Gibraltar Arc Gibraltar Arc The Gibraltar Arc is a geological region corresponding to an arcuate orogen surrounding the Alboran Sea, between the Iberian Peninsula and Africa. It consists of the Betic Cordillera (south Spain), and the Rif (North Morocco). The Gibraltar Arc is located at the western end of the Mediterranean Alpine belt and formed during the Neogene due to convergence of the Eurasian and African plates. Maximum altitudes of the region are reached at the Mulhacén peak (3482 m) at the Cordillera Betica. Precipitation is collected mainly by the Guadalquivir (Betics) and Sebou (Rif) rivers, which have delivered most sedimentary infill
South African Mint South African Mint The South African Mint is a privately owned mint in South Africa responsible for minting all coins of the South African rand on behalf of the South African Reserve Bank. Located in Centurion, Gauteng province near Pretoria, the mint manufacturers coins and planchets for both domestic and international markets. Following the discovery of gold in the South African Republic causing the 1886 Witwatersrand Gold Rush, the country's President Paul Kruger decided to establish a national mint which was established in 1890 and opened on July 6, 1892 in Pretoria. A few years later the country was occupied