Commodities
PrimaryUranium
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR/BLANKET
Ore controlGentle Uplift Of Continental Mass; Erosion; Peneplanation; Folding; Faulting; Volcanicity; Dike Injection And Buildup Of Younger Sediments.
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Conglomerate · Transvaal System-Campbell Rand Dolomite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Ventersdorp System-Lava
StructureUnique Continuity Of Gold-Bearing Horizons Over Extended Area, Though Locally There Was Erosion And Redeposition Of Overlying Sediments., Uniformly Gentle Dip, But With Local Folds And Faults. Overlying Lavas & Dolomites.
Tectonic settingPlatform
AlterationNone
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1888
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10107376
MRDS IDW031562
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-26.87992, 26.50148
References
ANGLO AMERICAN CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 1980 AND 1981THE AFRIKANDER LEASE LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 1980MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, DEPARTMENT OF MINES 1976VAAL REEFS ANNUAL REPORT 1980MINING MAGAZINE 1979COAL, GOLD AND BASE MINERALS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA JUNE 1979AFRIKANDER LEASE ANNUAL REPORTS. ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1985 ; AFRIKANDER LEASE ANNUAL REPORT-1986 ; CHAMBER OF MINES - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1982 ; CHAMBER OF MINES - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS 1982 ; CHAMBER OF MINES - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1981