Define The Rand. The Rand synonyms, The Rand pronunciation, The Rand translation, English dictionary definition of The Rand. a rocky gold-bearing ridge in South Africa, about thirty miles long, on which Johannesburg is situated; also, the gold-mining dis
Define Rand, the. Rand, the synonyms, Rand, the pronunciation, Rand, the translation, English dictionary definition of Rand, the. Often called Rand A region of northeast South Africa between the Vaal River and Johannesburg. It has been one of the richest
it forms the divide between the Limpopo and Vaal rivers. The ore-bearing area stretches from Johannesburg to the south-west for 350 km (ranging from 25 to 100 km in width). The deposit was discovered in 1884. From the beginning of exploitation through 1967, about 21,000 tons of gold wer...