Top 10 Gold Mines in South Africa By Dominic Ellis February 02 2024 5 mins This list compiled by Further Africa highlights the top 10 gold mines in the country by proven gold reserves 10 Target Gold Mine 452Koz The Target 1 Gold Mine which is owned by Harmony Gold produced 72 146 oz of gold in 2024
Get PriceSouth Africa s gold industry rising again After more than a century of gold mining in South Africa the US Geological Survey s latest estimate still ranks South Africa as the custodian of the world s second largest gold resources at 6 000 tonnes second only to Australia Ever since 1886 when gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand near
Get PriceToday there are an estimated 6 000 abandoned or disused mines across South Africa the vast majority of them found along the so called Golden Arc the elliptical basin that spans the breadth of Johannesburg and continues into the neighbouring Free State and North West provinces How many abandoned mines are there 500 000 abandoned
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Get PriceIn 1975 South Africa was responsible for producing 40% of the gold ever mined By 2024 however China affirmed its status as the world s largest gold producer with production of 324 tonnes of gold followed by Australia 222 8 tonnes and South Africa with 219 8 tonnes Today South Africa produces only 4 2% of the world s gold
Get Price01 Mponeng Gold Mine 45 81MnOz The Mponeng gold mine is the deepest in the world from ground level and at average depths of between 2 800m and 3 400m the descent from the surface to the bottom of the mine takes over an hour The mine is also one of the richest in the world with ore grades of over 8 grams per ton and contains gold
Get PriceMore than 600 mines lie abandoned with much of their waste piled up high next to residential communities most of which are marginalised poor and black Children swim in a toxic water pool on a mine dump in Soweto © Federation Sustainable Environment Radioactive dumps in communities
Get PriceFor 130 years South Africa has been exploiting its gold resources in Johannesburg But at what cost 278 abandoned mines and 200 mining dumps that contain about 6 billion tons of waste exist in Johannesburg For every single gram of gold extracted 200 kg of waste are produced Inside the city hills composed of sand debris arise
Get PriceThis list of mines in South Africa is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output For practical purposes stone marble and other quarries may be included in this list Contents 1 Chromium 2 Coal 3 Diamond 4 Gold 5 Iron 6 Lead mines 7 Manganese
Get PriceDiamonds gold and imperialist intervention 1870 1902 South Africa experienced a transformation between 1870 when the diamond rush to Kimberley began and 1902 when the South African War ended Midway between these dates in 1886 the world s largest goldfields were discovered on the Witwatersrand As the predominantly agrarian societies of European South Africa began to urbanize and
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Get PriceSince the 1886 discovery of gold in the Central Basin 40 000 metric tons — 30 percent of the gold in the world — have been extracted from the mines of the Witwatersrand which is why the South African currency is also named the Rand The two deepest mines in the world are found in the Witwatersrand
Get PriceThe South Deep gold mine located in Gauteng Province of South Africa is one of the world s biggest gold mines It is also the seventh deepest mine in the world with a depth of 2 995m below the surface It has a mine life of 75 years The underground gold mine also has a large resource base of uranium
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Get PriceSOUTH DEEP GOLD MINE 32 8 MOZ Located in the Witwatersrand Basin in the Gauteng province the South Deep gold mine has estimated reserves of 32 8 Moz With a depth of 2 995m below the surface the mine is also the seventh deepest in the world and contains a large resource base of uranium
Get PriceIn 2024 the mine exceeded the upper end of guidance with record gold production of 249 904 gold ounces In 2024 the AGM expects steady production with guidance of 225 000 to 245 000 ounces 100% basis Contact no 27 11 467 2758 Address 1st Floor Pebble Beach Fourways Golf Park Roos St Fourways Sandton 2024 South Africa
Get PriceThe mining industry in South Africa is complex and extensively governed by legislation and controlled by regulation yet still there are several issues likely to raise challenges in 2024 These include proposed amendments to the regulations published in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 2024 MPRDA relating to
Get PriceThe gold mine is an hour outside Johannesb We follow the young men coming to South Africa and risking their lives in the abandoned gold mines of Durban Deep The gold mine is an
Get PriceThe country has 86 gold mines Below is a list of the top 10 gold mines in Johannesburg and other parts of the nation Read also Jack Ma living in Japan after China tech crackdown FT Iron ore mines in South Africa South Africa is the fifth largest exporter of iron ore globally In 2024 it exported $4 06B in iron ore
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Get PriceToday Johannesburg is Africa s biggest city ringed by the deepest gold mines in the world There are 159 mines 44 of them gold mines in Gauteng that together produce a quarter of South Africa s total mineral production Most of the mining is for gold 80% of Gauteng s output
Get PriceWhen gold was first found in what was to become Johannesburg in 1886 The English had literally struck an economic gold mine This discovery was the trigger of the economy for this region making the English the largest purveyor of gold in the world From this discovery Johannesburg was built soon becoming the most cosmopolitan city in Africa
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Get PriceThe first gold mines in Africa were in South Africa however discovered in 1886 Gold mining is a major source of employment in South Africa and was once the largest part of the South African
Get PriceIn 2024 the mining sector contributed R351 billion to the South African gross domestic product GDP A total of 456 438 people were employed in the mining sector in 2024 Each person employed in the mining sector has up to nine indirect dependants The mining sector has for many years attracted valuable foreign direct investment to South Africa
Get PriceThe South Deep deposit has approximately 32 8Moz of gold reserves as of December 2024 The estimated uranium inventory at the mine is 37 5Mlb Mining and ore processing at South Deep mine The underground mine uses a combination of conventional drift and bench and low profile mining methods
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