Dominionville Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Main Place Dominionville . Census 2011.
  2. Web site: Council's Official Newspaper. City Of Matlosana. 27 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903125433/http://matlosana.local.gov.za/DikgangMay.pdf. 3 September 2014.
  3. News: Backlash emerges against S. Africa's mining industry. The Globe and Mail. 2 April 2009 . 27 August 2014.
  4. News: Shiva Plans to Start Uranium Output at South Africa's Dominion 'Shortly'. Bloomberg. 26 January 2011 . 27 August 2014.