South African Gold Mines

The Dystopian Underworld of South Africa's Illegal Gold Mines

A few years ago, a mining company was considering reopening an old mine shaft in Welkom, a city in South Africa's interior. Welkom was once the center of the world's richest …

Barberton Mines

In 2023, Barberton Mines solidified its position in the South African gold mining sector by producing an impressive 64,586 ounces of gold. With a capacity nearing 110,000 oz/annum, our operations are not only vast but also …

Gold Mines: Top 5 Deepest in Operation in South Africa

Driefontein Gold Mine: 3.42km. At 3.42km in depth, South Africa's Driefontein Gold Mine, located within the West Wits Line Goldfield of the Witwatersrand Basin and owned by …

'Surrender or starve': Siege outside South African gold mine …

Down a shaft that plunged more than a mile below the earth in South Africa's old mining heartland, a man's life hung in the balance. After weeks working – then later, trapped …

Top 10 Gold Mines in South Africa

This list, compiled by Further Africa, highlights the top 10 gold mines in the country by proven gold reserves

Hundreds of illegal miners holed up in disused …

Several hundred people are believed to remain in an illegal mine in South Africa after the government cut off vital supplies and refused to help them, in a dramatic bid to crack down on the industry.

16 List Of Gold Mines In South Africa (2023)

Located on the northwestern rim of the Witwatersrand Basin in Gauteng, 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, w…

South Deep Gold Mine, Gauteng Province, South Africa

The South Deep operation's restructuring plan was initiated in August 2018, affecting 1,092 permanent employees and 420 contractors. The restructuring plan is aimed to …

The Standoff Deep Inside an Abandoned South African Gold Mine …

Many gold mines that once financed the apartheid government are no longer commercially viable and have shut down, dropping South Africa from the world's top gold producer in 2007 to No. 9 …

Gold Mines: Top 5 Deepest in Operation in South …

While countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Zimbabwe are some of the major mining players in Africa, South Africa remains home to some of the largest and deepest gold mines globally. …

Sustainable Gold Mining in South Africa: …

The South African gold mining industry has had its fair share of challenges, but the country still benefits from one of the world's richest precious metal ore resources and gold mining companies well-versed in overcoming …

Remnant Mining in South African Gold Mines

In total 300,000 seismic events, occurred at Deelkraal, Elandsrand, East Driefontein, Kloof and Leeudoorn mines. Kloof and Leeudoorn gold mines were divisions of …

South Africa gold mining: What lies at the bottom of one of …

Bernard Swanepoel: South African gold mining especially has always been at the center of all political and other activities in our country. I mean our bad apartheid history is intertwined with ...

Evander Gold Mine

Experience Evander Gold Mine's outstanding results, powered by our innovative mining methods. A prime investment for a golden future. ... a mid-tier African gold producer (200,000oz+), …

Trends in productivity in the South African gold mining …

Over 95% of South African gold production is from underground mines (Neingo and Tholana, 2016). Sediments of the Witwatersrand Basin contain high concentrations of …

Gold Fields South Deep Gold Mine

South Deep Gold Mine is a world-class bulk mechanised mining operation located in the Witwatersrand Basin, near Westonaria 50km south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa's commercial capital. The mine has been built …

Top 10: Gold mines in South Africa by proven …

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 …

Our Story

The tenements are held by Transvaal Gold Mining Estate Ltd (TGME), South Africa's first incorporated gold mining company (1895). The regional project is known as the TGME …

South Africa Gold Production, 1990 – 2024 | CEIC Data

South Africa Gold Production data is updated yearly, averaging 262,363.000 kg from Dec 1990 to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 619,201.000 kg in 1993 and …

Mponeng Gold Mine, South Africa

It was the last underground operation by AngloGold Ashanti in South Africa. Harmony Gold, South Africa's biggest gold producer, became the owner and operator of the Mponeng underground mine by acquiring …

Gold

In the 20 th century, the large gold mines on the West Wits line were established, and towns like Carletonville and Klerksdorp became important and busy centres around the world-famous …

Legacy of Abandoned Gold Mines in South Africa

While gold mining had existed on a small artisanal scale prior, extractivist efforts would truly begin with the discovery of substantial gold deposits in the late 1800s in South Africa with the …

South Africa

Prospectors established in 1886 the existence of a belt of gold-bearing reefs 40 miles (60 km) wide centered on present-day Johannesburg. The rapid growth of the gold-mining industry intensified processes started by …

South Africa's illegal gold miners are locked in an …

An artisanal miner, locally known as a zama-zama, mines for gold at a mining operation in Stormhill, west of Johannesburg, on Aug. 11, 2023.

Gold Mining in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities, and …

South Africa's gold mines, once the apex of global gold production, now grapple with deep-seated challenges – aging infrastructure and depths that test the limits of modern …

Witwatersrand Gold Rush | The Famous South African Gold Mine

A brief overview of the history and development of Witwatersrand, the famous gold mine of South Africa. With photos, facts, and figures about its impact on the growth of the region, the history …

What are the largest gold mines in South Africa?

The Mponeng gold mine, owned and operated by South Africa-based AngloGold Shanti, was named as the the tenth-biggest facility of its kind in 2016. Located near the town …

4,000 miners cut off from supplies in underground standoff …

Community members are searched by South African police before entering the mine shaft to negotiate with unlicensed miners underground in Stilfontein, in South Africa's …

Randfontein Estates Gold Mine Near Johannesburg, South Africa

all newly mined gold in south africa is refined at rand refinery ltd ., which is owned by the mine members of the chamber of mines and is a non-profit organization. fees charged to cover the …

SIMULATION OF MINING INDUCED SEISMICITY IN DEEP …

level South African gold mines suffer the most from this problem. To take advantage of the data accumulated by this industry, it was decided to simulate the mining conditions in the …