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Sedimentology of the Middelvlei Reef on Doornfontein Gold Mine

by Barend Gerhardus Els

Institution:	University of Johannesburg
Department:
Degree:
Year:	2015
Keywords:	Doornfontein Gold Mine (South Africa); Sediments (Geology) - South Africa - Witwatersrand; Geology - South Africa - Middelvlei
Posted:	2/5/2017 12:00:00 AM
Record ID:	2078227
Full text PDF:	http://hdl.handle.net/10210/14353

Abstract

Doornfontein Gold Mine is the westernmost member of a group of mines in the West Wits Line, extending from Westonaria to Carletonville. A study of the sedimentology and gold distribution of the Middelvlei Reef was carried out with the aim to acquire an understanding of the processes responsible for the economic concentration of gold ... Advisors/Committee Members: Beukes, N.J., Prof (advisor).