The building was designed by Herbert Baker after the amalgamation of eight mining companies in April 1909, when Crown Mines Ltd was founded. The office complex included an experimental laboratory with a prominent brick chimney. In 1978 the property was taken over by Rand Mines (Pty) Ltd. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 February 1989.
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Old Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg
Old Crown Mines Chimney Image source
- Coordinates
- -26.2050, 27.9840
- Updated
- 18 Apr 2019
Old Crown Mines Chimney Image source
Location Map
Old Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg
How we know this
- 019/2/228/0096 Head Office, Provincial Heritage site www.sahra.org.za/sahris/node/33556, National Monument
Last updated · 18 Apr 2019
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Old Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066013
South African History Online (2011) 'Old Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066013 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, Old Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066013, (accessed 22 July 2026).
"Old Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066013. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Old Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066013.
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