| Deposit ID | 10304872 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027856 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 7910200067 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Witwatersrand Nigel |
| Related records | 10089662 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.39315, -26.49659 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1800 |
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 |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 28.39315, -26.49659 |
|---|
| Thickness | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1940 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Witwatersrand |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Witwatersrand Nigel, Ltd |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | African Exploration Co. Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Production Of Gold Bullion 1 Metric Ton. | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910200067 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027856 | MAS references MRDS |
MINING JOURNAL, P. 10 (JULY 2, 1993).
A SURVEY OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF SOUTH AFRICA,BY R.B.TOOM
RAL INFORMATION BULLETIN MR 58,1962,MINER.RES.DIV;DEPT.MINES
WITWATERSRAND GOLD,WORLD MINING, MAY,1977,P.50-53.
WORLD MINES REGISTER 76-77,MILLER FREEMAN PUB,INC.
DETRITAL GOLD,URANIUM,AND PYRITE CONCENTRATIONS RELATED TO S
OLOGY IN THE PRECAMBRIAN VAAL REEF PLACER,WITWATERSRAND,SOUT
A;W.E.L.MINTER,ECON-GEOL;V-71,#1,1977,P.157-176
E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSIN
TIONS,PUB.BY ENG.AND MIN-JOURN,MCGRAW HILL,N.Y,1976
GEOL.SURV,SP.PUBL.18,1972,S.AFRICA
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW,PUB.MIN.JOURN;LONDON,1977,P.431-443.
MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH AFRICA;GEOL SURV.PUB;EDT;BY C.B.C
HAND BOOK 7,1976,FIFTH EDITION,P.39-74,233-240.
MINING JOURNAL,QUARTER ENDING,JUNE,1977,P.9
THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA,GEOL.SUR.
9,4TH EDITION
WITWATERSRAND MINING PRACTICE,BY WATERMEYER,G.A.AND HOFFENBE
PUB.BY THE TRANSVAAL CHAMBER OF MINES,GOLD PRODUCERS COMMITT
WITWATERSRAND NIGEL,LTD;ANNUAL REPORT,1975
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 29-AUG-1994 | Boyle, Ed | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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