South Africa
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Prospects and Projects
Can Theta Gold Mines revitalize South Africa’s oldest gold mines?
Introduction South Africa is famous for gold, with paleoplacer deposits of the Witwatersrand Basin having produced a large fraction of…
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Geology
Geochronology: The How and Why of Dating Rocks
When it comes to exploration geology, age matters! In this article, we’ll discuss how rocks are dated, why it matters,…
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Mine Planning and Management
Mining CO2 – Is Mining Atmospheric Carbon the Future of Environmental Sustainability?
Introduction Since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, there has been increasing pressure for the mining industry to reduce greenhouse gas…
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Deposits and Projects
Geology of the PGE Deposits in the Bushveld Complex, South Africa
Overview The Bushveld Complex (BC), located in northern South Africa, is a Paleoproterozoic Large Igneous Province ~2 Ga in age.…
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Great Deposits
Largest Gold Deposits in the World – Witwatersrand Gold Fields
Introduction The gold fields of the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa are, by a landslide, the largest single gold producing…
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Ore Deposits and Mines
Rockwell Diamond Inc – Saxendrift Diamond Mine
For untold millennia the Orange River of South Africa has slowly flowed to the sea, untroubled by glaciers or volcanoes,…
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Ore Deposits and Mines
Ivanhoe Mines Platreef Project – Game Changer in South Africa
Occasionally deposits are so big and so important we can apply the term – game changer. The Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN),…
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Mining Company News Reviews
New Ideas Paying Off for Platinum Group Elements at Waterberg
New discoveries based on new approaches and ideas are the holy grail for geologists, but they can often be a…
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Commodities
Diamonds – Where They Are Found and Why
Like gold, diamonds were originally recovered from alluvial deposits. However, unlike gold, the actual mining of diamonds from source deposits…
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