Local and Target Exploration of Conglomerate-Hosted Gold Deposits Using Machine Learning Algorithms: A Case Study of the Witwatersrand Gold Ores, South Africa May 2019 Natural Resources Research ...
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ABSTRACT As expensive as 3D seismic reflection surveys are, their high cost is justified by improved imaging of certain ore horizons in some of the Witwatersrand basin gold mines. The merged historical 3D seismic reflection data acquired for Kloof and South Deep mines forms an integral part of their Ventersdorp Contact Reef mine planning and development programme. …
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South Africa accounts for 88 per cent of global platinum group metals (PGMs) reserves, 80 per cent of manganese, 72 per cent of chrome, 32 per cent of vanadium, and 13 per cent of gold. South Africa's exploration budget of R220 million in 2009 placed her 10th in line behind the big spenders, amounting to about 3 per cent of the global ...
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Gold Exploration in Two and Three Dimensions: Improved and Correlative Insights from Microscopy and X-Ray Computed Tomography Joshua Chisambi 1,2,*, Bjorn von der Heyden 1, Muofhe Tshibalanganda 3 and Stephan Le Roux 3 1 Department of Earth Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa; [email protected]
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Geophysical methods have been important in the search for gold in the Witwatersrand Basin of South Africa (magnetic, gravity, and even seismic reflection methods), various areas of Canada, e.g., the Abitibi greenstone belt (magnetic, EM, and IP surveys), and to a smaller extent in Australia (e.g., Tennant Creek, NT and Water Tank Hill, WA).
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These advanced techniques, such as X-ray fluorescence and ICP mass spectrometry, enable precise analysis of rock samples, guiding exploration efforts and investment decisions in South Africa's mineral-rich regions.
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Practically all the gold and uranium produced by the Republic of South Africa is won from the auriferous conglomerates of the Witwatersrand System, and exploration is oriented towards …
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The major application of geophysical prospecting in the Union of South Africa is in determining locations for drilling water wells. Four principal approaches are employed: 1. Permeable …
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The results of band ratio and PCA techniques were integrated with fuzzy logic modeling that considerably highlighted hydrothermal alteration minerals and high perspective zones for alluvial gold exploration. Additionally, an updated lithological-mineralogical map was generated for south-eastern part of the Birao region by fusing the FCC, MNF ...
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