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 Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg — Old Crown Mines Chimney Image source

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

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019/2/228/0096 Head Office, Provincial Heritage site www.sahra.org.za/sahris/node/33556, National Monument

Last updated · 18 Apr 2019

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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 October 2026).

South African History Online, Old Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/P-0066013, (accessed 22 October 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 Oct. 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.