Carletonville is a gold-mining town in western Gauteng, South Africa. It is one of the richest gold-producing areas in the world. At 3,749 m, Western Deep Levels is one of the world's deepest mines.Developed by various mining companies from 1937 onwards, the town - which was named after the long-serving mining director of Consolidated Gold Fields, Guy Carleton Jones - was not officially incorporated until 1959.The Elandskraal mine, site of a 3 October 2007 collapse, is located in Carletonville.Carletonville is currently part of the Merafong City Local Municipality.Famous people from Carletonville Brian McMillan, South African cricketer Jaque Fourie, South African rugby union footballer
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