Western Deep Levels 3 Mine, Merafong City Local Municipality, West Rand District Municipality, Gauteng, South Africai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Western Deep Levels 3 Mine | Mine |
| Merafong City Local Municipality | Municipality |
| West Rand District Municipality | Municipality |
| Gauteng | Province |
| South Africa | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 24' 57'' South , 27° 25' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Carletonville | 182,304 (2012) | 6.8km |
| Fochville | 62,416 (2012) | 10.4km |
| Westonaria | 156,831 (2018) | 24.5km |
| Randfontein | 133,654 (2012) | 37.6km |
| Orange Farm | 10,000 (2018) | 44.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
433139
Long-form identifier:
1:2:433139:4
GUID (UUID V4):
edfbe555-b4ca-4b69-ba71-31869c792b4d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
TauTona
Carbon Leader Reef is a 1m thick bed contains several hydrocarbon seams in the lowermost few centimeters of the quartz-pebble conglomerate that forms the base of the unit. The conglomerate grades upward into a metasandstone, which is overlain by a second conglomerate that grades upward into a second
metasandstone. A resource of 117.74 tonnes gold and 1452 tonnes U3O8, having average grades of 22.53 g/t gold and 0.28 kg/t U3O8
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
14 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Brannerite Formula: UTi2O6 Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) Formula: CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Lanarkite Formula: Pb2(SO4)O Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ 'Pyrobitumen' Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Uraninite Formula: UO2 Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Brannerite | 4.DH.05 | UTi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Lanarkite | 7.BD.40 | Pb2(SO4)O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Florencite-(Ce) | 8.BL.13 | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| ⓘ | Xenotime-(Y) | 8.AD.35 | Y(PO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Pyrobitumen' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| P | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| P | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | ⓘ Xenotime-(Y) | Y(PO4) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Florencite-(Ce) | CeAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ce | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Lanarkite | Pb2(SO4)O |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Brannerite | UTi2O6 |
| U | ⓘ Uraninite | UO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Fuchs, S. H., Schumann, D., Williams-Jones, A. E., Murray, A. J., Couillard, M., Lagarec, K., ... & Vali, H. (2017). Gold and uranium concentration by interaction of immiscible fluids (hydrothermal and hydrocarbon) in the Carbon Leader Reef, Witwatersrand Supergroup, South Africa. Precambrian Research, 293, 39-55.
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