| Deposit ID | 10207863 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026838 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910200057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Roodepoort Main Reef Areas, |
| Alternate or previous names | Ltd |
| Related records | 10107349 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 27.77145, -26.21661 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1500 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Osmium | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 27.77145, -26.21661 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| District name | Witwatersrand |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | General Mining And Finance Corp;Ltd |
| Interest | 21 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 7910200057 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026838 | MAS references MRDS |
A SURVEY OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTH AFRICA,BY R.B.TOOM
RAL INFORMATION BULLETIN MR 58,1962,MINER.RES.DIV;DEPT.MINES
WITWATERSRAND GOLD,WORLD MINING, MAY,1977,P.50-53.
WORLD MINES REGISTER 76-77,MILLER FREEMAN PUB,INC;
DETRITAL GOLD,URANIUM,AND PYRITE CONCENTRATIONS RELATED TO S
OLOGY IN THE PRECAMBRIAN VAAL REEF PLACER,WITWATERSRAND,SOUT
A;W.E.L.MINTER,ECON-GEOL;V-71,#1,1977,P.157-176
E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSIN
TIONS;PUB.BY ENG.AND MIN-JOURN,MCGRAW HILL,N.Y,1976
GEOL.SURV,SP.PUBL.18,1972,S.AFRICA
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,PUB.MIN.JOURN;LONDON,1977,P.431-443.
MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH AFRICA;GEOL.SURV.PUB;EDT,BY C.B.C
HAND BOOK 7,1976,FIFTH EDITION,P.39-74,233-240.
MINING JOURNAL,QUARTER ENDING,JUNE,1977
THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA,GEOL.SUR.
9,4TH EDITION.
WITWATERSRAND MINING PRACTICE,BY WATERMEYER,G.A.AND HOFFENBE
PUB.BY THE TRANSVAAL CHAMBER OF MINES,GOLD PRODUCERS'COMMITT
SOUTH ROODEPOORT MAIN REEF AREAS,LTD;ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEM
MINING MAGAZINE,SEPT.1976,P.279
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Vandiver | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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