Dominionville is a town in

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in the

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province of

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. Dominionville is named after the mining of the rock called Domino. Described as a "ramshackle mining village" by ''

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'', it was built around the Dominion Reefs uranium deposit. The site was acquired in 2005 by

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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. Shiva Uranium, controlled by the Gupta family, bought the mine for $37 million in 2010.

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Populated places in the City of Matlosana Local Municipality Mining communities in South Africa {{NorthWestZA-geo-stub