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Kinross

Plant in South Africa with commodities Gold, PGE, Silver
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134684
MRDS ID M046346
MAS/MILS ID 7910200050
Record type Site
Current site name Kinross
Related records 10038872

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 29.16814, -26.46328 (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
PGE Critical Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 29.16814, -26.46328
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90W
    Dip 20N
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PLACER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N90W:20N
    Date of Last Modification 850930
  • Area 3620HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3620
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1968
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Precipitation
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Transvaal

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner General Mining Union Corp.(Gencor)
    Interest 50
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1982
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Union Corp. Investments Ltd.
    Interest 23
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1972
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1464000mt
    Description 1464000 Metric Tons Ore Treated
  • Year 1973
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1506000mt
    Description 1506000 Metric Tons Ore Treated
  • Year 1974
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1168000mt
    Description 1168000 Metric Tons Ore Treated
  • Year 1975
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1540000mt
    Description 1540000 Metric Tons Ore Treated
  • Year 1976
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1494000mt
    Description 1494000 Metric Tons Ore Treated
  • Year 1977
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1490000mt
    Description 1490000 Metric Tons Ore Treated
  • Year 1978
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1560000mt
    Description 1560000 Metric Tons Ore Treated
  • Year 1979
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1580000mt
    Description 1580000 Metric Tons Ore Treated
  • Year 1980
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1600000mt
    Description 1600000 Metric Tons Ore Treated
  • Year 1981
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1630000mt
    Description 1630000 Metric Tons Ore Treated
  • Year 1982
    Material Ore
    Ore mined 1650000mt
    Description 1650000 Metric Tons Ore Treated

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT "A" REPRESENTS DORE BULLION WHICH CONTAINS APPROX. 88.9% AU, 9.1% AG, 1.0% OSMIRIDIUM, AND THE REMAINING ARE BASE METALS. THE DORE BULLION IS SHIPPED TO RAND REFINERY FOR FINAL PROCESSING.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 5770000mt ore
    Total resources 5770000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 11.1 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE RESERVES BASED UPON KINROSS 1981 ANNUAL REPORT.
  • 1989 PROD. = 389,216 OZ.AU FROM TREATING 2,124,190 MT ORE. WAS UPDATED FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY. 1991 PROD. = 386,709 OZ AU FROM TREATING 1,908,000 TNS ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 1800M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method BREAST STOPING 10-30
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 100
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 3
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 5714
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 30.16
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 32.

  • Deposit

    KINROSS MINES LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORTS 1981, 1976, AND 1975.

  • Deposit

    LIEBEN, W.R., 1972, MINERALOGICAL FEATURES OF GOLD

  • Deposit

    ORES IN SOUTH AFRICA, IN GOLD METALLURGY IN SOUTH AFRICA,

  • Deposit

    EDITED BY R.J., ADAMSON, CHAMBER OF MINES OF S.A.

  • Deposit

    KINROSS MINES LIMITED VISITOR MANUAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1994 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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