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Venterspost

Producer in South Africa with commodities Gold, Silver, Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304807
MRDS ID W027858
MAS/MILS ID 7910200060
Record type Site
Current site name Venterspost
Alternate or previous names Venterspost Gold Mining Co,Ltd
Related records 10090139

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 27.63146, -26.29661 (WGS84)
Elevation 1600

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
Sulfur Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 27.63146, -26.29661
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N22E
    Dip 50S
    Thickness 3M
    Length 3000M
    Depth to top 1800M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PLACER
    Type of Orebody #3 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N22E:50S
    Minimum Depth to Top 650
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 30
    Date of Last Modification 850930

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1897
Year of first production 1939
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Witwatersrand

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Venterspost Gold Mining Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1398000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1968
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1361000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
  • Year 1969
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1390000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1970
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1362000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1971
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1372000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1972
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1350000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1973
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Au, .50 Wt% S 1370000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
  • Year 1974
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1436000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1975
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1359000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1419000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1221000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1193000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1234000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Feed 8.1 G/Mt Au, .81 G/Mt Ag, .50 Wt% S 1314000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Sulfur Sulfur 1wt-pct
    Minor Silver Silver 1g/mt
    Major Gold Gold 8g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 1120000mt ore
    Total resources 1120000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 8.7 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 2300M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method TIMBERED STOPES
    Percent Waste Rock 14
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
    Number of Shafts 3
    Capacity 5200
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUN 93,P. 32.

  • Deposit

    A SURVEY OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTH AFRICA,BY R.B.TOOM

  • Deposit

    RAL INFORMATION BULLETIN MR 58,1962,MINER.RES.DIV,DEPT.MINES

  • Deposit

    WITWATERSRAND GOLD,WORLD MINING, MAY,1977,P.50-53.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINES REGISTER 76-77,MILLER FREEMAN PUB,INC.

  • Deposit

    DETRITAL GOLD,URANIUM,AND PYRITE CONCENTRATIONS RELATED TO S

  • Deposit

    OLOGY IN THE PRECAMBRIAN VAAL REEF PLACER,WITWATERSRAND,SOUT

  • Deposit

    A;W.E.L.MINTER,ECON-GEOL,V-71,#1,1977,P.157-176

  • Deposit

    E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSIN

  • Deposit

    TIONS,PUB.BY ENG.AND MIN.JOURN,MCGRAW HILL,N.Y,1976

  • Deposit

    GEOL.SURV,SP.PUBL.18,1972,S.AFRICA

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,PUB.MIN.JOURN,LONDON,1977,P.431-443

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH AFRICA,GEOL.SURV.PUB,EDT,BY C.B.C

  • Deposit

    HAND BOOK 7,1976,FIFTH EDITION,P.39-74,233-240.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL,QUARTER ENDING,JUNE,1977

  • Deposit

    THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA,GEOL.SUR.

  • Deposit

    9,4TH EDITION.

  • Deposit

    WITWATERSRAND MINING PRACTICE,BY WATERMEYER,G.A.AND HOFFENBE

  • Deposit

    PUB.BY THE TRANSVAAL CHAMBER OF MINES,GOLD PRODUCERS COMMITT

  • Deposit

    VENTERSPOST GOLD MINING CO,LTD,ANNUAL REPORTS,1975,1976.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1994 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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