South Deep gold mine which was formerly named Western Areas Gold Mine located in some 45 kilometers south-west of Johannesburg, in the districts of Westonaria and Vanderbijl park in the Gauteng province region of South Africa. South Deep gold mine has a depth of 2,995m below the surface, and is the world's deepest mines. South Deep gold mine in South Africa held by Newshelf 899 Proprietary Limited (Newshelf) which is a 90% subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited and the remaining 10% is held by outside shareholders as part of the BBBEE transaction.
The South Deep Gold Mine lies at the northwestern edge of the Witwatersrand Basin, known as the West Rand Goldfield. The property covers an area of 2,469 hectares of surface (freehold) land and 3,563 hectares.
South deep mine is located in the Far West Rand Goldfields and forms a part of the Witwatersrand Basin. The mine deposits lies beneath the Karoo Supergroup, Chuniesoort Group, Pretoria Group, Klipriviersberg Group and the Central Rand Group.
The Central Rand group comprises of detrital sedimentary rocks filled with quartz-pebble conglomerates. The gold deposits are interrelated with sedimentary features such as unconformities and fluvial channels.
The South Deep deposit has approximately 39.1Moz of gold reserves. The estimated uranium inventory at the mine is 37.5Mlb.
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| Mineral deposit in South Deep gold mine region of South Africa |
The Central Rand group comprises of detrital sedimentary rocks filled with quartz-pebble conglomerates. The gold deposits are interrelated with sedimentary features such as unconformities and fluvial channels.
The South Deep deposit has approximately 39.1Moz of gold reserves. The estimated uranium inventory at the mine is 37.5Mlb.
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