F.S. Saaiplaas

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Gold, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103727
MRDS ID M046878
Record type Site
Current site name F.S. Saaiplaas

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 25.09406, -28.99506

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BASIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Witwatersrand

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anglo American Corp. Of South Africa, Ltd.
    Home office Johannesburg, R.S.A.

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Period 1963 - 1965
    Material AU
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.253 Oz Au Per Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOUR., 1966 , DEVELOPMENT & MILLING RESULTS: MIN. JOUR. V. 266 , P.

  • Deposit

    PARK AND MAC DIARMID, 1970 , ORE DEPOSITS: FREEMAN & CO., P. 441

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, 1969 , ECON. GEOL. PT: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 630

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1978 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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