Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPGE, Uranium, Sulfur-Pyrite, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR/BLANKET
Ore controlGentle Uplift Of Contental Mass; Erosion; Peneplanation; Folding; Faulting; Volcanicity; 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 production1952
Identification
Deposit ID10078492
MRDS IDW026840
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-26.74659, 26.8348
References
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