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Witwatersrand

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Witwatersrand is gold mining.

20 facts·8 predicates·6 sources·4 in dispute

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  • gold mining[2]all time · Wf15 10 Maputo Wikipedia
  • goldfields[4]all time · Wf15 14 the British in Delagoa Bay in the Aftermath of the Boer

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Other facts (17)

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17 facts
PredicateValueRef
Rdf TypeRegion[2]
Rdf TypeMining Region[2]
Rdf TypeGold Field[3]
Rdf TypePlace[4]
Rdf TypePlace[5]
Rdf TypePlace[6]
Located inSouth Africa[2]
Located inRepublic of Transvaal[3]
Located inTransvaal[4]
Located inTransvaal[5]
Located inSouth Africa[6]
Also Known AsWitwatersrand[3]
Also Known AsThe Rand[5]
Record OutputPlates 100k Ozs[1]
Name VariantRand[4]
Produces CommodityGold[5]
Near CityJohannesburg[5]

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recordOutputlaura-corridor/loop6-blankets
ex:plates-100k-ozs
rdfTypeval-mauritius/wf15-10-maputo-wikipedia
ex:Region
rdfTypeval-mauritius/wf15-10-maputo-wikipedia
ex:MiningRegion
knownForval-mauritius/wf15-10-maputo-wikipedia
gold mining
locatedInval-mauritius/wf15-10-maputo-wikipedia
ex:south-africa
locatedInval-mauritius/wf15-11-pretoria-maputo-railway-wikipedia
ex:republic-of-transvaal
rdfTypeval-mauritius/wf15-11-pretoria-maputo-railway-wikipedia
ex:GoldField
alsoKnownAsval-mauritius/wf15-11-pretoria-maputo-railway-wikipedia
Witwatersrand
nameVariantval-mauritius/wf15-14-the-british-in-delagoa-bay-in-the-aftermath-of-the-boer
Rand
knownForval-mauritius/wf15-14-the-british-in-delagoa-bay-in-the-aftermath-of-the-boer
goldfields
labelval-mauritius/wf15-14-the-british-in-delagoa-bay-in-the-aftermath-of-the-boer
Witwatersrand
locatedInval-mauritius/wf15-14-the-british-in-delagoa-bay-in-the-aftermath-of-the-boer
ex:transvaal
rdfTypeval-mauritius/wf15-14-the-british-in-delagoa-bay-in-the-aftermath-of-the-boer
ex:Place
rdfTypeval-mauritius/wf15-19-the-key-to-south-africa-in-the-1890s-delagoa-bay-and-the
ex:Place
alsoKnownAsval-mauritius/wf15-19-the-key-to-south-africa-in-the-1890s-delagoa-bay-and-the
ex:the-rand
locatedInval-mauritius/wf15-19-the-key-to-south-africa-in-the-1890s-delagoa-bay-and-the
ex:transvaal
producesCommodityval-mauritius/wf15-19-the-key-to-south-africa-in-the-1890s-delagoa-bay-and-the
ex:gold
nearCityval-mauritius/wf15-19-the-key-to-south-africa-in-the-1890s-delagoa-bay-and-the
ex:johannesburg
locatedInval-mauritius/wf15-18-history-of-maputo-wikipedia
ex:south-africa
rdfTypeval-mauritius/wf15-18-history-of-maputo-wikipedia
ex:Place

References (6)

6 references
  1. ctx:genes/laura-corridor/loop6-blankets
  2. ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf15-10-maputo-wikipedia
  3. ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf15-11-pretoria-maputo-railway-wikipedia
  4. ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf15-14-the-british-in-delagoa-bay-in-the-aftermath-of-the-boer
  5. ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf15-19-the-key-to-south-africa-in-the-1890s-delagoa-bay-and-the
  6. ctx:genes/val-mauritius/wf15-18-history-of-maputo-wikipedia

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