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Klerksdorp (/ ˈ k l ɑːr k s d ɔːr p / KLARKS-dorp) is located in the North West Province, South Africa. Klerksdorp is located 165 km (103 mi) southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. [2] Klerksdorp was also the first capital of the then Transvaal Republic and used to be the home of the
A Klerksdorp sphere. It is 3 to 4 centimetres (1.2 to 1.6 in) in maximum diameter and 2.5 centimetres (0.98 in) in thickness. Klerksdorp spheres are small objects, often spherical to disc-shaped, that have been collected by miners and rockhounds from 3-billion-year-old pyrophyllite deposits mined by Wonderstone Ltd., near Ottosdal, South Africa.
In April 1912, an airplane was first seen in Klerksdorp. Twenty years later, in 1932, the city council decided to build an airfield on the western town grounds and in 1937 a flying club was founded. The airport was located on the site of the current prison, west of the road to Orkney.
The power station would be located near the town of Klerksdorp, in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District, in the North West Province of South Africa. [1] Klerksdorp, is located about 172 kilometres (107 mi), southeast of Mahikeng, the provincial capital. [3] The land area hosting the solar farm is reported as 200 hectares (490 acres). [4]
The chief minerals are gold, mined at Orkney and Klerksdorp; uranium, mined at Klerksdorp; platinum, mined at Rustenburg and Brits; and diamonds, mined at Lichtenburg, Christiana, and Bloemhof. About 85% of all money-making activities take place between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom. The economic heart of the province is Klerksdorp.
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Rio Casino Resort (formerly known as Tusk Rio Casino Resort) is a casino and resort in Klerksdorp, Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in North West (South African province). At 266,330 square feet (24,743 m 2), it is one of the largest casinos in the Southern Hemisphere and the world [4] [5] [6]
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