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South Africa

Target 3 Mine

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Summary

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusCare and Maintenance
Commodities
  • Gold
Mining Method
  • Scattered stoping
  • Shaft pillar
SnapshotTarget 3, to the south of Target 1, is on care and maintenance and serves as a second escape way for Target 1.

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Target is wholly-owned and operated by Harmony.

Contractors

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Deposit type

  • Conglomerate hosted
  • Stratabound
  • Sediment-hosted
  • Paleoplacer

Summary:

The gold mineralization exploited by Target 3 is contained within the Basal Reef, B Reef, A Reef (Kimberly Formation) and Elsburg Reef, a succession of Elsburg a pebble conglomerate reefs hosted by the Van Heeverrust(Eldorado Formation). Synclinal fold forms the major structural feature and is manifested as an asymmetric syncline whose axis trends N 15° W, with a general plunge of 10 12° north.

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Mining Methods

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits2015
All production numbers are expressed as metal in doré.

Operational metrics

Metrics2015
Tonnes milled 99 k tons

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Personnel

Mine Management

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Workforce

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