Drylands

Producer in South Africa with commodity 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. Links to other databases
  9. General comments
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10159812
MAS/MILS ID 7910200239
Record type Site
Current site name Drylands

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 27.41816, -26.3633 (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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 27.41816, -26.3633

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED NORTH OF CARLETONVILLE. COORDS. ARE OF CARLETONVILLE. HEAP LEACHING OPERATION BEGAN PROD. IN MARCH 1988. ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 12,056-16,075 OZ.AU. EXPECTED 4 YR PRODUCTION LIFE WILL NOT BE ANALYZED FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-1996 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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