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Driefontein is a large, shallow to ultra-deep level gold mining and processing operation located in the Far West Rand Goldfields of the Witwatersrand Basin, near the town of Carletonville in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, 70 km west of Johannesburg.
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May 29, 2019 · Driefontein is a deep level underground gold mine located along the northern and southwestern margins of the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa.
Driefontein mine - Wikipedia
In 1937, aided by a magnetometer, Dr Rudolf Krahman discovered vast gold deposits of the West Wits Line near Carletonville South Africa, including those developed as the Driefontein and Kloof (later KDC) mines. In 1999, Gold Fields acquired Driefontein through the purchase AGA’s 21.5% shareholding, then making Gold Fields the world’s second largest gold producer. Gold Fields Ltd held full interest in GFI Mining So…
Driefontein Gold Mine - Gold Fields
Driefontein Gold Mine is a large, well-established shallow to ultra-deep level gold mine with workings that are accessed through eight shaft systems that mine various gold bearing reefs from open ground and pillars that occur at depths between 600 and 3,300 metres below surface.
Driefontein Mine (East Driefontein Mine; West Driefontein ...
Driefontein Mine (East Driefontein Mine; West Driefontein Mine), Carletonville, Western Sector, Far West Rand (West Wits Line), West Rand District (West Rand), Gauteng, South Africa : Gold mine operated by Sibanye Gold. In September 1999 East Driefontein and West Driefontein gold mines where merged into Driefontein mine.
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Driefontein Gold Mine is a large, well established shallow to ultra deep level gold mine with workings that are accessed through eight shaft systems that mine various gold bearing reefs from open ground and pillars that occur at depths between 600 and 3,300 metres below surface.
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As of mid-2006, Driefontein’s proven and probable reserves within the exiting mine infrastructure totalled 55.6Mt at a grade of 5.9g/t gold, containing 14.1Moz of gold. A further 31Mt of probable reserves at 8.2g/t lie below the existing infrastructure (deper than 3,420m below surface), containing an additional 8.3Moz of gold.
Driefontein, Gauteng - Wikipedia
Driefontein is the Driefontein Mine in the West Witwatersrand Basin (West Wits) mining field. The West Wits field was discovered in 1931 and commenced operations with Venterspost Gold Mine in 1939. In 1952, the West Driefontein mine is opened. In 1968, Kloof mine commences operations.
East Driefontein Map - Gauteng, South Africa - Mapcarta
East Driefontein is a gold mine in Gauteng and has an elevation of 1620 meters. East Driefontein is situated nearby to Driefontein Country Club, south of Smalplaats.
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7.East Driefontein Mine This mine is owned by Sibanye-Stillwater, and it is the second deepest mine worldwide with a depth of 3.24 kilometers. The mine began operations in 1952, and in 2018, it produced 9.57Moz of the precious mineral. As of 2017 December, Driefonteins approximated ore …
Driefontein Gold Mine - Gold Fields
12Gold Fields 2008 $RIEFONTEINISALARGE ESTABLISHED SHALLOWTOULTRA DEEPLEVELGOLD mine, operating under a mining lease covering a total area of 8,561 hectares. The current mine infrastructure consists of seven operating shaft complexes, with the lowest operating level (50 Level) being approximately 3,420 m below surface, and three gold plants.
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Driefontein is located in South Africas West Wits Line goldfield, about 60km south west … the Carbon Leader Reef (CLR) and the Ventersdorp Contact Reef (VCR). … within the exiting mine infrastructure totalled at a grade of /t gold, … As a result, total cash costs rose …
West Driefontein gold-mine (I) - Engineering News
On Saturday October 26, 1968, the shifts were down at West Driefontein gold-mine, at the time the richest mine in the world. At 09:40 the banksman at No 4 shaft received a report that "a great deal...
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TheinrushofwaterintotheWestDriefontein mine,thebiggestgoldproducer intheworld,whichbeganon26thOctober, 1968andcontinued unabated for23 daysbeforethefloodwasstemmed, wasunprecedented inthehistory ofmining.
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Mar 27, 2019 · The final demise of South Africa’s gold industry came a step nearer on Wednesday with the announcement that Sibanye Gold Ltd. won’t extend the …