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Evander is a small town in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, 8km north-west of Secunda.
The town was founded in 1955 when the Union Corporation started its mining activities and was originally part of the Bethal district. Evander is named after Evelyn Anderson, the wife of Peter Maltitz Anderson, one of the directors of the corporation.
The Union Corporation acquired options in the Kinross area, 64 km west of Springs and mining started in 1955 through their subsidiary, Winkelhaak Mines Ltd.
The Evander mine is currently operating in its 8th shaft and employs 3 300 people. These operations are now owned by Harmony Gold Mine. The Kimberley Reef in the Evander Basin produced over 16 000 kg of gold fbetween 2008-2010. The ore is milled and processed at Kinross, 7km north.
The town has a 5 primary schools (Emdibini, Hoeveld, Isikhumbuzo, Inqanawe, and a high school and hosts one of the four campuses of the Gert Sibande College (originally the Evander Technical Institute).
The Evander airfield is located just south-west of the town.
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