Hartebeestfontein Gold Mine - 1979 Production

Producer in South Africa with commodities Gold, Uranium, Sulfur-Pyrite, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Sections on this page
  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. Production statistics
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079395
MRDS ID W028710
Record type Site
Current site name Hartebeestfontein Gold Mine - 1979 Production

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 25.09406, -28.99506 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

  • REFER TO RECORD NO. W026848 FOR PRIMARY FILE DETAILED DATA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Uranium Secondary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 25.09406, -28.99506

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Klerksdorp Area Of The Witwatersrand Goldfields

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Material ORE AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.361 Toz Au/Met Ton Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PYRITE FROM HAARTEBEESTFONTEIN ANNUAL REPORT 1979

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: 1979 OPERATING COSTS: $127.72/TROY OUNCE OF GOLD RECOVERED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS. CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. JANUARY - DECEMBER 1979

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1980 Sweetwood, Charles W. Department of State

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.