Afrikander Lease

Producer in South Africa with commodities Gold, Uranium
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304882
MRDS ID W014846
MAS/MILS ID 7910200100
Record type Site
Current site name Afrikander Lease
Alternate or previous names Afrikander Lease Limited
Related records 10089217, 10191297, 10280180

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 26.45148, -26.87659 (WGS84)
Elevation 1432

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

South Africa(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
South Africa

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Uraninite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 26.45148, -26.87659

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PLACER
    Type of Orebody #3 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780808

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1953
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Klerksdorp Area Of Witwatersrand

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Anglo American Corp. Of South Africa, Ltd.
    Interest 26
    Home office South Africa
    Year 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FOR YR ENDED DEC.1988: 416,000 MT MILLED TO PRODUCE 16,815 OZ AU. LIFE OF MINE RESERVES (LEVELS 1-3) SUFFICIENT FOR AN UNSPECIFIED ANNUAL TONNAGE LEVEL FOR YRS 1991 THROUGH 1999. WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE OLD STUDY; WILL NOT BE UPDATED FOR THE 1992 AU STUDY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL SUPP, FEB. 3, 1978 P. 9 & 12.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JUNE 1977, VOL. 136, NO. 6, P.197.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, JUNE 1977, VOL. 30, NO. 6, P.156.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, DEC. 1976, VOL. 135,NO. 6, P. 503.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1976, P. 431

  • Deposit

    MIN. RES. OF THE REPUBLIC OF S.A.,URANIUM P.233-238 -FIFTH E

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76-RCD 010-CURRENT STATUS-U308 PROD.CEASED 1961,AU PRODUCTIO CEASED JUNE 1964.INCREASED U308 PRICE HAS MADE PROPERTY POS PROFITABLE.MET.TESTING(LEACHING)WAS UNDERWAY IN 1976.IF TES POSITIVE,DETAILED FEAS.STUDY DURING 1977 AND DECISION BY EN NO CURRENT INFO.AVAILABLE.PROPOSED TO MINE 108,000 MTPY ORR PRODUCE 750 MTPY U308. 77-RCD 151-SHERRIT GORDON OF CANADA ADVISING ON HIGH TEMP.HI PRESSURE LEACHING METHOD WITH 84% RECOVERY IN A FULL SCALE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-OCT-1992 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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