South Africa

Southern Africa

ZAF

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Gold in South Africa (Strategic Resource) | civic.ng

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Gold

Strategic Resource

Metal • gold • 1 deposit(s)

Historic gold producer. Witwatersrand Basin world's largest gold deposit. Production declining from ultra-deep mines.

Gauteng, Free State, North West

producingExport Ready

Grade: 5 g/t - Ultra-deep mining (up to 4km). Grade declining.

Security:3/5Regulatory:3/5Environmental:4/5

Proved6.00K tonne(recoverable)

Quality Tier:proved

Confidence:75%

As of:2025-01-01

✓No data quality warnings

Base Case

Price (USD/tonne)

Recovery Factor(0-1)

Basis: recoverable (not applied)

Government Take(0-1)

= 30.0%

Gross Value

$384.00Bmodeled

State Value

$115.20Bmodeled

Notes: Once #1, now #10 globally. ~100 tonnes annual production.