Driefontein, Gauteng

The West Wits field was discovered in 1931 and commenced operations with Venterspost Gold Mine in 1939.

In 1999, Gold Fields took control of the combined East and West Driefontein mines and merged them starting 2000 with Venterspost, Libanon, Leuudoorn and Kloof mines .

The place is situated in Merafong City local municipality, West Rand district, Gauteng province, South Africa.

Part of the West Rand 1886 Witwatersrand Gold Rush region, although to the west-southwest of Johannesburg itself, it is part of the Johannesburg conurbation.

It does not seem[clarification needed] the place after which the Battle of Driefontein (Second Boer War, 10 March 1900) was named.