Vaal Reefs

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Vaal Reefs

| pushpin_map = South Africa North West#South Africa

| coordinates = {{coord|26.929|S|26.736|E|region:ZA|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Africa

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North West

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Dr Kenneth Kaunda

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = City of Matlosana

| subdivision_type4 = Main Place

| established_title = Established

| leader_title = Councillor

| area_footnotes = {{#tag:ref |{{cite web |url=http://census.adrianfrith.com/place/61919 |title = Main Place Vaal Reefs |work=Census 2001}} |name=census2001}}

| area_total_km2 = 6.15

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 11345

| population_as_of = 2001

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Racial makeup (2001)

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Black African

| demographics1_info1 = 94.8%

| demographics1_title2 = Coloured

| demographics1_info2 = 0.2%

| demographics1_title3 = Indian/Asian

| demographics1_info3 =

| demographics1_title4 = White

| demographics1_info4 = 5.0%

| demographics1_title5 = Other

| demographics1_info5 =

| demographics_type2 = First languages (2001)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Xhosa

| demographics2_info1 = 34.7%

| demographics2_title2 = Sotho

| demographics2_info2 = 26.1%

| demographics2_title3 = Tswana

| demographics2_info3 = 14.3%

| demographics2_title4 = Tsonga

| demographics2_info4 = 6.0%

| demographics2_title5 = Other

| demographics2_info5 = 18.9%

| timezone1 = SAST

| utc_offset1 = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code (street)

| postal_code =

| postal2_code_type = PO box

| postal2_code =

| area_code_type = Area code

}}

Vaal Reefs is a gold bearing reef which is mined near the town of Orkney in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa.

The town of Orkney is home to a large gold mining operation originally owned by AngloGold Ashanti, a company that was originally incorporated in 1944 under the name of Vaal Reefs Exploration and Mining Company Limited.{{cite web|title=Group information|url=http://www.anglogold.com/subwebs/informationforinvestors/reports08/annualreport08/files/group_info.pdf|publisher=AngloGold Ashanti Limited|access-date=27 August 2014}}