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Witwatersrand Gold Rush
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<p>The Witwatersrand Gold Rush was a <a href="/facts/Gold_rush/eeewR1fT">gold rush</a> that began in 1886 and led to the establishment of <a href="/facts/Johannesburg/DQd9T8FY">Johannesburg</a>, <a href="/facts/South_Africa/vvXQpLgq">South Africa</a>. It was a part of the <a href="/facts/Mineral_Revolution/BfIqz82j">Mineral Revolution</a>. </p>