Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryPGE, Silver
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR/BLANKET
Ore controlGentle Uplift Of Continental Mass; Erosion; Peneplanation; Folding; Faulting; Volcanicity; And Build-Up Of Younger Sediments. Gold Values Range Erratically From High To Low.
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Conglomerate,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Transvaal System-Dolomite;Witwatersrand System (Upper Division)-Quartzite, Shales, Grits, Conglomerates, And Carbon Granules
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 Sediments., Gentle Dip Regionally, With Folds And Faults Locally. Overlying Lavas And Dolomites Are Massive
Tectonic settingPlatform
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10079044
MRDS IDW027857
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-26.32993, 28.40145
References
GOLD FIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1973 - 1977MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA; PELLETIER, R.A.; 1964MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA; FIFTH EDITION, HANDBOOK 7 ; 1976VLAKFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1977, ANNUAL REPORTS.^253^VLAKFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1976, ANNUAL REPORTS.^253 VLAKFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1975, ANNUAL REPORTS.^253 VLAKFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED, 1974COMPANY ANNUAL REPORTS ; VLAKFONTEIN ANNUAL REPORT - 1984 ; VLAKFONTEIN ANNUAL REPORT - 1985 ; COMPANY ANNUAL REPORT-1986 ; CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1981 ; GOLDFIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT-1982 ; GOLD FIELDS OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT - 1983 ; VLAKFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1979 ; VLAKFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1980 ; VLAKFONTEIN GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1978