Driefontein Gold Mine, South Africa

 

Key Data:

Producer of
Gold
Location
Witwatersrand, South Africa
Ownership
Gold Fields Ltd (100%)
Geological setting
Quartz-pebble conglomerates (Reefs)
Mineral type
Native gold
Reserve base
94.6Mt grading 7.4g/t gold proven and probable (2006)
Annual production
1.15Moz (2005–06)
Mining method
Manual underground stoping
Recovery method
Crushing, grinding, filtration, CIP leaching, zinc precipitation, smelting and refining
Employment
16,600


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