Dominionville | |
Pushpin Map: | South Africa North West#South Africa |
Coordinates: | -26.9°N 26.394°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North West |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | City of Matlosana |
Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
Established Title: | Established |
Leader Title: | Councillor |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.70 |
Population Total: | 676 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
Demographics1 Info1: | 57.1% |
Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
Demographics1 Info2: | 2.4% |
Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
Demographics1 Info3: | 0.1% |
Demographics1 Title4: | White |
Demographics1 Info4: | 39.6% |
Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
Demographics1 Info5: | 0.7% |
Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
Demographics2 Title1: | Tswana |
Demographics2 Info1: | 46.4% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Afrikaans |
Demographics2 Info2: | 43.0% |
Demographics2 Title3: | English |
Demographics2 Info3: | 5.2% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Xhosa |
Demographics2 Info4: | 2.4% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
Demographics2 Info5: | 3.0% |
Timezone1: | SAST |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
Postal2 Code: | 2578 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 018 |
Dominionville is a town in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. Dominionville is named after the mining of the rock called Domino.[2]
Described as a "ramshackle mining village" by The Globe and Mail, it was built around the Dominion Reefs uranium deposit. The site was acquired in 2005 by Uranium One and at its peak it provided employment for 4,500 workers, but poor labour relations and falling uranium prices led to the mine's closure in October 2009.[3] Shiva Uranium, controlled by the Gupta family, bought the mine for $37 million in 2010.[4]