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Driefontein

Driefontein is a locality in Gauteng province, South Africa, situated in the West Rand district near Randfontein and Carletonville. It is best known internationally as the site of the Driefontein gold mine, historically one of the world's largest and richest gold-producing operations. The area forms part of the Witwatersrand Basin, whose gold reefs underpinned South Africa's mining industry for more than a century. Driefontein's economy has traditionally centred on deep-level gold mining, supporting employment and infrastructure development in the surrounding West Rand region. Over time ownership of the Driefontein mining operations passed through several major mining houses, reflecting broader consolidation trends in South Africa's gold sector. Beyond mining, the wider Driefontein area includes residential and agricultural land uses typical of the West Rand's mixed economic base. The locality's fortunes have been closely tied to the cyclical performance of gold prices and the depletion of shallower ore bodies, prompting deeper and more costly extraction methods. Environmental and social legacy issues associated with decades of mining, including water management and land rehabilitation, remain relevant to the area. Driefontein continues to be referenced in South African business and mining coverage owing to its historical significance within the gold industry. Its proximity to Randfontein situates it within a cluster of towns historically defined by Witwatersrand gold mining activity.

Driefontein News


Mount Lyell copper/gold/silver project in Tasmania.
Two new projects secure Sibanye-Stillwater approval
18th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Burnstone gold project in South Africa and Mount Lyell copper/gold/silver project in Tasmania, both considerably infrastructured with near-term revival outlooks, have been approved by Johannesburg... 


Mount Lyell copper/gold/silver project in Tasmania.
Two new projects win Sibanye-Stillwater thumbs up
2nd September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Burnstone gold project in South Africa and Mount Lyell copper/gold/silver project in Tasmania, both considerably infrastructured with near-term revival outlooks, have been approved by Johannesburg... 


Sibanye-Stillwater COO South Africa Richard Cox.
Investment decision end-June on already well-infrastructured Burnstone gold project
13th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

The final investment decision by Sibanye-Stillwater on the already well-infrastructured Burnstone gold project in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province is being targeted for the first half of this... 


Sibanye-Stillwater's Driefontein mine
Sibanye-Stillwater inks three-year wage agreement with local gold mine unions
2nd December 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE- and NYSE-listed precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater has confirmed that it has concluded wage negotiations for its South African gold mining operations. The company signed a three-year... 


A generic image of woman standing at a mine site
Menar champions safety, inclusion for women
7th November 2025 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Diversified mining group Menar is strengthening its women in mining (WiM) structures across its operations, linking gender inclusion directly to health, safety and operational performance, reports... 


Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Richard Stewart.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum earnings up 213%, gold earnings up 177%
6th November 2025 By: Martin Creamer

The significant leverage of Sibanye-Stillwater to precious metals prices is clearly illustrated by the skyrocketing of its South African gold and platinum group metals (PGMs) earnings in the three... 


Headgear for the FWGR project
Far West Gold Recoveries operation, South Africa – update
29th August 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The completion of the Driefontein 2 plant is expected in the first quarter of the 2027 financial year. 


Sibanye-Stillwater's Kroondal mine
Sibanye-Stillwater reports positive earnings increases for the first quarter
9th May 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Multinational mining and metals processing group Sibanye-Stillwater has reported an 89% year-on-year increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) to... 


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