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Kusasalethu Mine, Carletonville, Western Sector, Far West Rand, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
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Kusasalethu MineMine
Carletonville- not defined -
Western SectorSector
Far West Rand- not defined -
West Rand District MunicipalityMunicipality
GautengProvince
South AfricaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 27' 14'' South , 27° 21' 33'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-26.45389,27.35917
GeoHash:
G#:ke73w84qf
GRN:
S18E18
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Carletonville182,304(2012)11.0km
Fochville62,416(2012)13.9km
Westonaria156,831(2018)32.5km
Potchefstroom123,669(2012)38.9km
Randfontein133,654(2012)45.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
6917
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6917:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Elandskraal Mine; Elandsrand Mine; Deelkraal Mine
Name(s) in local language(s):
Kusasalethu Mine


A gold mine owned by the Anglo American Corp. Produced 10,694 kg of gold (1984). West Wits Line. 10 km SW of Carletonville. Sold in 2001 to Harmony Gold Mining Co. Ltd, who amalgamated Elandsrand mine and Deelkraal mine and is now known as Kusasalethu (formely Elandskraal). Deelkraal section is 5km to the west, was owned by Goldfields of South Africa. 1,445 kilo tons of ore yielded 7,298 kg Au (1984).

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StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical Elements

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BaSO4ⓘBaryte
PbSⓘGalena
SiO2ⓘQuartz

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘBismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyrobitumen'-
ⓘ'Pyrrhotite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
CⓘBismutite(BiO)2CO3
OOxygen
OⓘBaryteBaSO4
OⓘBismutite(BiO)2CO3
OⓘQuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
SiⓘQuartzSiO2
SSulfur
SⓘBaryteBaSO4
SⓘGalenaPbS
SⓘSphaleriteZnS
ZnZinc
ZnⓘSphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
BaⓘBaryteBaSO4
AuGold
AuⓘGoldAu
PbLead
PbⓘGalenaPbS
BiBismuth
BiⓘBismutite(BiO)2CO3

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Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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References

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elandsrand_mine
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusasalethu_mine
Mining Annual Review(1985):412.
Econ Geol (1991) 86:261-277
Cairncross, Bruce, Rademeyer, Brenda (2001) Large Barite Crystals from the Elandsrand Gold Mine, South Africa.The Mineralogical Record, 32 (3) 177-180
Cairncross, Bruce (2004)Field Guide to Rocks & Minerals of Southern Africa. 288pp.
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