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The Moab Khotsong mine is a large mine located in the northern part of South Africa in North West some 180 kilometers (110 mi) southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. Moab Khotsong represents one of the largest uranium reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 57.2 million tonnes (63.1 × 10 ^ 6 short tons) of ore grading 0.058% uranium.
Harmony successfully acquired Moab Khotsong from AngloGold Ashanti Limited on 1 March 2018. The $300-million deal includes the Moab Khotsong mine, one of the newest South African deep-level mines, with life-of-mine grade forecast at 8.2 g/t, taking the average Harmony underground grade to 5.7g/t.
This list of deepest mines includes operational and non-operational mines that are at least 2,224 m (7,297 ft), which is the depth of Krubera Cave, the deepest known natural cave in the world.
2 The Moab Khotsong Gold Mine started production in 2006. 3 The Freda-Rebecca Gold Mine was sold 1 September 2004. 4 The Tau Lekoa Gold Mine was sold to Buffelsfontein Gold Mines Limited, with ownership being transferred on 1 August 2010.
6 Operations. 7 See also. 8 Bibliography. ... Harmony Gold. Target Mine [29] Unisel Mine [30] Moab Khotsong Mine [31] Sibanye Stillwater. Beatrix Mine [32] Shaft ...
Khutsong is a township on the West Rand of South Africa, and scene of widespread unrest starting in February 2006. [2] It is situated north-west of the town of Carletonville, [3] in the Merafong City Local Municipality of the Gauteng province, just west of the Abe Bailey Nature Reserve.
At least 31 people are suspected to have died in a methane gas explosion at a disused gold mine in South Africa around the third week of May in 2023. [3] [2] [4] [5] [6]The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) reported late on 22 June 2023 that the miners had died in a mining shaft at the abandoned Virginia mine in Welkom, Free State.
While earthquakes are uncommon in South Africa in general, [12] the earthquake occurred in a mining belt where earthquakes are relatively common. [13] The CGS had described a 2005 earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale in the same area as Orkney as "the largest mining-related earthquake in South Africa". [14]