Question

Johannesburg is known for mining of which of the following minerals?

Answer 1

Johannesburg gold mine:

1. When a vast gold reef was accidentally discovered on a rural farm in$1886$, it triggered a massive gold rush by thousands of speculators, establishing Johannesburg's gold mining industry.
2. In ten years, the same location had become a fully-fledged town, and in $30$ years, it had become South Africa's largest city.
3. Johannesburg is now the largest city in Africa, surrounded by the world's deepest gold mines.
4. The largest gold and diamond mining companies, including Anglo American and De Beers, have their headquarters in Johannesburg.

Therefore, Johannesburg is known for mining for gold.