Borehole UC 65
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Borehole UC 65 is a provincial heritage site
near Evander
in the Mpumalanga
province of South Africa
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In 1985 it was described in the Government Gazette
as
The heritage site is situated on portion 107 of the farm Winkelhaak 135, IS.
mining company, founded in 1897. Union Corporation had sole control over the 1951 discovery of the Evander gold field, and established four mines there: Bracken, Kinross, Leslie and Winkelhaak.
Provincial heritage site (South Africa)
A provincial heritage site is a building or place in South Africa that has historic or cultural importance and enjoys certain legal protections. These are under the management of provincial governments, as opposed to national heritage sites which are administered by the national government.-See...
near Evander
Evander, Mpumalanga
Evander is a town in the Mpumalanga, South Africa 8km north west of Secunda. The town was founded in 1955 when the Union Corporation started its mining activities and was originally part of the Bethal district...
in the Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga , is a province of South Africa. The name means east or literally "the place where the sun rises" in Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, north of KwaZulu-Natal and bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area...
province of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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In 1985 it was described in the Government Gazette
Government Gazette of South Africa
The Government Gazette is the Gazette of record of South Africa. It is the "official organ of Government". University of Cape Town, The Government Gazette is used by the government as an official way of communicating to the general public....
as
The heritage site is situated on portion 107 of the farm Winkelhaak 135, IS.
Union Corporation
Borehole UC 65 was a prospecting site controlled by the Union CorporationUnion Corporation
Union Corporation is a South African mining house founded on 29 December 1897 as A Goerz & Co Ltd. It took over the interests of the British registered company founded by Adolf Goerz in 1893 by. The company was renamed Union Corporation in 1918....
mining company, founded in 1897. Union Corporation had sole control over the 1951 discovery of the Evander gold field, and established four mines there: Bracken, Kinross, Leslie and Winkelhaak.