Odendaalsrus - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Odendaalsrus Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,519,754,900 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Odendaalsrus

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.37 sec.

Odendaalsrus

Town in Free State, South Africa, 64 km/40 mi southwest of Kroonstad; population (district, 1991) 97,600. The town has a small airfield and is linked by rail to Klerksdorp and Welkom. There is a power station nearby at Vierfontein.

In April 1946 the then richest gold reef in the world was struck on the farm Geduld, 4 km/2.5 mi from Odendaalsrus. The gold reef was less than 1,200 m/3,937 ft deep and assayed at 30.048 grammes of gold per metric tonne of ore (Rand ore runs at about 6g per metric tonne).



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.