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great noligwa mine
Great Noligwa adjoins Kopanang and Moab Khotsong and is located close to the town of Orkney near the Vaal River in the North West Province of South Africa. This mining operation consists of a twin-shaft system and operates over eight main levels at an average depth of 2,400m below surface.
Mining Method: underground
Commodity: Gold, Uranium
Reserves/Resources: 4.74 Mt at 7.37 g/t gold for 1.12 Moz (Dec 31, 2011, proven and probable reserves)
Products: Gold - 94 koz in 2011
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd
country/region: SOUTH AFRICA
Continent: Africa
| Kopanang Gold mine
The Kopanang mine, located in the Free State province roughly 170km southwest of Johannesburg, has been in production since 1984.Due to a high degree of geological variability the underground mining method of choice is scattered mining.
Mining Method: underground
Commodity: Gold
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 10.27 Moz (Dec 31, 2011, proven and probable reserves)
Products: Gold - 307 koz in 2011
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd
country/region: SOUTH AFRICA
Continent: Africa
| Moab Khotsong Gold Mine
Moab Khotsong is the newest deep-level gold mine in South Africa. It is situated near Orkney, Klerksdorp and Viljoenskroon, about 180km southwest of Johannesburg. In 2011, the mine produced 266,000 ounces of gold.The Moab Khotsong mine is to produce 2.7 million ounces gold over its life of mine which was supposed to end in 2025.
Mining Method: underground
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2037
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 7 Moz (proven & probable, December 31, 2011)
Products: Gold - 266 koz (2011)
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd - 100%
country/region: SOUTH AFRICA
Continent: Africa
| Savuka Gold Mine
Savuka mine is located near the town of Carletonville on the border between the South African provinces of Gauteng and North West. It is 43 km northeast of the city of Potchefstroom on the northwestern rim of the Witwatersrand Basin.Savuka is a challenging mine from a safety perspective: established in 1958, it is currently the deepest operating mine in the world (mining is carried out at depths up to 3.7km) with long travelling distances between the shaft and the workplace.
Mining Method: underground
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2023
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 600 koz (Proven+Probable, December, 2011)
Products: Gold - 49 koz (2011)
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd - 100%
country/region: SOUTH AFRICA
Continent: Africa
| TauTona Mine
TauTona lies on the West Wits Line, just south of Carletonville in the North West Province and about 70km southwest of Johannesburg.The mine is one of the three Western Deep Levels mines of the West Wits gold field west of Johannesburg. By 2008, the mine reached some 3.9 km (2.4 mi) underground. This made it the deepest mine in the world
Mining Method: underground
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2019
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 1.92 Moz (Dec 31, 2011, proven & probable)
Products: Gold - 244 koz (2011)
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd - 100%
country/region: SOUTH AFRICA
Continent: Africa
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