West Driefontein - 1984 Production

Occurrence in South Africa with commodities Gold, Uranium, Sulfur-Pyrite, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Silver, PGE
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081603
MRDS ID W033766
Record type Site
Current site name West Driefontein - 1984 Production

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 25.09406, -28.99506 (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
Uranium Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Primary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Primary
Silver Primary
PGE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 25.09406, -28.99506

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Oberholzer District Of West Wits Line Of Witwatersrand Goldfields

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Material ORE AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.430 Toz Au/Met Ton Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 0g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name CARBON LEADER
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 2171000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 23.109 g/mt Gold Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1984

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1984

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1985 Mccarter, Lorna D Department of State

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.