7 May 1837
Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten
- Updated
- 2 May 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010949
South African History Online (2011) 'Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010949 (Accessed: 13 November 2026).
South African History Online, Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010949, (accessed 13 November 2026).
"Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010949. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.
South African History Online. "Karl Gottlieb Mauch, purported to be the first man to discover gold in SA, is born in Stetten." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0010949.
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