Fairviewbarberton

Producer in South Africa with commodities Gold, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207561
MRDS ID W026842
MAS/MILS ID 7910200143
Record type Site
Current site name Fairviewbarberton
Alternate or previous names Fairview Ibarberton
Related records 10078494

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 31.10141, -25.7133 (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
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 31.10141, -25.7133

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Mining method Shrinkage Methods - Overhand Shrinkage
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Federate Mynbou Reperk
    Interest 100
  • Type Owner
    Owner General Mining Group

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Indicated 4000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4000000mt ore
    Total resources 4000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10 g/mt Gold Major 0
    Silver Ag 0.6 g/mt Silver Minor 0

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OVERHAND SHRINKAGE 10-67
    Capacity 430
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 59.49
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 350
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 28-SEP-1992 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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