Overview

Mine Type	Tailings
Status	Active
Commodities	Gold
Mining Method	Hydraulic mining Truck & Shovel / Loader
Mine Life	...
Snapshot	The Mogale Tailings Retreatment project involves the construction of a plant to process gold tailings deposits. These tailings storage facilities (TSFs) originated from past mining activities associated with the West Rand Consolidated Mines, Luipaardsvlei Gold Mine, Rand Leases and the Durban Roodepoort Deep Gold Mine, among others. In November 2022, Pan African was able to acquire all the surface assets of Mogale Tailings Retreatment project. The MTR operation was successfully commissioned in early October 2024 with an inaugural gold pour at the plant’s smelting facility. Ramp-up is in progress, with steady-state production and plant throughput of 800ktpm expected by December 2024. This US$135.1 million project was delivered under budget and ahead of schedule, with construction completed in only 14 months.

Deposit type

• Tailings

Summary:

The ore that will be treated at the MTR plant originated from the previously mined and metallurgically treated Kimberley, Bird, Livingstone, South and Main Reefs from historical gold mining operations of WRCM, Luipaardsvlei Gold Mine, Rand Leases and DRD Gold. The reefs are arenaceous conglomeratic sedimentary rocks of the Archaean age and are generally considered as ancient river placers. These reefs are frequently less than a metre thick and characterised by abundant pyrite, which may comprise up to 5% of the reef, as well as flyspeck and/or seam carbon/kerogen. These three components display a strong spatial correlation with the gold mineralisation, which is rarely visible, in the 10 to 20 micron range.

The tailings of the treated material were deposited onto various TSFs on surface that will be reclaimed over the modelled life of the operation. Once re-treated, the final tailings emanating from these TSFs will be consolidated into a modern tailings facility, through the filling of legacy opencast mines and the construction of an enlarged modern facility on the 1L23-25 footprint. This will reduce the MTR plant’s environmental footprint and associated environmental impact.

Mining Methods

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Processing

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Production

Personnel

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