Transvaal gold fields
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The Transvaal gold fields resulted from gold discoveries during the 19th century in the South African Republic. After insignificant discoveries from 1840 up to 1870, payable or substantial gold deposits were found at:
- Leydsdorp in 1870 and 1883
- Geelhoutboom farm, or Mac-Mac diggings, in 1873
- Pilgrim's Restin 1873
- Barbertonin 1881
- Kaapsehoop in 1882
- Witwatersrand Basin, Witwatersrand)