First Uranium lowers Ezulwini gold production forecast
TSX- and JSE-listed First Uranium has downgraded its 2011 gold production guidance for its Ezulwini mine, because of shaft maintenance at the South African operation. First Uranium expects to ...
Ezulwini Valley | The Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)
Ezulwini Valley is Eswatini's (Swaziland's) main tourist area offering a wealth of attractions. Ezulwini means 'place of heaven', and the panoramic valley that bears this name certainly offers its share of hedonistic delights. This is where tourism in Swaziland began, and today its attractions include hotels, restaurants, hot springs, casinos, craft markets, art …
Gold One buys First Uranium's Elzuwini Mining Company for …
The Ezulwini Mine is located approximately 40 kilometers from Johannesburg, in the West Rand Goldfield of the Witwatersrand Basin, and is contiguous to Gold One's …
Ezulwini gold and uranium mining, Gauteng, South Africa
The Ezulwini underground mine, operated by Gold One International since 2012 and forms part of the Cooke Underground Operations, is located in Gauteng province, extracts gold and since 2009, has started up operations to extract uranium which was withheld for several years until uranium prices increased.
First Uranium Corporation updates the use of proceeds from …
First Uranium Corporation updates the use of proceeds from the proposed sale of Mine Waste Solutions and Ezulwini Gold Mines News provided by. First …
Issues at Operating Uranium Mines and Mills
Ezulwini gold mine causes uranium concentrations in Rietspruit River water and sediment above permissible limit, study finds "The Rietspruit is located in Gauteng Province, South Africa, within the Witwatersrand Basin. The basin is noted for its vast gold deposit. The river extends for about 60 km before joining the Vaal River.
Sibanye may shut Cooke 4 as losses put complex at risk
SIBANYE Gold has raised the prospect of closing its Cooke 4 mine and Ezulwini gold and uranium processing plant, west of Johannesburg, which was been accumulating losses despite the record rand gold price. ... In rand terms, the gold price received by South African gold mining companies is at a record R646,262 per kilogram …
Ezulweni starts uranium production
Aerial view of the Ezulwini Mine Johannesburg, South Africa — MININGREVIEW — 25 May 2009 – Commissioning of the uranium plant at First Uranium Corporation's Ezulweni underground uranium and gold mine – situated about 40 km south-west of Johannesburg – has been completed, and uranium production has …
Sibanye-Stillwater shuts down Cooke gold mine, about …
Located near Randfontein, approximately 30km south-west of Johannesburg, the Cooke underground operations was comprised of three vertical shafts (Cooke 1 to 3 and the Ezulwini Plant) and a surface ...
Ezulwini Mining Company (Pty) Ltd v Minister of …
a gold and uranium mine which had commenced operations in the 1960s. The mine, now known as the Ezulwini mine ("Ezulwini") or Cooke 4, after the Cooke 4 Shaft, is located approximately 8 km south-east from the town Westonaria in Gauteng on the following farms: Jachtfontein 344, Klipgat 700, Modderfontein 345 and Waterpan 292, Registration
Sibanye may close loss-making Cooke 4 mine, …
South Africa's Sibanye Gold (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) said Monday it may close its Cooke 4 mine and Ezulwini gold and uranium processing plant, as the operations failed to meet production goals.
Gold One to buy Ezulwini shaft and resources
[img:Uranium%20town_0.JPG|Ezulwini mine â€' to be purchased by Gold One for US$70 million]Johannesburg, South Africa --- MININGREVIEW --- 05 March 2012 - Gold One international is to buy First Uranium Corporation's Ezulwini shaft and resources for US$70 million in cash in a transaction that will refashion Gold One into a …
Ezulwini Mining Company in Randfontein
In Randfontein Mine, Infobel has listed 20,758 registered companies. These companies have an estimated turnover of R 791.879 billions and employ a number of employees estimated at 1.35 millions.The company best placed in Randfontein Mine in our national ranking is in position #43 in terms of turnover.
Gold One 'won't pay more' for Ezulwini
Over a shorter term, Gold One could start utilising Ezulwini's gold plant to process ore mined at the Cooke operations. The Ezulwini plant has a capacity of 200,000 tonnes per month of which it only utilises 30,000 tonnes at the moment. Cooke's ore is currently treated at Harmony's Doornkop mine.
Inside Sibanye's 'zombie mine'
Mining began at Ezulwini — originally known as Western Areas gold mine and then as Cooke 4 — in 1961. In 1989, the operating company was awarded a permit to pump water from an underground ...
Kloof | Gold Operations
Kloof is an intermediate to ultra-deep level gold mine, situated in the West Wits Line of the Witwatersrand Basin, near the towns of Randfontein and Westonaria, approximately 60km west of Johannesburg, in province of Gauteng, South Africa. ... (SRD) material is treated at the Ezulwini processing plant and at the Driefontein plant. Mineral ...
South Africa: Waterpan, Renova Rival Gold One's $70 Million …
AngloGold, a 19.8% shareholder in First Uranium, had bid $335, while Gold One bid $70m for the gold and uranium Ezulwini mine and treatment plant, which are contiguous to its Cooke operations. The Renova and Waterpan offer is understood to be highly conditional and subject to a due diligence study, which will leave little room for …
Ezulwini Uranium and Gold Mine, Gauteng
The Ezulwini project involves the re-commissioning of an underground uranium and gold mining operation, located about 40km south-west of Johannesburg, on the outskirts of the town of Westonaria in the province of Gauteng, South Africa. The mine is currently operating on a …
Ezulwini gold and uranium mining, Gauteng, South Africa
The gold is located in reef beds which were first discovered in 1886 [1]. The beginning of gold mining in the Whitwatersrand region resulted in it becoming the most densely …
First Uranium Board confirms it will seek shareholder …
The Corporation had received an unsolicited non-binding expression of interest from Waterpan Mining Corporation ("WMC") and Transalloys (Pty) Ltd. …
Gold One suspends Ezulwini operations
Gold One's Ezulwini mine is located approximately 40km from Johannesburg Johannesburg, South Africa — 16 October 2012 – Bullion and uranium producer Gold One International has announced that it is suspending operations for 30 days at its Ezulwini gold and uranium mine in South Africa following the dismissal of …
Sibanye Gold to Close Cooke 4 Mine and Ezulwini Processing Plant
Sibanye-Stillwater is South Africa's leading producer of gold and precious metals. Net sales by activity break down as follows: - platinum group metal production (57.4%): 1,074,585 ounces of platinum and 938,519 ounces of palladium produced in 2020; - gold production (22.1%): 1,016,950 ounces of gold produced; - metal recycling (20%); …
Ezulwini gold and uranium mining, Gauteng, South Africa
Leaching occurs in a carbon in leach (CIL) process, after which gold will be electrowon and refined into bars. Based on previous operating history, recovery rates of 95.5% for gold and 80% for U3O8 (compound of uranium) are expected. Water comes from dewatering the mine, which the company says more than meets its needs .
All change for uranium project ownership
Gold One is buying the Ezulwini gold and uranium mine and related assets through the acquisition of another First Uranium subsidiary, First Uranium Limited. First Uranium produced its first yellowcake at Ezulwini in 2009 with plans for a seven-year gradual ramp-up to 150 tU per year by 2013, although progress had been taking longer …
Major Mines & Projects | Cooke Mine
Current operations comprise the Cooke plant and the Randfontein Surface Operation (RSO), an active tailings mining and retreatment operation. In addition, the Ezulwini gold plant (at No. 4 Shaft) is used as a toll treating facility, catering to …
Massive new gold tailings retreatment venture established …
The Cooke and Ezulwini TSFs contain Probable gold Reserves of 2.401 Moz and Probable uranium Reserves of 54.26 Mlb. Sibanye-Stillwater retains full ownership of these assets and the right to process and deposit this material onto the RTSF, subject to contributing their proportionate capital and operating costs.
Ezulwini Uranium and Gold Mine, South Africa
Gold is hosted by the Upper Elsburg and Middle Elsburg Reefs underlying the mine. Uranium is found only in the Middle Elsburg Reef. Mineralisation Gold in the Upper …
Detection of mining-induced fractures around a stope in Ezulwini gold …
A study of AE in the Ezulwini gold mine in South Africa has been conducted under the Japan–South Africa collaborative project titled "Observational studies to mitigate seismic risks in mines", in which a large number of events have been detected around the mining front. In this paper, we report on the determination of the source location ...
Ezulwini gold and uranium mining, Gauteng, South Africa
The gold is located in reef beds which were first discovered in 1886 [1]. The beginning of gold mining in the Whitwatersrand region resulted in it becoming the most densely populated region of South Africa, with settlements initially constructed for the miners, the mining area grew and developed due to supporting industries moving in [2].
South Africa: Waterpan, Renova Rival Gold One's $70 Million …
Waterpan Mining Consortium, one of the early owners of the Ezulwini mine, and Russia's Renova Group have made a bid for the mine from embattled First …