Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryUranium, Sulfur-Pyrite, PGE, Silver
TertiarySulfur, Sulfuric Acid
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; Volcanicity; Dike Injection And Build-Up Of Younger Sediments
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 production1955
Discovery year1942
Identification
Deposit ID10078500
MRDS IDW026848
RegionAF
Data scoreA
Coordinates-26.82992, 26.81814
References
ANGLO-TRANSVAAL CONSOLIDATED INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORT; 1976MINING JOURNAL QUARTERLY REVIEW OF SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD SHARES, VOL. 19 , NO. 1 ; MAY 1975SOUTH AFRICAN MINING & ENGINEERING JOURNAL, JUNE 1975MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, DEPARTMENT OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; 1976MINING JOURNAL, 1977, DEVELOPMENT AND MINING RESULTS: V. 288.MERTIE, 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF PLATINUM: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630.IVOR JONES, ROY AND COMPANY, INC., SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD SHARES: JOHANNESBURG, IVOR JONES, ROY AND COMPANY, INC.HARTEBEESTFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1976, ANNUAL REPORT, HARTEBEESTFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED.CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA;CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS-1983.PYRITE PRODUCTION-HARTEBEESTFONTEIN ANNUAL REPORT-1983;CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1984.PYRITE PRODUCTION FROM HARTEBEESTFONTEIN ANNUAL REPORT - 1984;CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1985.PYRITE AND SULPHURIC ACID - HARTEBEESTFONTEIN ANNUAL REPORT - -1985;CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS-1986.PYRITE AND SULPHURIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM MINE ANNUAL REPORT.ANALYSES OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - 1980;CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1981;CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS PYRITE PRODUCTION FROM HARTEBEESTFONTEIN ANNUAL REPORT;ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. JANUARY - DECEMBER 1978;AU. AND U: ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA, JANUARY-DECEMBER 1977.PYRITE FROM HARTEBEESTFONTEIN GOLD MINE ANNUAL REPORT 1977.