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| ⚫ | '''Elandskraal''' is a gold mine on the West Wits Line near [[Carletonville, Gauteng]], South Africa, and 75 km west of [[Johannesburg]]. It is owned by the Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. and is the amalgamation of the Deelkraal mine and Elandsrand mines, bought from AngloGold in 2001 for R1 billion in cash.<ref>[http://www.anglogold.com/Additional/Press/AngloGold/2000/19+Dec+2000+186.htm ''AngloGold press release on sale of Elandsrand and Deelkraal'']</ref> |
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| name = Elandskraal |
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| location = South Africa |
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| lat = -26.21 |
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| long = 27.23 |
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| place = [[Carletonville, Gauteng|Carletonville]] |
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| subdivision_type = [[Provinces of South Africa|Province]] |
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| state/province = [[North West Province]] |
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| country = [[South Africa]] |
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| owner = [[Harmony Gold (mining)|Harmony Gold]] |
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| official website = [http://www.harmony.co.za/ Harmony Gold website] |
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| acquisition year = 2001 |
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| stock_exchange = [[JSE Securities Exchange|JSE]] |
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| stock_code = [http://fin.jse.co.za/findata/sharesearchresult.asp?searchtype=string&searchtext=HAR&requesttype=&y=&GetCodeOnly=1 HAR] |
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| ⚫ | '''Elandskraal''' is a gold mine on the West Wits Line near [[Carletonville, Gauteng]], South Africa, and 75 km west of [[Johannesburg]]. It is owned by the [[Harmony Gold (mining)|Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd.]] and is the amalgamation of the Deelkraal mine and Elandsrand mines, bought from AngloGold in 2001 for R1 billion in cash.<ref>[http://www.anglogold.com/Additional/Press/AngloGold/2000/19+Dec+2000+186.htm ''AngloGold press release on sale of Elandsrand and Deelkraal'']</ref> |
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Elandskraal mines mainly the Ventersdorp Contact Reef (VCR) and the Carbon Leader. Production in 2007 was 195,000 ounces, proven and probable reserves totalled 8.3 million ounces and additional identified resources totalled 7.1 million ounces.<ref>[http://www.har.co.za/files/Harmony_AR07.pdf ''Harmony 2007 Annual Report'']</ref> An R989 million (US$137 million) project to develop a deeper 'new mine' to exploit the VCR between 3,000 and 3,600 metres below surface is well advanced. It is expected to be complete in 2010 and boost annual production to 416,000 ounces.<ref>[http://www.har.co.za/files/Harmony_AR07.pdf ''Harmony 2007 Annual Report'']</ref> |
Elandskraal mines mainly the Ventersdorp Contact Reef (VCR) and the Carbon Leader. Production in 2007 was 195,000 ounces, proven and probable reserves totalled 8.3 million ounces and additional identified resources totalled 7.1 million ounces.<ref>[http://www.har.co.za/files/Harmony_AR07.pdf ''Harmony 2007 Annual Report'']</ref> An R989 million (US$137 million) project to develop a deeper 'new mine' to exploit the VCR between 3,000 and 3,600 metres below surface is well advanced. It is expected to be complete in 2010 and boost annual production to 416,000 ounces.<ref>[http://www.har.co.za/files/Harmony_AR07.pdf ''Harmony 2007 Annual Report'']</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:09, 29 September 2009
| Location | |
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| Location | Carletonville |
| Province | North West Province |
| Country | South Africa |
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| Financial year | 2008 |
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| Company | Harmony Gold |
| Website | Harmony Gold website |
| Year of acquisition | 2001 |
Elandskraal is a gold mine on the West Wits Line near Carletonville, Gauteng, South Africa, and 75 km west of Johannesburg. It is owned by the Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd. and is the amalgamation of the Deelkraal mine and Elandsrand mines, bought from AngloGold in 2001 for R1 billion in cash.[1]
Elandskraal mines mainly the Ventersdorp Contact Reef (VCR) and the Carbon Leader. Production in 2007 was 195,000 ounces, proven and probable reserves totalled 8.3 million ounces and additional identified resources totalled 7.1 million ounces.[2] An R989 million (US$137 million) project to develop a deeper 'new mine' to exploit the VCR between 3,000 and 3,600 metres below surface is well advanced. It is expected to be complete in 2010 and boost annual production to 416,000 ounces.[3]
On 3 October 2007 3,200 employees were trapped underground when a 15 metre compressed air pipe broke away just below surface in the men and material shaft and fell to the shaft bottom, severely damaging both the shaft steelwork and the electricity supply to the sub men and material shaft. The trapped workers were all brought to surface by 4.00 p.m. the following day after cages had been installed in the rock shaft.[4] 48 days of production were lost.[5]
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