Commodities
PrimaryGold, Uranium
SecondarySulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Sulfur-Pyrite, PGE, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model193: Quartz pebble conglomerate Au-U (BC name is Paleoplacer U-Au-PGE-Sn-Ti
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR/BLANKET
Ore controlGentle Uplift Of Continental Mass; Erosion; Peneplanation; Folding; Faulting; Volcancity; Dike Injection And Build-Up Of Younger Sediments
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Conglomerate · Transvaal System-Campbell Rand Dolomite;Witwatersrand System (Upper Division)-Quartzite, Shales, Grits And Conglomerates
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Ventersdorp System-Lava
StructureUnique Continuity Of Gold-Bearing Horizons Over Extended Area, Though Well Marked By Folding, Faulting And (Locally) Erosion And Redeposition Of Overlying Conformable Sediments., Uniformly - Gentle Dip, But With Local Folds And Faults. Overlying Lavas And Dolomites Are Massive.
Tectonic settingPlatform
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1957
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10078491
MRDS IDW026839
RegionAF
Data scoreA
Coordinates-26.86326, 26.8348
References
GENERAL MINING AND FINANCE CORPORATION, ANNUAL REPORT; 1975MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH - CENTRAL AFRICA; PELLETIER, R. A.; 1964MINING JOURNAL QUARTERLY REVIEW OF SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD SHARES, VOL. 19 . NO. 1 ; MAY 1975MINING JOURNAL, 1977, DEVELOPMENT AND MILLING RESULTS: V. 288, P. 36.PARK AND MACDIARMID, 1970, ORE DEPOSITS: FREEMAN AND CO., P. 441.MERTIE, 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 46.BUFFELSFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED, METALLURGICAL DEPARTMENT, 1963, REPORTS ON THE GOLD AND URANIUM PLANTS: BUFFELSFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED, METALLURGICAL DEPARTMENT.IVOR JONES, ROY AND CO., INC., 1975, SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD SHARES: JOHANNESBURG, IVOR JONES, ROY AND CO., INC.CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1985 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS-1986 ; CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1981 ; CHAMBER OF MINES - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS 1982 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1983 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1984 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. JANUARY - DECEMBER 1979 ; ANALYSES OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - 1980 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. JANUARY - DECEMBER 1978 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA, JANUARY-DECEMBER 1977