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Freegold

Past Producer in South Africa with commodities Gold, Uranium, Silver, Sulfur-Pyrite, PGE
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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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106326
MRDS ID W044639
Record type Site
Current site name Freegold
Alternate or previous names Free State Consolidated Gold Mines Limited

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
Silver Secondary
Sulfur-Pyrite Secondary
PGE Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 25.09406, -28.99506
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Orange Free State Area Of The Witwatersrand Goldfields

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anglo American Corp.

Comments on the production information

  • SEE INDIVIDUAL MINES LISTED

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: AS OF FEBRUARY 24, 1986 FREEGOLD INCORPORATES THE MINING OPERATIONS OF 4 COMPANIES - FREE STATE GEDULD MINES LIMIT-ED, PRESIDENT BRAND GOLD MINING CO. LTD., PRESIDENT STEYN GOLD-MINING CO. LTD., AND WESTERN HOLDINGS LTD. AND THEIR RESPECTIV-E MEMBERS. AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1985, THESE MINING OPERATIONS WERE-CONSOLIDATED UNDER FREE STATE CONSOLIDATED MINES (OPERATIONS) -LIMITED, (FORMERLY WESTERN HOLDINGS LIMITED), THE WHOLLY-OWNED-SUBSIDIARY OF FREEGOLD. DEFINITIVE OPERATING REGIONS AND RESPE-CTIVE MINES ARE AS FOLLOWS: NORTH REGION - FREDDIES MINE, FRE-E STATE GEDULD MINE, WESTERN HOLDINGS MINE. SOUTH REGION - PRE-SIDENT BRAND MINE, FREE STATE SAAIPLAAS (INCLUDES ERFDEEL).

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1986 Mccarter, Lorna D. Department of State

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