| Kinross | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Mpumalanga#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.4167°N 34°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mpumalanga |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Gert Sibande |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Govan Mbeki |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1915 |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.45 |
| Population Total: | 15246 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 77.2% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 6.5% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 8.9% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 5.8% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 1.7% |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 38.1% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | English |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 12.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Afrikaans |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 9.9% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 6.9% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 32.2% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal Code: | 2270 |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Postal2 Code: | 2270 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 017 |
Kinross is a small gold mining town in Mpumalanga, South Africa with four gold mines in the region. Village on the watershed between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, between Devon and Trichardt, 42 km west of Bethal, 19 km east of Leslie and about 70 km north-north-east of Standerton.
Proclaimed a village in December 1915, it acquired municipal status about 1965. Named after Kinross in Scotland, some say by engineers constructing the Springs-Breyten railway, others by the surveyor of the town.[2]
See main article: Kinross mining disaster. An underground fire started by an acetylene tank caused the death of 177 miners on 16 September 1986.[3] Another 235 miners were injured in the incident, one of the largest mining incidents in South Africa.[4]