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O.F.S. Joint Metallurgical Scheme

Producer in Free State, South Africa with commodities Uranium, Sulfur-Pyrite, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079220
MRDS ID W028268
Record type Site
Current site name O.F.S. Joint Metallurgical Scheme

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 25.221, -29.04763 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR THE TOWNS OF WELKOM AND VIRGINIA, No latitude-longitude reported. Given lat-lon is for centroid of first order political subdivision boundary.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Free State(province)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
South Africa Free State

Comments on the location information

  • ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION'S ORANGE FREE STATE JOINT METALLURGICAL SCHEME CONSOLIDATES PRODUCTION OF URANIUM, SULFURIC ACID AND GOLD FROM CURRENT TAILINGS AND RECLAIMED SLIMES FROM SIX MINES; FREE STATE GEDULD (PRIMARY RECORD NO. W014848 ), FREE STATE SAAIPLAAS (PRIMARY RECORD NO. W014847 ), PRESIDENT BRAND ( PRIMARY RECORD NO. W014839 ), PRESIDENT STEYN ( PRIMARY RECORD NO. W014840 ), WELKOM GOLD MINING CO. ( PRIMARY RECORD NO. W014842 ) AND WESTERN HOLDINGS ( PRIMARY RECORD NO. W014846). SEE PRIMARY RECORDS FOR LOCATIONS, ALTITUDES, LAND CLASSIFICATIONS AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION. DATA PROVIDED IN THIS RECORD ARE NOT INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN INDIVIDUAL MINE RECORDS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary
Gold Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SEE LOCATION COMMENTS AND REFERENCES TO INDIVIDUAL PRIMARY RECORDS

Analytical data

Result SEE ENTRIES UNDER PRODUCTION

Nearby scientific data

(1) 25.221, -29.04763
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • FOR DESCRIPTIONS SEE PRIMARY RECORDS W014839 , W014840 , W014842 , W014846 , W014847 AND W014848

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1977

Mining district

District name Orange Free State Area Of The Witwatersrand Goldfields

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Anglo American Corp. Of South Africa, Ltd.

Comments on the production information

  • NO DETAILS OF ORE MILLED AVAILABLE.

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 10.0 MIL. MET. T/YR. ; ECON.YEAR: 1977 ; ECON.COM: A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO RECOVER URANIUM, SULFURIC ACID AND GOLD FROM CURRENT TAILINGS AND RECLAIMED SLIMES FROM SIX MINES (SEE LOCATION COMMENTS). THE PRESIDENT BRAND MINE IS THE CENTRAL POINT, TO PRODUCE THESE PRODUCTS FROM ITS OWN SOURCES AND FROM FLOTATION PLANTS AT EACH OF THE OTHER FIVE MINES. LONG RANGE PRODUCTION OUTLOOK FAVORABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED, 1978, ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED, 1977, ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Deposit

    ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED, 1976, ANNUAL REPORTS.

  • Production

    CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA;

  • Production

    ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT - 1982;

  • Production

    ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT - 1983;

  • Production

    ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT - 1985;

  • Production

    CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA-1986;

  • Production

    ANALYSES OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA-1980 (GOLD AND URANIUM);

  • Production

    ANGLO AMERICAN ANNUAL REPORT, 1980 (PYRITE AND SULFUR FROM SLIMES).

  • Production

    CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1981 AND ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 1981;

  • Production

    ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA; JANUARY - DECEMBER 1978 (FOR URANIUM AND GOLD PRODUCTION) AND ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 1978 (FOR SLIMES, PYRITE AND SULFUR DATA).

  • Production

    ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA; JANUARY - DECEMBER 1979 (FOR URANIUM AND GOLD PRODUCTION) AND ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 1979 (FOR SLIMES, PYRITE AND SULFUR DATA).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION MERGED FROM RECORD NUMBER W028700 ; W028747 ; W030937 ; W032338 ; W032949 ; W033099 ; W033840 ; W055287
Deposit FOR DESCRIPTIONS SEE PRIMARY RECORDS W014839 , W014840 , W014842 , W014846 , W014847 AND W014848 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1978 Sweetwood, Charles W. Department of State
Updater 01-JUL-1987 Mccarter, Lorna D Department of State
Updater 01-MAY-1980 Sweetwood, Charles W. Department of State
Updater 01-JUL-1981 Mccarter, Lorna D. Department of State
Updater 01-AUG-1982 Mccarter, Lorna D. Department of State
Updater 01-JUL-1984 Mccarter, Lorna D. Department of State
Updater 01-JUL-1983 Mccarter, Lorna D. Department of State
Updater 01-JUL-1985 Mccarter, Lorna D Department of State
Updater 01-JUL-1987 Mccarter, Lorna D. Department of State

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