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Savuka Gold Mine
Savuka mine is located near the town of Carletonville on the border between the South African provinces of Gauteng and North West. It is 43 km northeast of the city of Potchefstroom on the northwestern rim of the Witwatersrand Basin.Savuka is a challenging mine from a safety perspective: established in 1958, it is currently the deepest operating mine in the world (mining is carried out at depths up to 3.7km) with long travelling distances between the shaft and the workplace.
Mining Method: underground
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2023
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 600 koz (Proven+Probable, December, 2011)
Products: Gold - 49 koz (2011)
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd - 100%
country/region: SOUTH AFRICA
Continent: Africa
| TauTona Mine
TauTona lies on the West Wits Line, just south of Carletonville in the North West Province and about 70km southwest of Johannesburg.The mine is one of the three Western Deep Levels mines of the West Wits gold field west of Johannesburg. By 2008, the mine reached some 3.9 km (2.4 mi) underground. This made it the deepest mine in the world
Mining Method: underground
Commodity: Gold
Estimated Mine Life(yrs): To 2019
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 1.92 Moz (Dec 31, 2011, proven & probable)
Products: Gold - 244 koz (2011)
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd - 100%
country/region: SOUTH AFRICA
Continent: Africa
| geita gold mine
The Geita Gold Mine is an open pit gold mine located in the Geita District of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania,about 120km from Mwanza and 4km west of the town of Geita.Gold was discovered at Geita by a German prospector in early 1900s at a time when Tanzania was a German colony. The mine commenced production in 2000.
Mining Method: open pit
Commodity: Gold
Reserves/Resources: Gold - 55.81 Mt @ 2.64 g/t gold for 4.73 Moz (Dec 31, 2011, probable reserves)
Products: Gold - 494 koz in 2011
Owner: AngloGold Ashanti Ltd - 100%
country/region: TANZANIA,UNITED REPUBLIC OF
Continent: Africa
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