Mine detail: Unisel Gold Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-28.06321, 26.75149

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Sulfur-Pyrite
Ore:	Pyrite
Orebody form:	TABULAR/BLANKET
Discovery year:	1939

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1979

Geology

Host type:	Quartzite,Shale
Associated rock:	Ventersdorp System-Lava
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:	Continuity Of Gold-Bearing Horizons Over Extended Area. Marked By Faulting, Folding And Local Erosion And Redeposition Of Overlying Sediments, Gentle Dip Regionally, With Folds And Faults Locally. Overlying Lavas, Quartzites And Conglomerates Are Massive.
Tectonic:	Platform
Alteration processes:	None

References

MRDS	W031000
DEP	10080049
Reference	{Deposit:: UNISEL ANNUAL REPORTS 1976-198}{Deposit:: 1968 DIREXPL UNION CORPORATIO}{Production:: CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS-1986 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1983 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1984 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1985 ; CHAMBER OF MINES ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS-1982 ; CHAMBER OF MINES OF SOUTH AFRICA - ANALYSIS OF WORKING RESULTS - 1981}
Reporter	Mccarter, Lorna D.