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Specifications - Doornkop South Reef, South Africa
| Key Data |
| Produce | Gold |
| Location | South of Krugersdorp on the north-west rim of the Witwatersrand Basin |
| Ownership | Harmony |
| Geology Type | A very thin seam 1–10cm thick, broken into a number of large blocks by a series of faults; friable and carbonaceous |
| Mineral Type | 70% mineralisation as free gold |
| Reserve Base | 11.6 million ounces |
| Annual Production | 135,000oz per annum by October 2008 |
| Mining method | Conventional |
| Employment | 2,798 (at full production) |
| Project Partners | Harmony/African Vanguard Resources joint venture (74:26) |
| Life of Mine | |
| Years | 11 |
| Tonnes milled | 14.5 million |
| Grade (average reserve) | 6.6g/t |
| Life-of-mine ounces | 2.96 million |
| Financial Evaluation (at a gold price of R105,000/kg) | |
| NPV @ 7.5% | R892m |
| IRR | +507% |