The Confidence Reef was discovered by the Struben brothers on 18 September 1884. This sparked off a flood of prospectors to the Witwatersrand, and eventually resulted in the discovery of the Main gold reef in 1886. The first payable gold on the Rand was extracted by the Strubens on this site. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 29 July 1983.
Place record
The Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort
- Coordinates
- -26.1309, 27.8822
- Updated
- 18 Apr 2019

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The Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort
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Last updated · 18 Apr 2019
South African History Online. (2011, July 14). The Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/P-0066042
South African History Online (2011) 'The Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/P-0066042 (Accessed: 23 July 2026).
South African History Online, The Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/P-0066042, (accessed 23 July 2026).
"The Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/P-0066042. Accessed 23 July 2026.
South African History Online. "The Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/P-0066042.
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Apartheid's Sporting Afterlife by Clark Easey
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Oudtshoorn, Western Cape
Sol Plaatje University
Namibia
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