1 miles)
Meyer & Charlton Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 37" S28° 3' 36" E5.1km (3.1 miles)
Wolhuter Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 50" S28° 4' 31" E6.4km (4.0 miles)
George Goch Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 34" S28° 4' 57" E7.2km (4.5 miles)
Henry Nourse Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 47" S28° 5' 41" E8.3km (5.2 miles)
City Deep Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 14' 3" S28° 5' 49" E8.4km (5.2 miles)
Consolidated Main Reef Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 5" S27° 55' 45" E8.8km (5.5 miles)
Nourse Deep Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 13' 18" S28° 6' 9" E9.0km (5.6 miles)
South Nourse Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 13' 32" S28° 6' 23" E9.3km (5.8 miles)
Jumpers Deep Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 46" S28° 7' 0" E10.5km (6.5 miles)
New Heriot Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 43" S28° 7' 4" E10.6km (6.6 miles)
Jumpers Gold Mine, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 35" S28° 7' 13" E10.9km (6.8 miles)
Geldenhuis Deep Gold Mine, Germiston, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 45" S28° 8' 20" E12.7km (7.9 miles)
Stanhope Gold Mine, Germiston, City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa26° 12' 12" S28° 8' 17" E12.8km (7.9 miles)
08615240017272056072111.jpg
View of the Johannesburg gold mining area, in 1905.

Crown Reef Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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View of the Johannesburg gold mining area, in 1937.

Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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Interior view of the Robinson Mine processing plant, in 1901.

Robinson Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
08615240017272056072111.jpg
View of the Johannesburg gold mining area, in 1905.

Crown Reef Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
04054300017272056082001.jpg
View of the Johannesburg gold mining area, in 1937.

Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
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Interior view of the Robinson Mine processing plant, in 1901.

Robinson Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
08615240017272056072111.jpg
View of the Johannesburg gold mining area, in 1905.

Crown Reef Gold Mine, Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa
04054300017272056082001.jpg
View of the Johannesburg gold mining area, in 1937.

Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Minerals recorded nearby (within 12.8 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 12.8 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
AfricaContinent
Kaapvaal Craton, Kalahari Craton, African PlateCraton
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
South AfricaCountry
Gauteng, South AfricaProvince
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South AfricaCity Municipality
Transvaal, South AfricaProvince
Witwatersrand goldfield, South AfricaMining Region
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Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
South Africa, Gauteng, City of Johannesburg211.3.14.0.0.0
South Africa, Gauteng, City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg211.3.14.60.0.0
South Africa, Gauteng, City of Johannesburg, City of Johannesburg, 124211.3.14.60.1059.0
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