| Deposit ID | 10159257 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M046266 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910200078 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | East Rand Proprietary Mines Erpm |
| Alternate or previous names | East Rand Proprietary Mine |
| Related records | 10038815 |
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.25145, -26.2466 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Mica | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| (1) | 28.25145, -26.2466 |
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| Thickness | 1.3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth to top | 2500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 7800HA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1982 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | East Central |
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| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | East Rand Proprietary Mine (Barlow Rand Mining Group) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1982 |
| Year | 1982 |
|---|---|
| Description | Production The Same Until 2046 2700000 Metric Tons Ore/Year |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 8390000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8390000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 51500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 2500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910200078 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M046266 | MAS references MRDS |
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| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1994 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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