| West Driefontein | |
| Pushpin Map: | South Africa Gauteng#South Africa |
| Coordinates: | -26.3833°N 53°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | South Africa |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gauteng |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Rand |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Merafong City |
| Subdivision Type4: | Main Place |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 47.54 |
| Population Total: | 2857 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Racial makeup (2011) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Black African |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 97.1% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Coloured |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 1.3% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Indian/Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 0.4% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 1.2% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | First languages (2011) |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Sotho |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 28.4% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Xhosa |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 27.2% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | Tsonga |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 15.0% |
| Demographics2 Title4: | Zulu |
| Demographics2 Info4: | 13.8% |
| Demographics2 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics2 Info5: | 15.6% |
| Timezone1: | SAST |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code (street) |
| Postal2 Code Type: | PO box |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
West Driefontein was a South African gold mining company belonging to the Goldfields Group (now Sibanye Gold).
It lies approximately 10km (10miles) outside Carletonville next to Blyvooruitsig and East Driefontein. It used to be the richest gold mine in the world before it was flooded by water.