Driefontein | Sibanye-Stillwater
Driefontein is a large, mature, shallow to ultra-deep level gold mining and processing operation located in the Far West Rand Goldfield of the Witwatersrand Basin, near the town of Carletonville in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, 70km west of Johannesburg. …
What are the largest gold mines in South Africa?
Located in South Africa's Mpumalanga region, which borders Swaziland and Mozambique, the South Deep gold mine is the largest in the country and the seventh-deepest in the world, extending 2,995 metres below the Earth's surface. The facility, which is also home to a massive resource base of uranium, produced 77,800 ounces (oz) of gold …
Kloof-Driefontein gold mine Report | Wood Mackenzie
Kloof is an intermediate to ultra-deep level gold mine, and Driefontein is a large, mature, shallow to ultra-deep level gold mine. Labour accounts for nearly 50% of operating costs. The key challenges facing the mines include labour relations driven mainly by inter-union rivalry. Power and water costs account for approximately 20% of operating ...
SA gold operations | Sibanye-Stillwater
In South Africa, our gold operations consist of underground mining and surface treatment facilities at Beatrix, Driefontein and Kloof, …
Top 10 Gold Mines in South Africa | Mining Digital
01: 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 …
Careers | Sibanye-Stillwater
The overall representation for the Group increased from 13.4% in 2020 to 14.4% in 2021. During 2021, 30% of internal promotions made were to women employees and 27.7% of new hires in South African were . Learn more about our Women in Mining initiatives
Top 10 Deepest Mines in the World | Mining Digital
Driefontein Mine. This mine is also located in Carletonville, South Africa and owned by Sibanye-Stillwater. ... Located in Randfontein, South Africa, Savuka Gold Mine is an active underground mine. Savuka Gold Mine produced 49,000 ounces of gold during 2011 and the reserve is said to hold an estimated 5.26 billion tonnes. Since 2012 …
Top 10: Gold Mines in South Africa by Proven Mineral Reserves
East Driefontein Mine – 2.5 Moz. ... With a gold ore reserve base of 896 thousand ounces (koz) and an annual production rate of 80,763oz, the Doornkop gold mine in South Africa's Gauteng Province has an operational lifespan expected to last until 2036. The single-shaft operation is operated by Harmony Gold and mines to a depth of 2,000m.
The Largest and Deepest Mines in the World | General Kinematics
Driefontein Gold Mine. The Driefontein Mine, located in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, is the fourth deepest mine in the world, with operating depths up to 3.4 km below the surface. Driefontein, which comprises two major ore bodies, is operated using eight shafts. Currently, plans to extend the Driefontein mine are being …
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Battery metals investor day 2023. Sibanye-Stillwater held its Battery metals investor day on Tuesday, 14 November 2023. The presentation and video recordings are available below.
Major Mines & Projects | Driefontein Mine
Driefontein Underground Mine is located 11 km N from Fochville, South Africa. Data Access ... South Africa 1709 ... +27-11-278-9863. Web. ... Driefontein is a mature intermediate to ultra-deep level gold mine. It consists of four vertical operating shafts, No. 1 Shaft, No. 4 Shaft, No. 5 Shaft and No. 8 Shaft, extending down to 50 Level (the ...
16 List Of Gold Mines In South Africa (2023)
Few years back, East Driefontein Mine produced 9.57Moz of gold. Address: Carletonville, 2499, SA. Barberton Gold CC is another center for gold in South Africa, located in Barberton. Address: 25 Taylor St, …
West Driefontein Gold Mine In Gauteng, South Africa
Gauteng, South Africa. The West Driefontein Gold Mine, located in the Gauteng province of South Africa, was originally discovered in 1932 by Dr. R. Krahmann, who was working for West Witwatersrand Areas Ltd at the time. This mine was …
South African mines dig deep into technology
A miner at the South Deep gold mine south of Johannesburg. South Africa's mines have gone so deep that companies are turning to robots and drones to carry out the work in conditions too deep and dangerous for humans – which affects the labour market. Themba Hadebe / AP Photo. Gavin du Venage. Dec 31, 2016. Listen In English.
DRDGOLD | Sibanye-Stillwater
The FWGR assets, acquired in 2018 from Sibanye-Stillwater, are situated in the West Rand of the Gauteng province, 30km southwest of Johannesburg. The FWGR operation includes historical TSF's with a total area of 4.1km² and includes the Driefontein No. 2 metallurgical plant. Mineral title. At ERGO, DRDGOLD and its subsidiaries own the rights ...
DRDGOLD | Sibanye-Stillwater
The FWGR assets, acquired in 2018 from Sibanye-Stillwater, are situated in the West Rand of the Gauteng province, 30km southwest of Johannesburg. The FWGR operation includes historical TSF's with a total area of 4.1km² …
DRIEFONTEIN SHINES ON – 100 MILLION OUNCES
It is the world's deepest gold mine. Its average working depth is 2.5 km below the surface, but the deepest of its seven operating shafts, No 5 shaft, reaches a depth of 3,548 metres. The shaft is so famous in South Africa that its headgear adorned the country's former R5 note. The Driefontein mine consists of East Driefontein and West ...
Africa: Resources
The Driefontein Gold Mine outside of Johannesburg, South Africa, is one of the largest gold mines in the world. The mine is made up of eight shafts that reach depths of up to 3,352 meters (11,000 feet) underground. One of the shafts is in the process of being deepened to about 4,115 meters (13,500 feet), making it the deepest mine in the world.
SLPs: Summary of projects in South Africa
between Driefontein, Kloof and Beatrix. 2.Driefontein SLP (2022-2026) From July 2021 to December 2022 Driefontein conducted a broad-based stakeholder engagement process to identify developmental needs for the mine community, as part of the development section of the 2022-2026 SLP cycle. The process was interrupted by the 2021
The 6 Deepest Underground Mines In The World | NES Fircroft
The Driefontein mine can be found near Carletonville in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. It comes in as the fourth deepest mine in the world at 3.4km in depth. Operating since 1952, Driefontein consists of eight producing shaft systems using a combination of longwall and scattered mining methods.
Photo Gallery: Witwatersrand goldfield, South Africa
Driefontein Mine, Carletonville, Western Sector, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa Dimensions: 68 mm Crystalline gold (2.3 cm) on quartz from the West Driefontein gold mine, Witwatersrand goldfield. Private collection.
Seven killed in South Africa gold mine collapse
14 May 2018. Seven South African miners were killed on May 3 following the collapse of a mineshaft at a gold mine in Driefontein, near Carletonville, Gauteng. The collapse resulted from a 2.2 ...
Top 10: Gold mines in South Africa by proven mineral reserves
EAST DRIEFONTEIN MINE – 2.5 MOZ. Located 60km southwest of Johannesburg, the East Driefontein gold mine has recovered over 102.5 Moz since its establishment in 1952. Forming part of the Witwatersrand Basin, the mine has total gold mineral reserves of 2.5 Moz and also represents one of the country's largest uranium …
List of Gold mines in South Africa
5 richest Indians in South Africa and their net worths (2023) Address: Old Vereeniging Road, Westonaria, 1780, SA. Phone: +27 11 411 1000. 2. Mponeng Gold Mine. Image: instagram, @diegoanta. …
History | Sibanye-Stillwater
Established as Sibanye Gold Limited in February 2013, the company was created through the unbundling of Gold Fields Limited's owned subsidiary GFI Mining South Africa Proprietary Limited which owned the …
Recovery of battery metal, PGM being looked at by DRDGOLD
Gold recovered by DRDGOLD involves moving 25-million to 30-million tonnes of material a year at two distinct business units on the East Rand and West Rand of South Africa's historic ...
Gold Mining in South Africa | INN
The Minerals Council of South Africa (MCSA) has reported that mining contributed 351 billion rand (7.3 percent) to South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) during 2018, up from 335 billion ...
SA gold operations | Sibanye-Stillwater
In South Africa, our gold operations consist of underground mining and surface treatment facilities at Beatrix, Driefontein and Kloof, all situated on the Witwatersrand Basin. We also have a 50.1% stake in …
Projects | Sibanye-Stillwater
Sibanye-Stillwater has two advanced gold projects underway in South Africa – Burnstone, a developmental stage project, and the Southern Free State (SOFS) project, an exploration project. At 31 December 2021, these projects had a combined gold Mineral Reserve of 2.6Moz and combined gold resources of 16.0Moz. Burnstone.
Kloof | Sibanye-Stillwater
Kloof is an intermediate to ultra-deep level gold mine, situated in the West Wits Line of the Witwatersrand Basin, near the towns of Randfontein and Westonaria, approximately 60km west of Johannesburg, in province of Gauteng, South Africa. ... approximately 60km west of Johannesburg, in province of Gauteng, South Africa. Statistics as at 31 ...