| Population nearly 24,000 People | ||||
| Elevation | 1,541 m | |||
| Area | 35.14 km2 | |||
| Makeup | Black | 70.1% | ||
| Coloured | 0.9% | |||
| Indian/Asian | 1.3% | |||
| White | 27.4% | |||
| Other | 0.4% | |||
Carletonville is a gold-mining town in western Gauteng South Africa. It is one of the richest gold-producing areas in the world. At 3,749 m, Western Deep Levels is one of the world’s deepest mines.
Developed by various mining companies from 1937 onwards, the town – which was named after the long-serving mining director of Consolidated Gold Fields, Guy Carleton Jones – was not officially incorporated until 1959.
The Elandskraal mine, site of a 3 October 2007 collapse, is located in Carletonville.
Carletonville is currently part of the Merafong City Local Municipality.
