| 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 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 26.45148, -26.87659 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1432 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Africa(country)
Africa(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| South Africa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 26.45148, -26.87659 |
|---|
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| Milling method | Hydrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Klerksdorp Area Of Witwatersrand |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Anglo American Corp. Of South Africa, Ltd. |
| Interest | 26 |
| Home office | South Africa |
| Year | 1977 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 7910200100 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W014846 | MAS references MRDS |
MINING JOURNAL SUPP, FEB. 3, 1978 P. 9 & 12.
MINING MAGAZINE, JUNE 1977, VOL. 136, NO. 6, P.197.
WORLD MINING, JUNE 1977, VOL. 30, NO. 6, P.156.
MINING MAGAZINE, DEC. 1976, VOL. 135,NO. 6, P. 503.
MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1976, P. 431
MIN. RES. OF THE REPUBLIC OF S.A.,URANIUM P.233-238 -FIFTH E
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-OCT-1992 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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