Then, in 1881, a small reef was discovered at Kromdraai in the Cradle and, within a few years, the Kromdraai Gold Mining Company was formed and part of the farm was declared a public digging.
Hafhu na nga 1881, ha wanala zwikwara Kromdraai kha Cradle nga murahu ha minwaha miṱuku vha Kromdraai Gold Mining Company ha kona u sikiwa, tshipiḓa tsha bulasi tsha kona upfi ndi fhethu ha ugwa ha tshitshavha.