Diepgezet
Place in Mpumalanga, South Africa
26°00′50″S 31°04′30″E / 26.014°S 31.075°E / -26.014; 31.075 (2001)[1]
Diepgezet is a deserted town in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
Formerly an asbestos mining town owned by Msauli and African Chrysotile Asbestos Limited (ACA)[2] before abandonment in 2002 due to the imminent closure of the mine as a result of a proposed ban on the usage of asbestos eventually signed into law in 2008.[3]
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Municipalities and communities of Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga
District seat: Ermelo
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