Details Published: Wednesday, 05 May 2021 09:00 Johannesburg, 5 May 2021: Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE: GFI) is pleased to advise that its Board of Directors has given the green light for the construction of a 40MW solar plant at the South Deep mine in South Africa.This follows the granting of a licence by the National Energy Regulator of …
Read MoreElectricity is responsible for 93% of the mine's carbon emissions. Spanning the area of 200 football fields, Khanyisa will reduce the mine's carbon emissions by approximately 110 000 tpa, a positive step for Gold Fields' commitment to achieving net carbon zero by 2050. Khanyisa marks the beginning of South Deep being powered by …
Read MoreAbout South Deep. 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 to extract one of the largest known gold deposits in the world and boasts a mineral reserve of 38 …
Read MoreSouth Deep exceeds guidance and returns to profitability. Telephone: +27 11 411 1600. Address: South Deep Gold Mine, Old Vereeniging Road, Farm Modderfontein, …
Read MoreWe investigate the source parameters of picoseismic and nanoseismic events (M w >-4.1) recorded with a high-sensitivity seismic network at the Mponeng gold mine in South Africa to gain new insights into the scaling of small seismic events.The Japanese–German Underground Acoustic Emission Research in South Africa …
Read MoreThe South Deep Gold Mine is a key asset for Gold Fields and the flagship growth project in South Africa. South Deep's production build-up is on track to deliver the required volume to achieve full production by June 2015, in line with Gold Fields' long-term stated vision, "To be the global leader in sustainable gold mining".
Read MoreThe South Deep mine is located in the Far West Rand Goldfields and forms a part of the Witwatersrand Basin. The mine deposits lie beneath the Karoo Supergroup, Chuniesoort Group, Pretoria Group, Klipriviersberg Group and the Central Rand Group. The Central Rand group comprises detrital sedimentary roc…See more on mining-technology
WEBFebruary 13, 2020. Dual-listed gold miner Gold Fields' South Deep gold mine in Westonaria returned to profit in 2019, achieving two consecutive cash positive quarters following more than ten years of losses at the …
Read MoreThe MADs progress into the orebody and Stope Access Drives (SADs) are mined on either side and parallel to the MADs in the dip direction. The destress cut progress in an arrow shape, maintaining a lead/lag of 0 to 6 metres, towards the top contact of the targeted orebody. Holings are developed between the SADs on intervals of 20 metres forming ...
Read MoreThe R715m solar plant will enhance the sustainability of South Deep and contribute to Gold Fields' long-term commitment to Net Zero. South Deep currently consumes around 494GWH of electricity per year which represents 10% of the mine's annual costs and 93% of its carbon emissions. The solar plant can generate 50MW or 103GWh/year.
Read MoreWe investigate the source parameters of picoseismic and nanoseismic events (Mw>-4.1) recorded with a high-sensitivity seismic network at the Mponeng gold mine in South Africa to gain new insights ...
Read MoreThe ore mined at South Deep increased by 36% year-on-year in 2021 to 1.54-million tonnes, while gold production increased in the same period by 29% to 9.1 t (292 634 oz). Gold Fields revised ...
Read MoreThe total procurement spend in 2020 was R1.9 billion of which R1.7 billion was spent on BEE compliant entities. South Deep is also committed to the economic empowerment of Historically Disadvantaged Persons (HDP) owned and controlled companies and building a legacy of sustainable economic activities within our host communities.
Read MoreEstablishment of Newshelf 899 (Pty) Ltd (Newshelf), which holds a interest in South Deep gold mine. Newshelf is a 90% subsidiary of Gold Fields and the remaining 10% is held by outside shareholders as part of the black economic empowerment transaction. 2017. High-profile destress method successfully implemented. Rebase plan initiated. 2018.
Read MoreSouth Deep has programmes in place to attract and develop excellent candidates, resulting in an ongoing pipeline of suitably qualified people to take up employment at our operation. Bursaries, graduate training opportunities and internships offered by South Deep are dependent on the specific operational needs of the mine and focus on core ...
Read MoreReserves. 2018. Menu. Currently viewing: South Deep gold mine / Next: Regional overview. Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Supplement. South Deep gold mine. Brief history. Operations. Key developments …
Read MoreSouth 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 to extract one of the largest known gold deposits in the world and boasts a mineral reserve of 32,19 million ounces. This is ...
Read More2019. South Deep exceeds guidance and returns to profitability. Telephone: +27 11 411 1600. Address: South Deep Gold Mine, Old Vereeniging Road, Farm Modderfontein, Westonaria, 1780. South Deep Gold Mine is a Gold Fields operation in South Africa.
Read MoreThe TauTona Mine or Western Deep No.3 Shaft, is a gold mine in South Africa. At 3.9 kilometers (2.4 mi) deep it is currently home to the world's deepest mining operations. The mine is one of the three Western Deep Levels mines of the West Wits gold field west of Johannesburg. The mine is near the town of Carletonville. TauTona …
Read MoreSouth Deep is a medium to deep-level gold mine that operates one gold plant and is accessed from surface through two shaft systems; the Twin Shaft Complex (Main Shaft) and the South Shaft Complex. South Deep has been subdivided into two main areas, namely that above current infrastructure to 110 Level (2,888 mbs), and that below current ...
Read MoreThe mine has been built to extract one of the largest known gold deposits in the world. South Deep Mine consist of the: - An underground bulk mechanised mine; - The South Deep processing plant; - For tailings retreatment, the South Deep plant also includes a tailings retreatment section that consists of a thickener followed by a dedicated CIL ...
Read MoreCAPE TOWN (miningweekly) – Gold Fields' South Deep gold mine west of Johannesburg in Gauteng will be generating its own solar power at a mere 8.5% of the cost of power from the national grid.
Read More02: South Deep Gold Mine – 32.8MnOz. Located in the Witwatersrand Basin in the Gauteng province, the South Deep gold mine has estimated reserves of 32.8MnOz. With a depth of 2,995m below the surface, the mine is also the seventh deepest in the world and contains a large resource base of uranium.
Read MoreSouth Deep Gold Mine is a world-class bulk mechanised mining operation located in the Witwatersrand Basin, near Westonaria 50km south-west of Johannesburg, …
Read MoreDigging Deep. The elevator trip down Twin Shafts at Gold Fields' South Deep mine in South Africa takes between five and six minutes in a cage nine metres in diameter. At the bottom — a depth of three kilometres — temperatures at the rock face top 50 degrees Celsius. Published: 20 November 2013. It's one of the most extreme …
Read MoreSouth Deep, Gold Fields' Westonaria-based flagship gold mine, is entering the final stage of a four-part strategic journey it embarked on in 2017 to stabilise the …
Read MoreEast Driefontein Mine started operations in 1952 and is owned by Sibanye-Stillwater. This is obviously a prominent gold mine in South Africa with a reputation for being one of the deepest mines in the world (it has a depth of 3.24 kilometers). Few years back, East Driefontein Mine produced 9.57Moz of gold. Address: Carletonville, 2499, SA.
Read MoreGold Mine in Carletonville, South Africa (Nakatani et al., 2008). The sensors (Fig. 1) are located at the depth of 3261– 3272 m, about 90 m below the Ventersdorp contact reef (VCR) exploitation ...
Read More2024. Although almost all the large mining groups in South Africa have announced plans to go solar, the company that can most likely claim to have made the most progress thus far is Gold Fields which, during the first quarter of this year (2023), finalised the commissioning of a R715 million solar PV plant – known as Khanyisa – at its South ...
Read MoreThis is where the bulk of mining at South Deep will take place in future. The area will be mined once the necessary infrastructure to exploit the area has been installed. Telephone: +27 11 411 1600. Address: South Deep Gold Mine, Old Vereeniging Road, Farm Modderfontein, Westonaria, 1780. South Deep Gold Mine is a Gold Fields operation in …
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