Welkom Operations

Producer in Free State, South Africa with commodity Gold

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Nearby scientific data
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Ownership information
Links to other databases
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10183285
MRDS ID	W014842
MAS/MILS ID	7910151133
Record type	Site
Current site name	Welkom Operations
Related records	10071445

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	26.75149, -27.96325 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Free State(province)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
South Africa	Free State

Comments on the location information

LOCATED IN THE ODENDAALSRUS DISTRICT, O F.S.,S.A.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	26.75149, -27.96325	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type	Processing Plant
Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Large
Significant	No

Ownership information

Type Operator

Owner Anglo American Corp. Of South Africa, Ltd.

Interest 100

Home office South Africa

Type	Operator
Owner	Anglo American Corp. Of South Africa, Ltd.
Interest	100
Home office	South Africa

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7910151133
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	W014842	MAS references MRDS

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	21-OCT-1983	Hunter	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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