Producer

Western Areas

South Africa
GoldSilverUraniumSulfur
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Uranium
TertiarySulfur
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsGold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Uraninite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1961
Discovery year1961
Identification
Deposit ID10232245
MRDS IDW027868
RegionAF
Data scoreB
Coordinates-26.3666, 27.70146
References
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