Stilfontein

Stilfontein is a gold mining town situated between Klerksdorp and Potchefstroom in North West Province of South Africa.

Stilfontein (quiet spring) was established in 1949 as a residential centre for three large gold mines, the Hartebeesfontein, Buffelsfontein and Stilfontein mines.

Stilfontein as struck by a mining-related earthquake in March [2005]], which damaged buildings in the town, which was followed by the closure of the Hartebeesfontein and Buffelsfontein mines.[1]