Allanridge

Allanridge is a gold mining town in the Free State Province of South Africa. It is the main center of the Lorraine Gold Mining Company and is dominated by the tall headgear and complex reduction works which treat thousands of tons of gold-bearing ore every month. The town was founded in 1950 and named after Allan Roberts whose borehore's proximity to the gold bearing reef was the precursor to the mining in the area. The town layout was designed by town planner William Backhouse, who also planned Welkom. It became a municipality on 21 December 1956.