| Deposit ID | 10134644 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027869 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910150006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Harmony |
| Alternate or previous names | Harmony Mine |
| Related records | 10079053 |
| Geographic coordinates: | 26.83479, -28.04654 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1000 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Free State(province)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| South Africa | Free State |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Sulfur | Secondary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| (1) | 26.83479, -28.04654 |
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| Area | 9933HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1954 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Orange Free State Gold Fields |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (Barlow Rand Mining Group) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1977 |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Material | Ore |
| Ore mined | 7700000mt |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Production Same From 1982 Through 2006 7700000 Metric Tons Ore/Year |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Material | Ore |
| Ore mined | 7700000mt |
| Description | 7700000 Metric Tons Ore/Year |
| Year | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Material | Ore |
| Ore mined | 7700000mt |
| Description | 7700000 Metric Tons Ore/Year |
| Year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Material | Ore |
| Ore mined | 7700000mt |
| Description | 7700000 Metric Tons Ore/Year |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 17970000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 17970000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910150006 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027869 | MAS references MRDS |
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12, ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, PP 84-112.
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ARTICLE ON THE NEW URANIUM EXTRACTION PLANT AT HARMONY.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1994 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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