Process Of Mining Gold Fields In Cerro Corona Mine

The Cerro Corona Mine in the highest part of the western Cordillera of the Andes Mountains in northern Peru, two kilometers north-west of the village of Hualgayoc in the Department of Cajamarca

Cerro Corona mine cover an area of 4,379.3 hectares, while the surface rights cover 1,244 hectares. The Cerro Corona Mine is mining methods open-pit situated in the highest part of the western Cordillera of the Andes Mountains in northern Peru, two kilometers north-west of the village of Hualgayoc in the Department of Cajamarca. And this gold mine owned  by Gold Fields La Cima S.A. (GFLC) a wholly owned subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited (GFL) which holds 99.53% of the economic interest, from the original 80% to 98.6% in 2012 and in 2013 to 99.53%.

Earlier in the year 2003, Gold Fields, through a subsidiary, signed a definitive agreement with Sociedad Minera Corona S.A. for the purchase of the Cerro Corona deposit and adjoining mining concessions.

The environmental impact assessment in Cerro Corona mine approved on 2 December 2005, and in May 2006 began construction at the mine Cerro Corona.  Building of the Las Gordas tailings dam and quarrying for the relevant construction material commenced in 2007.

The mine production in Cerro Corona started  in September 2008, when the process plant started to operate. The Project Cerro Corona mine involves the production of gold and copper and  It is estimated that the current Mineral Reserve will be depleted in 2023

MINERAL DEPOSIT IN CERRO CORONA MINE PERU

South Deep Gold Mine In South Africa Mining Methods And Gold Processing

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.

Mineral deposit in South Deep gold mine region of South Africa

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.