Kloofendal Nature Reserve is a municipal nature reserve in
Roodepoort, South Africa.[1] It is one of the first
nature reserves in
Johannesburg. It is also recognized as the place where
gold was first mined in Johannesburg. The old gold mine can be visited by appointment. There are hiking trails and a small
dam.
Small animals in the reserve
Many small mammals are found at Kloofendal, including:
The Confidence Reef was discovered by the brothers Fred and Harry Struben on 18 September 1884. This led to an influx of prospectors to the
Witwatersrand, culminating 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 but the Confidence reef bore little gold and their mine was unprofitable. The mine was declared a National Monument on 29 July 1983.[3]
Kloofendal Nature Reserve is a municipal nature reserve in
Roodepoort, South Africa.[1] It is one of the first
nature reserves in
Johannesburg. It is also recognized as the place where
gold was first mined in Johannesburg. The old gold mine can be visited by appointment. There are hiking trails and a small
dam.
Small animals in the reserve
Many small mammals are found at Kloofendal, including:
The Confidence Reef was discovered by the brothers Fred and Harry Struben on 18 September 1884. This led to an influx of prospectors to the
Witwatersrand, culminating 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 but the Confidence reef bore little gold and their mine was unprofitable. The mine was declared a National Monument on 29 July 1983.[3]