Daggafontein Division Ergo

Producer in South Africa with commodities Gold, Sulfur, Uranium

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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	10255864
MRDS ID	M046340
MAS/MILS ID	7910200230
Record type	Site
Current site name	Daggafontein Division Ergo
Related records	10038867

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Town
Geographic coordinates:	28.48475, -26.3049 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Comments on the location information

PLANT LOCATED 7 KM SE OF CITY OF SPRINGS.

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Sulfur	Secondary
Uranium	Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1)	28.48475, -26.3049	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

Type Owner-Operator

Owner East Rand Gold And Uranium Co. Ltd.

Interest 100

Home office South Africa

Year 1987

First year 1987

Last year 1987

Type	Owner-Operator
Owner	East Rand Gold And Uranium Co. Ltd.
Interest	100
Home office	South Africa
Year	1987
First year	1987
Last year	1987

Comments on the production information

STARTED PROD.APRIL 1987, FIRST 9 MOS. PROD.= 57,806 OZ.AU FROM TREATING (CIL) 8,914,000 MT SLIMES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

RESERVE AS AT MARCH 31,1987 = 291,700,000 MT SLIMES GRADING .24-.53 G AU/MT, .042-.111 KG U/MT AND .23-.80 PCT S.

Comments on other economic factors

UNDER CONSTRUCTION 1986/1987.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	7910200230
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046340	MAS references MRDS

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	23-SEP-96	Buckingham, David A.	U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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