Mine detail: West Rand Consolidated Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-26.12994, 27.76812

Resource(B)

Primary:	Gold, Uranium
Secondary:	PGE, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Silver
Tertiary:	Sulfur-Pyrite, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid
Ore:	Galena, Gold, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
Orebody form:	TABULAR/BLANKET

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1908

Geology

Host rock:	Transvaal System--Dolomite;Witwatersrand System (Upper Division)-Quartzite, Shales, Grits And Conglomerates
Host type:	Quartzite,Shale,Conglomerate
Associated rock:	Ventersdorp System-Lava
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:	Unique Continuity Of Gold-Bearing Horizons Over Extended Area, Though Well Marked By Folding, Faulting And (Locally) Erosion And Redeposition Of Overlying Conformable Sediments., Dips Vary From Gentle To Nearly Vertical In Mine Area. Folding And Faulting From Moderate To Severe. Overlying Lavas And Dolomites Are Thin To Massive. Both Minable Reefs Outcrop On Mine Property In Upthrow Fault Blocks, But Bulk Of Ore Occurs At Depths In Excess Of 200 Meters.
Tectonic:	Platform
Alteration processes:	None

References

MRDS	W026843
DEP	10078495
Reference	{Deposit:: GENERAL MINING AND FINANCE CORPORATION, ANNUAL REPORT; 1975}{Deposit:: MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA; PELLETIER, R. A.; 1964}{Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL QUARTERLY REVIEW OF SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD SHARES, VOL. 19 , NO. 1 ; MAY 1975}{Deposit:: MERTIE, 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF PLATINUM METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 630, P. 45-48.}{Deposit:: COUSINS, 1973, PLATINOIDS IN THE WITWATERSRAND SYSTEM: JOURNAL SOUTH AFRICA INSTITUTE MINING AND METALLURGY, V. 73, NO. 6, P. 3-5.}{Deposit:: WAGNER, 1929, PLATINUM DEPOSITS AND MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA: STRUIK (PTY) LTD., CAPETOWN 1973, P. 32-40.}{Deposit:: MINING JOURNAL, 1977, V. 288.}{Deposit:: SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 1973, SOUTH AFRICAN MINING AND ENGINEERING JOURNAL, AUGUST 1973.}{Production:: CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA ; CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1981 ; WEST RAND CONS. ANNUAL REPORT-1983 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS - 1984 ; WEST RAND CONS. MINE ANNUAL REPORT - 1985 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS-1986 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA JANUARY - DECEMBER 1979 ; ANALYSES OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - 1980 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA. JANUARY - DECEMBER 1978 ; ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS, CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA, JANUARY-DECEMBER 1977}
Reporter	Mccarter, Lorna D, Mccarter, Lorna D., Sweetwood, Charles W.